Safeguarding what matters most from the devastating impact of floods, we protect people, natural spaces and wildlife. And our shared future.

We do this by:

• Building and maintaining river and sea defences. 
• Helping people understand their flood risk and what they can do to protect themselves and their property.
• Advising local councils on whether new building proposals will increase the risk of flooding and warning them when flooding is expected from rivers or the sea.  
• Working with emergency services during a flood.  
• Using science and research to identify areas at risk from flooding and plan the best ways of reducing future flooding.

With us, you can be part of an ambitious and innovative £5.2billion capital investment programme to reduce flood risk using both built and natural flood defences