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Management of the Upper
Severn Estuary and the Role
of Partnerships
Dr Paul Leinster CBE
Chief Executive, Environment Agency
Severn Estuary Partnership Forum - 11th September 2009
Introduction
Introduction
Pressures and Conflicts
Docks
Conservation
Recreation
Economic
Development
Marine
aggregates
Climate Change
The Role of the Agency and Coastal Water
The Role of the Environment
Agency
The Agency and the Partnership
The Agency and
Partnership
Climate Change and Severn River Basin
20-30%
increase in
winter
rainfall
Up to 30%
decrease in
summer
rainfall
Winter rainfall
2050s
Summer rainfall
2050s
Flood Risk
Flood Risk Management and
the
Estuary
Management
and the Estuary
Industry and the Estuary
Industry and the Estuary
The Water Framework Directive and
the
Estuary
The
Water
Framework
Directive and the
Estuary
Severn Tidal Power
Conclusion
Conclusion
1. Biggest threat to
the Estuary is
climate change
2. There is a need
for an integrated
management
approach
3. The role of the
partnership will
only increase in
the future