Flooding and Coastal Erosion 

As an island nation the UK has long been affected by flooding, both coastal and inland.

Over recent decades successive governments have tried different approaches to helping Britain prepare for, defend itself from and recover as quickly as possible from flooding. You can find out more about these different approaches by following the relevant links to the right of this page.

Flood and coastal erosion risk management has an enormous impact on many aspects of the human, natural, historic and cultural environment. By virtue of the nature of boating activities, RYA clubs are frequently located close to or indeed right next to some kind of water, be it river, lake, reservoir or sea. As such, club infrastructure, kit and most importantly club members have the potential to be at risk from flooding.

There are lots of steps that clubs can take to help prepare for potential flood events and reduce the amount of time it takes to get back on the water. There are also actions that clubs can take within their local area to contribute to the resilience of their environs to the potential impact of flooding.

To help clubs understand the risks from flooding and the steps they can take to be prepared for flooding, the RYA has produced a briefing note on Flood Risk Management which you can download from the section on the right hand side of this page. As well as highlighting the actions that clubs should take to improve their preparedness, the briefing provides information on recent changes in UK flooding patterns and the ways in which government policy has responded.

If you have any questions then please get in touch with us at environment@rya.org.uk.