Making Environmental Decisions Better
RPA has substantial experience in environmental policy, with hundreds of projects having been conducted across a plethora of environmental policy fields. RPA’s environmental work puts them at the forefront of four policy areas – flooding and erosion, water and natural capital, marine and fisheries, and environmental economics.
Our work focuses on supporting decision-makers at local, national and international level make evidence-based policy decisions, through evaluation, analysis, appraisal, impact assessment, as well as through mixed methods approaches to data collection using both primary (engagement) and secondary (existing data) sources.
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Projects
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Water Quality Benefits Assessment
Status - Completed
RPA has undertaken a benefit assessment for the Mining Remediation Authority. The study provided analysis of the water quality related impacts that could potentially occur from three identified mine water management options.
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SCC Water Scarcity
Status - Completed
Risk & Policy Analysts (RPA) has been contracted by Suffolk County Council to carry out a dedicated economic analysis to quantify the current and potential future economic costs of water scarcity in Norfolk and Suffolk. This work is in response to the need for a greater understanding of how water scarcity impacts the local economy.
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Ship Repairs Study
Status - Completed
RPA completed a scoping study, funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation, examining how hazardous materials are recorded and managed during ship repair and maintenance, and whether current practices adequately protect workers from exposure.
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Coastwise Transition Plans
Status - Completed
Coastwise, a NNDC led Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme project, funded by Defra, and managed by the Environment Agency, is developing and creating 6 Coastal Erosion Community Transition Plans across north Norfolk.
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Value of Water
Status - Completed
Against a backdrop of increasing pressure on water resources, RPA is investigating the value of water for the East Suffolk Water Abstractors Group (ESWAG) and Norfolk Environment Food and Farming.
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Evaluation Framework – Seafood Jobs
Status - Completed
RPA is supporting Ipsos and Poseidon Aquatic Resource Management in work for Defra on recruitment and retention within the seafood sector.
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Reports
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Final report: North Norfolk Coastal Change Pathfinder Programme: Wolferton Creek to South Hunstanton
Kings Lynn BC
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Further evaluation of partnership funding
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A survey of freshwater angling in England and associated economic activity and value – Phase 2
Environment Agency
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A survey of freshwater angling in England and associated economic activity and value – Phase 1
Environment Agency
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Guidance for Biodiversity Duty Reporting
Scottish Government
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Integrated planning and natural capital economic appraisal methodology report
Environment Agency
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News
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Marine Licensing and Nature-Based Solutions: Exploring Opportunities for Integration
RPA and ABPmer explore how marine licensing can support nature-based solutions, identifying 12 opportunities to integrate NBS into licensing processes in England.
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EFRA Committee Report
Risk & Policy Analysts welcomes the publication of the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee's report on the impact of coastal erosion on coastal communities, developed as part of their inquiry into climate and weather resilience.
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ESWAG Value of Water findings published
Earlier this year, the Environment Agency’s National Framework for Water Resources highlighted the need to reduce water abstraction in many catchment In response, RPA worked with East Suffolk Water Abstractors Group (ESWAG) and Norfolk Environment Food and Farming (Norfolk EFF) to explore the potential impacts on food production in Norfolk and Suffolk.
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