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• Humber 2100+: Transitioning towards the next phase

  Following endorsement of the Humber 2100+ ‘Understand risk’ evidence base by all partners earlier in the year, the project team have been focused on digesting the implications of the evidence base for future work and considering what further evidence might be required for the next stage. The outputs have been shared with key Environment Agency colleagues through a series of internal webinars, and partners have also been encouraged to consider what the evidence might mean for their own organisational plans and priorities. Work is continuing to develop a product to allow the outputs to be presented to wider stakeholders beyond the Humber 2100+ partnership. In parallel, work has been underway to consider future governance arrangements for Humber 2100+, as the project moves from evidence production to the development of an adaptation pathway. A summit meeting for all partners is planned for early November at which this topic will be discussed in more detail, and a steer sought from partners.

• Key milestone reached for Humber 2100+

  The Humber 2100+ ’Understand Risk’ evidence base has now been endorsed by all members of the partnership. This is a key milestone for the project as these outputs form the basis for understanding strategic flood risk across the Humber going forwards and enable us to work together on an adaptive approach to managing tidal risk across the interconnected estuary system.

  The outputs from Understand Risk will inform the next stages of the project, as well as shaping our ongoing investment on the ground. The project team and partners are currently focused on moving into ‘Agree approaches’ (Step 2), with a number of key areas of work progressing. These include reviewing our governance arrangements to ensure they are still appropriate as we move into the next stage of the project; consideration of the evidence required to produce ‘approaches’ for managing tidal flood risk; and reflections on the lessons learned from Understand Risk. The partnership is also working on ways to present the Understand Risk outputs to the wider public.

  

• Strategy Update - Understanding Risk around the Humber

  The Humber 2100+ project team have now completed the technical work for Step 1 (Understand Risk) of the project and presented the full set of outputs to partners. The 'Understand Risk' step is about building a solid foundation of evidence to create an accurate picture of future tidal flood risk around the Humber – essentially ensuring a common understanding of the challenge we face. The outputs were presented for partner 'endorsement' via a summary report and a detailed evidence pack in January. 9 of the 11 local authority partners in the project, and the Environment Agency, have now formally endorsed the outputs, (including the picture of risk, the methodology and data behind them). We are confident that formal endorsement from the remaining partners will follow very shortly. This is a key milestone for the project as these outputs will form the basis for understanding strategic flood risk across the Humber going forwards. They will inform Step 2 of the project, as well as shaping our ongoing investment on the ground. Having positive endorsement from all partners means that we will be able to work together on an adaptive approach to managing tidal risk across the interconnected estuary system. Work is now underway to begin Step 2, with a number of key areas of work progressing. These include a governance review; consideration of the evidence required to ‘agree approaches’ for managing tidal flood risk; and reflections on the lessons learned from Step 1. The partnership is also working on ways to present the Step 1 outputs to the wider public.