What is the DEFRA Making Space for Water programme?
Making Space for Water is a cross Government programme taking forward the development of a new strategy for flood and coastal erosion risk management in England. In autumn 2004, a three month consultation was held on the development of this new strategy. This strategy sets out the strategic direction of travel on a number of key issues and outlines the programme of work required to resolve what are some difficult policy issues, and set the policy direction for the next 20 years and beyond. The aim of this new strategy, taken from the First Response document, is: “To manage the risks from flooding and coastal erosion by employing an integrated portfolio of approaches which reflect both national and local priorities, so as: 1. to reduce the threat to people and their property; and 2. to deliver the greatest environmental, social and economic benefit, consistent with the Government’s sustainable development principles; and 3. to secure efficient and reliable funding mechanisms that delive
