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<p>The Environment Agency estimates there are 2.7 million properties at risk of river
and coastal flooding, 3 million properties at risk of surface water flooding and some
660,000 properties at risk from all sources: river, coastal and surface water. The
report can be found online at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flood-and-coastal-risk-management-national-report"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/flood-and-coastal-risk-management-national-report</a></p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Climate Change Act 2008, Defra publishes
the Climate Change Risk Assessment every five years which highlights the climate risks
requiring further action in the UK over the next five years. The UK Climate Change
Risk Assessment 2017 Evidence Report provides an assessment of future flood and other
risks and can be found at <a href="https://www.theccc.org.uk/tackling-climate-change/preparing-for-climate-change/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017/"
target="_blank">https://www.theccc.org.uk/tackling-climate-change/preparing-for-climate-change/uk-climate-change-risk-assessment-2017/</a>).</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Later this year, the Government will publish, with the Met
Office, an updated set of UK Climate Projections – UKCP18. This will help the Government,
businesses and the public understand the future climate and enable them to make climate-resilient
decisions.</p><p> </p>
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