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The £36 million Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme will be used to help deliver innovative adaptation projects in North Norfolk and East Riding of Yorkshire.
The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has said that both local authorities will receive funding to help communities on areas of the coast that cannot sustainably be defended from coastal erosion.
Residents will be supported to prepare and plan for the long term, while also trialling some immediate actions that support the long-term resilience of communities near the coast.
Interventions could include improving and replacing damaged community infrastructure, repurposing land in coastal erosion zones for different uses, exploring innovative finance or funding mechanisms to help move communities from the highest risk areas or developing the local planning system so it supports and facilitates the managed transition of communities from high-risk land.
The Environment Agency will manage the programme, which will run to March 2027, supporting both areas as they develop and deliver their local projects. It will also ensure that ongoing learning is shared with other areas facing similar challenges.
Floods Minister Rebecca Pow said: “As climate change brings more extreme weather, we must redouble our efforts to build a more resilient nation. We have ramped up flood and coastal erosion policies, and we will always defend our coastline where it is sustainable and sensible to do so. Where it isn’t we will support communities to adapt. What we are announcing today will support innovative solutions to help those areas most vulnerable to coastal erosion to prepare and adapt.”
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