English: Diolch, Llywydd. Over the past week, Wales has been impacted by continuous heavy rain. In some locations, we have seen over six weeks' rain in the first two weeks of the year. This fell on already saturated ground, increasing surface water run-off and resulting in very high river levels across Wales. Since Wednesday, Natural Resources Wales have issued 50 flood warnings and 95 flood alerts. This is yet more evidence that our weather is becoming increasingly volatile and it is due to climate change. Rainfall events are becoming more severe and intense, and they are occurring more regularly. Sadly, we have received reports of 84 properties being impacted by flooding, as well as impacts on both rail and road. Flooding is a distressing experience for residents, business owners and communities as a whole, but especially so for householders who have seen their homes flooded. My thoughts, and those of my colleagues, are with all those who have been affected. Under such circumstances, I implore householders to double-check their insurance cover and look into the flood risk to their property. We know that levels of understanding and preparedness vary greatly amongst our communities. It is important that all residents know where to access flood information, such as Natural Resources Wales's 'check your flood risk' web pages, and we continue to work our risk management authorities to increase flood awareness. But whilst there have been impacts, we should keep in mind that the flooding could have been much worse without the efforts of the emergency services, local authorities, NRW staff, transport agencies, and volunteers. It is sometimes easy to forget, but all of our infrastructure requires people to maintain it and keep it functioning, especially during severe weather. Without their efforts, the impacts to our communities could have been much worse. On behalf of the Government, I want to express my gratitude to all those who helped in the response to the recent event. But it is important to remember also that risk management authorities don't just respond to floods. They are constantly working to improve our flood risk management infrastructure, investing in new schemes supported by Welsh Government funding, while continuously working to improve our historic assets. They must also deal with the legacy of our mining heritage, such as disused coal tips, in the face of increasing risk from climate change. During the previous Senedd term, the Welsh Government invested £390 million in flood and coastal erosion risk management. This has helped to reduce the risk of flooding for over 47,000 properties, by creating and managing infrastructure that would have been tested in recent weeks. We will always strive to do more. Our programme for government has a clear and ambitious target: we will provide additional flood protection to over 45,000 homes in Wales. This will not be an easy task, and requires significant investment. As we look to meet this target, I am pleased to confirm that our coastal risk management programme continues to deliver at pace. We have five coastal schemes currently in construction, at Porthcawl, Colwyn Bay, Penrhyn Bay, Aberdyfi and Mumbles. Two further schemes at Rhyl and Prestatyn, totalling £92 million, were awarded their construction funding in December, and we will see a further six schemes approaching construction over the next year, including Cardiff, Aberaeron and Hirael bay. We don't just invest in large schemes. This year, our small-scale works grant received 90 different applications, totalling £3.8 million. The scheme provides local authorities with funding to address smaller, more discrete flooding problems. We estimate that 3,100 properties will benefit from this grant funding. We are also increasing our investment in natural flood risk management. One of our programme for government commitments was to deliver nature-based solutions in all major river catchments. We are investing more than £3 million through our natural flood management programme, as we look to utilise natural processes to store, slow and infiltrate flood waters to reduce flood risk. We estimate this will benefit around 800 properties, whilst also providing much wider benefits such as improved water quality, wildlife habitats and better land management. For coal tip safety, we continue to deliver a programme of work in collaboration with our partners. We are committed to introducing new legislation during this Senedd to establish a consistent approach to the management, monitoring and oversight of disused tips throughout Wales. This will help protect communities and ensure people can feel safe and secure in their own homes. We continue to commission the Coal Authority to inspect higher rated disused coal tips. The fifth round of inspections is currently in progress. We have a funding programme in place to support local authorities to carry out any maintenance and capital works that have been identified from the inspection programme. For example, our funding is supporting RCT's tip remediation works on the Tylorstown tip. And last week, Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council also announced it has commenced work to improve the management of surface water drainage at Wattstown national tip. And we are not complacent. While we constantly invest in new flood schemes, we know we must learn from every flood event. This is because we are constantly seeking to improve our ways of working. The Wales independent flood and coastal erosion committee, chaired by Mr Martin Buckle, has taken forward two separate reviews prescribed by our national strategy for flood and coastal risk management. The first review considered the resource challenges faced by our risk management authorities. The review found that, despite sustained, ongoing investment, the flood risk management sector was experiencing a skills gap. This skills gap was evident in both the public and private sectors. The report includes recommendations on how this issue can be addressed, and I look forward to working with the committee to develop options to address this challenge. The committee's second review was into the current legislation that underpins our flood risk management policy. The extreme nature of the 2020-21 storms has stepped up the debate around delivery, particularly with regard to roles and responsibilities. I recognise that the legislation around flood risk management is robust, but not perfect. I will continue to work with the committee on any potential improvements that can be made as we seek to address the challenges posed by climate change. Llywydd, this has been a challenging week for all of the people and organisations who work to keep us safe from flooding, but especially for those householders and businesses who have been impacted. My thoughts are with them at this time. Diolch.
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Dros yr wythnos ddiwethaf, mae glaw trwm parhaus wedi effeithio ar Gymru. Mewn rhai mannau, fe welsom ni dros chwe wythnos o law yn ystod pythefnos cyntaf y flwyddyn. Disgynnodd hwnnw ar dir a oedd eisoes yn ddirlawn, gan gynyddu dŵr ar yr wyneb, gan arwain at lefelau uchel iawn yn yr afonydd ledled Cymru. Ers dydd Mercher, mae Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru wedi cyhoeddi 50 o rybuddion llifogydd a 95 rhybudd llifogydd. Dyna fwy o dystiolaeth eto bod ein tywydd ni'n mynd yn fwyfwy cyfnewidiol ac oherwydd newid hinsawdd y mae hynny. Mae digwyddiadau glaw yn mynd yn fwy difrifol a dwys, ac maen nhw'n digwydd yn fwy rheolaidd. Yn anffodus, rydym ni wedi cael adroddiadau bod llifogydd wedi effeithio ar 84 o dai, yn ogystal ag effeithiau ar y rheilffyrdd a'r ffyrdd. Mae llifogydd yn brofiad dirdynnol i drigolion, perchnogion busnesau a chymunedau yn gyffredinol, ond yn enwedig felly i berchnogion tai sydd wedi gweld eu cartrefi yn gorlifo â dŵr. Mae fy meddyliau, a meddyliau fy nghydweithwyr, gyda phawb yr effeithiwyd arnyn nhw. O dan y fath amgylchiadau, rwy'n erfyn ar berchnogion tai i wirio eu hyswiriant eto ac ymchwilio i'r risg o lifogydd i'w tŷ. Fe wyddom ni fod lefelau dealltwriaeth a pharodrwydd yn amrywio yn fawr ymysg ein cymunedau. Mae hi'n bwysig bod pob preswylydd yn gwybod ble i gael gafael ar wybodaeth am lifogydd, fel tudalennau gwe 'gweld eich risg llifogydd' Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, ac rydym ni'n parhau i weithio gyda'n hawdurdodau rheoli risg i gynyddu ymwybyddiaeth am lifogydd. Ond er bod effeithiau wedi bod, fe ddylem ni gadw mewn cof y gallai'r llifogydd fod waeth o lawer heb ymdrechion y gwasanaethau brys, awdurdodau lleol, staff CNC, asiantaethau trafnidiaeth, a gwirfoddolwyr. Mae hi'n hawdd anghofio weithiau, ond mae ein seilwaith ni i gyd yn ddibynnol ar bobl i'w gynnal a'i gadw'n weithredol, yn enwedig yn ystod y tywydd garw. Heb eu hymdrechion nhw, fe allai'r effeithiau i'n cymunedau ni fod yn llawer gwaeth. Ar ran y Llywodraeth, rwyf i am ddiolch o galon i bawb a helpodd yn yr ymateb i'r digwyddiadau diweddar. Ond mae hi'n bwysig cofio hefyd nad ymateb i lifogydd yn unig mae'r awdurdodau rheoli risg. Maen nhw'n gweithio trwy'r amser i wella ein seilwaith rheoli perygl llifogydd, gan fuddsoddi mewn cynlluniau newydd a gefnogir gan gyllid Llywodraeth Cymru, gan weithio yn barhaus i rymuso ein hasedau hanesyddol ni. Mae'n rhaid iddyn nhw ymdrin hefyd ag etifeddiaeth ein treftadaeth lofaol, megis tomenni glo segur, yn wyneb perygl cynyddol newid hinsawdd. Yn ystod y tymor Seneddol blaenorol, fe fuddsoddodd Llywodraeth Cymru £390 miliwn mewn rheoli risg llifogydd ac erydu arfordirol. Mae hyn wedi helpu i leihau'r risg o lifogydd i dros 47,000 o dai, drwy greu a rheoli seilwaith a fyddai wedi cael ei brofi yn ystod yr wythnosau diwethaf. Fe fyddwn ni'n ymdrechu bob amser i wneud rhagor. Mae gan ein rhaglen lywodraethu nod eglur ac uchelgeisiol: fe fyddwn ni'n darparu amddiffyniad ychwanegol rhag llifogydd i dros 45,000 o gartrefi yng Nghymru. Nid tasg rwydd fydd honno, ac mae angen buddsoddiad sylweddol ynddi. Wrth i ni geisio cyrraedd y nod hwn, rwy'n falch o gadarnhau bod ein rhaglen rheoli risg arfordirol yn parhau i gyflawni ar gyflymder. Mae gennym ni bum cynllun arfordirol sy'n cael eu hadeiladu ar hyn o bryd, ym Mhorthcawl, Bae Colwyn, Bae Penrhyn, Aberdyfi a'r Mwmbwls. Dyfarnwyd cyllid adeiladu i ddau gynllun arall yn y Rhyl a Phrestatyn, sef cyfanswm o £92 miliwn, ac fe fyddwn ni'n gweld chwe chynllun arall yn nesáu at y gwaith adeiladu dros y flwyddyn nesaf, gan gynnwys Caerdydd, Aberaeron a Bae Hirael. Nid dim ond buddsoddi mewn cynlluniau mawr yr ydym ni. Eleni, fe dderbyniodd ein grant gwaith ar raddfa fach 90 o wahanol geisiadau, sef cyfanswm o £3.8 miliwn. Mae'r cynllun yn rhoi arian i awdurdodau lleol fynd i'r afael â phroblemau llifogydd sydd o faint llai, a mwy ar wahân. Rydym ni'n amcangyfrif y bydd 3,100 o dai yn elwa ar y cyllid grant hwn. Rydym ni'n cynyddu ein buddsoddiad mewn rheoli risg llifogydd naturiol hefyd. Un o'n rhaglenni ar gyfer ymrwymiadau'r llywodraeth oedd darparu atebion ar sail y byd naturiol ym mhob un o brif ddalgylchoedd yr afonydd. Rydym ni'n buddsoddi mwy na £3 miliwn trwy ein rhaglen rheoli llifogydd yn naturiol, wrth i ni geisio defnyddio prosesau naturiol i storio, arafu ac ymdreiddio dyfroedd llifogydd i leihau perygl llifogydd. Rydym ni'n amcangyfrif y bydd hynny o fudd i tua 800 o dai, gan ddarparu buddion llawer ehangach hefyd megis gwell ansawdd dŵr, cynefinoedd bywyd gwyllt a rheoli tir mewn ffyrdd amgen. O ran diogelwch tomenni glo, rydym yn parhau i ddarparu rhaglen waith ar y cyd â'n partneriaid. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i gyflwyno deddfwriaeth newydd yn ystod y Senedd hon i sefydlu dull cyson o reoli, monitro a goruchwylio tomenni segur ledled Cymru. Fe fydd hyn yn helpu i ddiogelu cymunedau a sicrhau bod pobl yn gallu teimlo yn ddiogel yn eu cartrefi eu hunain. Rydym ni'n parhau i gomisiynu'r Awdurdod Glo i archwilio tomenni glo segur ystyriaeth uwch. Mae'r bumed rownd o arolygiadau ar y gweill ar hyn o bryd. Mae gennym ni raglen ariannu ar waith i gefnogi awdurdodau lleol i wneud unrhyw waith cynnal a chadw a chyfalaf a nodwyd o'r rhaglen arolygu. Er enghraifft, mae ein cyllid ni'n cefnogi gwaith adfer tipiau Rhondda Cynon Taf ar domen Pendyrus. Ac wythnos ddiwethaf, cyhoeddodd Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Rhondda Cynon Taf ei fod wedi dechrau ar y gwaith o wella rheolaeth draeniad dŵr wyneb yn nhomen Aberllechau. Ac nid ydym ni'n llaesu dwylo. Er ein bod ni'n buddsoddi mewn cynlluniau llifogydd newydd yn gyson, rydym ni'n gwybod ei bod hi'n rhaid i ni ddysgu oddi wrth bob achos o lifogydd. Mae hyn oherwydd ein bod ni'n ceisio gwella ein ffyrdd ni o weithio trwy'r amser. Mae pwyllgor llifogydd ac erydu arfordirol annibynnol Cymru, dan gadeiryddiaeth Mr Martin Buckle, wedi bwrw ymlaen â dau wahanol adolygiad rhagnodol ar gyfer ein strategaeth genedlaethol i reoli perygl llifogydd ac arfordirol. Roedd yr adolygiad cyntaf o'r farn fod heriau o ran adnoddau yn wynebu ein hawdurdodau rheoli risg ni. Roedd yr adolygiad yn canfod bod y sector rheoli risg llifogydd, er gwaethaf buddsoddiad parhaus, yn gweld bwlch o ran sgiliau. Roedd y bwlch sgiliau hwn yn amlwg yn y sectorau cyhoeddus a phreifat. Mae'r adroddiad yn cynnwys argymhellion ynglŷn â sut y gellir mynd i'r afael â'r mater hwn, ac rwy'n edrych ymlaen at weithio gyda'r pwyllgor i ddatblygu dewisiadau i fynd i'r afael â'r her hon. Roedd ail adolygiad y pwyllgor ynghylch ddeddfwriaeth bresennol sy'n rhoi sail i'n polisi rheoli perygl llifogydd ni. Mae natur eithafol stormydd 2020-21 wedi cynyddu'r ddadl ynghylch cyflawni, yn enwedig o ran swyddogaethau a chyfrifoldebau. Rwy'n cydnabod bod y ddeddfwriaeth ynglŷn â rheoli risg llifogydd yn gadarn, ond nid yw hi'n berffaith. Rwyf i am barhau i weithio gyda'r pwyllgor ar unrhyw welliannau posibl y gellir eu gwneud nhw wrth i ni geisio mynd i'r afael â'r heriau a achosir gan newid hinsawdd. Llywydd, mae hon wedi bod yn wythnos heriol i'r holl bobl a mudiadau sy'n gweithio i'n cadw ni'n ddiogel rhag llifogydd, ond yn arbennig i'r deiliaid tai a'r busnesau hynny yr effeithiwyd arnynt. Rwy'n meddwl amdanyn nhw ar hyn o bryd. Diolch.