Spiralling cost of #Scotland’s #flood #defence programme

At the rate of current spending that would mean £20billion to protect all 280,000 homes currently identified at risk.

Madness to continue pouring vast quantities of climate wrecking concrete to address a growing problem, when #nature based solutions could deliver much more benefit for vastly less money. #climateCrisis #natureBasedSolutions #catchmentRestoration #reforestation #beavers 🦫 #meandering #floodplains

https://theferret.scot/revealed-spiralling-cost-scotlands-flood-defences/?vgo_ee=SC6KXZSNJIPc8rHtmeh3NDNoU9BmvXRRkEWyeOHOzVY%3D