Climate Change
Climate Change
Climate Change
The River Thames and Estuary is a dynamic, working environment teeming with wildlife and a heritage site that provides a unique place to access nature. However, as sea levels are rising and the frequency and intensity of rainfall are increasing, more and more people, businesses and infrastructure will be at risk from flooding.
TE2100 Plan
Climate Change
Climate Change
The Thames Estuary 2100 (TE2100) Plan sets out how the Environment Agency and its partners are protecting the Thames Estuary from flooding caused by climate change. Some flood walls and embankments may already be at the required height above sea level, but others will need to be higher. Riversides will be reshaped and reimagined as many flood defences are maintained, repaired or improved. Through the TE2100 Plan’s riverside strategy approach, there are opportunities to manage flood risk through blue/green infrastructure, providing wider benefits to people and nature, increasing biodiversity and health and well-being.
Joint Thames Strategies
Joint Thames Strategies areas
Joint Thames Strategies areas
The Joint Thames Strategies (JTS) were established to enable an integrated landscape planning approach along the riverside and across the river whilst recognising and preserving the distinct characteristics of the individual stretches.
Joint Thames Strategies areas
Joint Thames Strategies areas
Joint Thames Strategies areas
JOINT THAMES STRATEGIES REFRESH
The aim of this project is to refresh the existing Joint Thames Strategies, and to scope the same approach to bridge the gaps between Chelsea and Tower Bridge and the coast below Gravesend, in line with the updated TE2100 plan. This will help councils and strategic planning authorities create their own Riverside Strategies and implement them by 2030.
The Riverside Strategies Approach integrates upgrades to flood defences to ensure that future changes to the riverside take place in a planned way whilst maximising environmental, social, cultural and economic benefits.
This joint-up approach can act as an umbrella, bringing the strategies together whilst allowing for each area to retain its autonomy and address local needs.
