{"id":132168,"key":"Water,_drought_and_flood_news_UK","title":"Water, drought and flood news UK","latest":{"id":1273928,"timestamp":"2026-09-16T15:23:14Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[File:Allotments - geograph.org.uk Sheffield.jpg|thumb|''This article would be improved by an appropriate'' [[:Category:Images|photo or image]].]]\n\nStay updated with, and share the latest UK news from, about and of interest to community agency networks ([[Citizens Action Network handbook|CANs]]) and community groups with a focus or interest in water activism, flood, drought and water supply issues.\n\n== 2026 ==\n\n{{News card|keyword=Water news UK|year=2026}}\n\n== 2025 ==\n\n{{News card|keyword=Water news UK|year=2025}}\n\n== Community flood action ==\n\n* What is a flood action group? information from [https://nationalfloodforum.org.uk/working-together/communities/what-is-a-flood-action-group/ nationalfloodforum.org.uk]\n* [https://www.floodedpeople.org.uk/ Flooded People UK], \"Flooded people helping each other to protect their homes and communities.\" ''added 15:09, 13 January 2026 (UTC)''\n\n== Flooding in England ==\n\nFlooding is one of the most pressing emergencies facing the UK today. More than 6m properties in England alone are already at risk from rivers, the sea, sewage or surface water...[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/12/fear-of-the-next-deluge-flood-scarred-britons-join-forces-to-demand-help theguardian.com], Jan 12, 2026.\n\n== Surface water flooding ==\n\nAbout 4.6m homes and businesses in towns and suburbs across England are threatened by surface-water flooding, caused by heavy rain and overwhelmed drains. That makes surface water the largest single contributor to flood risk, surpassing traditional river and coastal flooding. Heather Shepherd, co-founder Flooded People UK. ...[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/12/fear-of-the-next-deluge-flood-scarred-britons-join-forces-to-demand-help theguardian.com], Jan 12, 2026.\n\n== Development one of the causes of flooding ==\n\nWhat needs to be recognised is that flooding is a nationwide problem. “Because it’s hard to do anything about climate change in the short term, we need to address the other three causes – development, lack of defences and poor maintenance – as a matter of urgency.” William Wareing, chair of the Witney flood group in West [[Community action/Oxfordshire|Oxfordshire]]. ...[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/12/fear-of-the-next-deluge-flood-scarred-britons-join-forces-to-demand-help theguardian.com], Jan 12, 2026.\n\n== Urgent need for change and stronger planning reforms ==\n\n“The urgency could not be greater. Without stronger planning reforms, investment in infrastructure and a meaningful national strategy to deal with sewage and drainage failures, more families risk being left living in constant fear of the next deluge – and paying with their homes, their health and their peace of mind.” Heather Shepherd, co-founder Flooded People UK. ...[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/12/fear-of-the-next-deluge-flood-scarred-britons-join-forces-to-demand-help theguardian.com], Jan 12, 2026.\n\n{{Basic needs UK footer}}\n\n{{LocaltopicUK}}\n\n{{CASwiki UK footer}}\n\n{{Page data\n| keywords = Water\n}}\n\n[[Category:CASwiki UK articles needing files]]\n[[Category:CASwiki topic news]]\n[[Category:Water]]\n[[Category:CASwiki articles needing files]]"}