Interview with Boris Johnson on flood defences

The video discusses the challenges of flooding during the pandemic, highlighting the psychological and financial impacts on affected communities. It outlines significant investments in flood defenses in Greater Manchester, including a £5.2 billion plan over six years. The video emphasizes the importance of job creation in flood defense projects as part of post-COVID recovery. It also advocates for tree planting on higher ground to absorb rainfall and mitigate flooding, stressing the need for faster implementation of the government's tree planting program to build long-term resilience against climate change.

What was one of the main challenges faced by residents in Greater Manchester during the pandemic?

• Lack of access to healthcare

• Evacuation due to flooding

• Shortage of food supplies

• Power outages

How much additional investment is planned for flood defenses in Greater Manchester?

• £40 million

• £30 million

• £20 million

• £10 million

What are some of the costs associated with flooding mentioned in the transcript?

• Political and economic

• Psychological, emotional, and financial

• Environmental and social

• Cultural and historical

What is one of the proposed methods to mitigate the effects of flooding?

• Reducing water consumption

• Increasing urban development

• Planting trees on higher ground

• Building more dams

What is the government's stance on tree planting as part of flood mitigation?

• They are against tree planting

• They have an ambitious tree planting program

• They have no plans for tree planting

• They plan to cut down trees