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Defra change of Minister for flooding

The following items have been published on the Flood Management pages of the Defra website:

1) Details of the agreement between the Association of British Insurers and Government on the availability of flood insurance at www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/policy/insurance.htm

2) Government response to the Efra Committee report on flooding at www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/parliament/default.htm#EFRACommittee

3) £500,000 grant made available to contribute towards one or two multi-objective flood management demonstration projects at www.defra.gov.uk/environ/fcd/policy/strategy/multiobjectiveproject.htm

Flood Victims Survey Press Release

Health Questionnaire Survey Results

Understanding Public Response to Flood Warning

SYNOPSIS: ‘Understanding and enhancing the public’s behavioural response to flood warning information’. D.J.Parker, S.J.Priest and S.M.Tapsell Drawing on evidence from the large floods of recent years across the UK and in mainland Europe, this paper explores the public’s response to flood warning information and considers the process of learning about flood risk, floods warnings and flood warning response. Particular emphasis is placed on the social-psychology aspects of warning response. These include the necessity for: creating the right materials and approaches to make people question their safety in their environment, devising flood warning schemes and education campaigns formulated for a diverse audience, developing trust in the flood warning process and reinforcing the message that flood risk management should be a partnership between agencies and individuals. It concludes providing information about flood risk is simply not enough.

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