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Flood Risk Assessments (FRA) are becoming a very important part of the planning permission process. It interlocks with other areas of the planning process, and could cause weeks or months of delays if not done from the beginning. But what is a Flood Risk Assessment?

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A healthy world ocean is critical to our survival. This is the message that World Oceans Day is trying to remind people of.

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International Day for Biological Diversity (IDBD) is fast approaching, and this year falls on Sunday, May 22nd. The global campaign was designed by the UN General Assembly to increase awareness and understanding of some of the world’s most important biodiversity issues. In honour of this, we wanted to look back at what was one of the wettest summers on record in 2012 – and one of the notable initiatives to help monitor biodiversity during this time.

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May 22nd 2016 sees International Day for Biological Diversity (IDBD) return once again. Designed to increase understanding and awareness around some of the world’s most important biodiversity issues, the day was first created back in late 1993 by the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly.

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This year’s Earth Day will be held on April 22nd, and will be the 46th event of its kind. The event brings together people from all over the world to raise awareness, support and participation for environmental protection.

This year’s event has a specific goal, dubbed ‘Trees for Earth’, which aims to plant 7.8 billion trees by 2020.

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April 22nd is Earth Day. It will be the 46th event of its kind, bringing together people from all over the world to participate in the movement and “inspire, challenge ideas, ignite passion and motivate people to action”.

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Today is World Water Day. An annual event which is focused on raising awareness around universal clean, fresh water issues and sustainable water solutions.

This year marks the 23rd World Water Day since the first recorded event in 1993. It was proposed in the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development and has become a popular event around the world, particularly in highlighting conditions of hygiene and sanitation.

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If you have been affected by flooding you will know that the effects are devastating. Flood waters can destroy homes, communities and wash away your treasured possessions. They are wreaking havoc on many lives across the UK currently.

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On the 14th and 15th October 2015 the Aquaread team attended the Flood Expo event at ExCel London, an event designed to “present solutions to widespread flooding problems from the world’s leading flood prevention companies”.

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