Corporate report: Humber 2100+ Understanding Tidal Risk
Summary
The Environment Agency’s Humber 2100+ report sets out the strategic picture of tidal flood risk across the Humber Estuary. It highlights the scale of exposure to homes, businesses, infrastructure and essential services, and argues for a coordinated long-term approach to managing risk over the next century as climate change and sea level rise increase pressures.
Why it matters
Residential property surveyors working in or near the Humber area need to understand how tidal flood risk may affect property value, insurability, resilience and future development constraints. The report also reinforces the importance of considering wider estuary-wide interactions when assessing flood mitigation or land-use changes.
Key points
- The Humber Estuary is one of the UK’s most exposed areas for tidal flood risk.
- More than 500,000 people live and work in tidal risk areas around the estuary.
- Flooding could disrupt homes, businesses, transport networks, essential services and supply chains.
- The Humber 2100+ partnership is planning for flood risk management over the next 100 years.
- The report stresses that changes in one part of the estuary can affect flood risk elsewhere.
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