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Press release /Datganiad i’r wasg Tel: 07728090861Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it www.markisherwood.com                     February 21 2010 ISHERWOOD: AM WELCOMES CONSULTATION ON FLOOD RISK STRATEGY A NORTH Wales politician has acknowledged efforts by Environment Agency Wales (EAW) to involve the community in preparing a strategy that will set out how to manage long term flood risk to coastal communities in north east Wales.Welsh Conservative AM, Mark Isherwood, attended a ‘Political Stakeholder Workshop’ at the Community Resource Centre in Kinmel Bay last week - one of a series held as part of the Environment Agency’s comprehensive community engagement programme for its Tidal Clwyd Flood Risk Management Strategy. The agency believes the programme is the largest it has ever undertaken in Wales.“Although we were only asked to consider projections of future flooding risk, we know from recent experience how exposed our communities can be to the risk of flooding,” said Mr Isherwood.“Forewarned is forearmed and we must prepare for the worst rather than react with crisis management when the worst occurs.“I therefore welcomed  the engagement of local community representatives at events such as this and emphasised the importance of involving the people in our local communities themselves in taking future plans forward.” ENDS North Wales AM Mark Isherwood, Shadow Minister for Social Justice and Housing