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FCERM projects: appraisal supplementary guidance

Supplementary guidance to support an appraisal of a flood or coastal erosion risk management project.

This information is for Risk Management Authorities (RMAs). You should have read flood and coastal erosion risk management projects and funding guidance so that you understand the steps you need to take when you develop an FCERM project.

You should have read the FCERM appraisal guidance so that you understand how to use the appraisal guidance and supporting information when preparing your FCERM project

Use this supplementary guidance for specific tasks that must be completed as part of an appraisal. It does not apply to all projects. The FCERM appraisal guidance manual explains when they should be used.

Supporting documents and guidance

FCERM appraisal technical guidance
Updated technical guidance for risk management authorities (RMAs) and project teams on how to appraise your FCERM project.

Supporting spreadsheet to economic appraisal for an FCERM project
A spreadsheet you can use to summarise the outputs of an FCERM project economic appraisal.

Supporting document for the FCERM appraisal summary table
A template, description and an example of the project appraisal table.

Flood and coastal risk projects, schemes and strategies: climate change allowances
Guidance explaining when and how to use climate change allowances in FCERM projects.

Valuing the carbon net impacts of FCERM projects
How to include carbon in your FCERM project business case economic appraisal and the partnership funding calculator.

FCERM carbon impacts tool
A spreadsheet to help you calculate your net carbon emissions and economic benefits.

Development of interim national guidance on non-stationary fluvial flood frequency estimation
Tools and techniques to help detect and take account of non-stationarity in flood frequency estimation

Accounting for residual uncertainty: an update to the fluvial freeboard guide
How to identify and manage uncertainty in flood risk assessment and designs.

Accounting for adaptive capacity in FCERM options appraisal
How to adjust to and benefit from future change plus tools to make sure that future flexibility is properly valued.

Mental health costs of flooding and erosion
How to assess the mental health costs of flooding and coastal erosion and include them in your appraisal

Assess and value the risk to life from flooding
How to value the risk to life associated with flooding and include it in your appraisal.

Socio-economic equity and human-related impacts of flooding
How to include socio-economic equity and human-related flooding impacts in your appraisal.

FCERM Environment and Historic Environment Outcomes Valuation Guidance
How to calculate the impact of Flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) on the natural and historic environment.

Assess coastal erosion and landsliding for FCERM funding
How to assess coastal erosion, cliff instability and coastal landslides.

FCERM appraisal: valuation of agricultural land and output
How to value agricultural land and output.

FCERM grant in aid: discount rates, price indices and capping
How to apply discount rates, price indices and capping in economic appraisals.

Value environmental improvements that deliver environmental benefits and outcome measure 4 (OM4)
How to appraise and value the environmental impacts of FCERM projects.

Water supply reservoirs: their role in flood risk management
A framework for water supply reservoirs and flood risk management, and how to apply it.

Updates to this page

Published 28 October 2021
Last updated 30 March 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added link to water supply reservoirs: their role in flood risk management

  2. We replaced the Economic Valuation of Environmental Effects (EVEE) guidance with the new Environment and Historic Environment Outcomes Valuation Guidance.

  3. Added two new links to the carbon impacts guidance and carbon impacts tool.

  4. First published.