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Defra launches 50-body taskforce on flood and drought resilience
Defra is launching a Flood and Drought Resilience Taskforce bringing together more than 50 organisations, including the Environment Agency, Met Office, mayoral authorities and representatives from the water, farming and insurance sectors, with its first meeting on 14 October. The taskforce sits alongside at least £10.5 billion committed to flood defences between 2024 and 2036, including £1.4 billion for 2026/27, and will work alongside the existing National Drought Group.
Our readAnother coordination body for a problem that has turned structural rather than seasonal, after a third drought in five years; the test is whether it changes capital allocation, not just convening power.
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