The European Commission has granted aid worth €66.5 million from the European Union Solidarity Fund to Bulgaria, Italy and Romania following three natural disasters in 2014.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and local authorities are calling on the public and businesses to share their opinions on the most comprehensive assessment of flood risk, and its impacts, ever compiled in Scotland.

The largest UK charity dedicated specifically to built environment research, the BRE Trust, has announced a major three year funding programme to improve the resilience of buildings and infrastructure to the growing threats of flooding, wind damage and overheating associated with climate change. 

Scottish Water is about to start work on a £1.2 million scheme to improve its waste water infrastructure and tackle a flooding issue at two properties in the The Ness area of Dollar.

Grontmij, as part of a multi-consultancy team, have recently been awarded the 2015 Sir John Fowler Award for excellence in civil engineering design works for work carried out in developing the River Hull Integrated Catchment Flood Strategy.

The Environment Agency is to start building flood defences to protect hundreds of homes and businesses from the threat of flooding.