Establishing a Partnership Approach to Managing Coastal Assets

Summary

Maritime Authorities and the Environment Agency have been working together to develop

consistent standards and approach to inspecting and recording coastal asset condition

information around the coastline of England and Wales.

Two pilot studies in the North West and South West of England have tested the compatibility

of existing asset inspection training, methodology and reporting tools when applied to coastal

assets. The pilots have taken different approaches and have identified improvements to

enable national consistency of coastal asset condition data. They have also demonstrated very

positive collaborative working between the Environment Agency and Maritime Authorities.

Background

Effective coastal risk management relies on a knowledge of the performance and condition of