In the State of the Nation 2024 Infrastructure report, the ICE sets out how civil engineers can play a vital role in meeting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report focuses specifically on the challenges of providing affordable and resilient transport, water, and low-carbon energy solutions amid the climate crisis. It also features case […]

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A major report on the UK’s infrastructure has been published by the National Infrastructure Commission. it covers energy, transport, water and waste, and says there are large gaps in investment and many areas in which the UK’s existing infrastructure is poorly maintained and inadequate. Overall, investment of about £30bn a year from the taxpayer and […]

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The Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure has published the Global Infrastructure Resilience Report. The biennial report addresses a crucial void in the ongoing discourse on infrastructure resilience by providing a compelling argument from economic, financial, and political perspectives for prioritizing investments in resilience. It brings together an unprecedented collection of evidence, delivering a strong case […]

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The National Infrastructure Commission and Climate Change Committee have written jointly to government urging ministers to take steps to improve the resilience of key infrastructure services to the effects of climate change. Building on recent reports by both organisations, the advisory bodies set out five steps to accelerate national adaptation planning to protect key networks: Setting clear […]

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As announced in the recent Plan for Water, the government has published a new National Policy Statement for water resources infrastructure. There is also a summary of responses and government response to the recent consultation on the Statement. In an (un)timely report published the data after the new National Policy Statement, the National Infrastructure Commission […]

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Water labelling and mandatory sustainable drainage for new developments are two actions listed by the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) on a top ten of short term priorities for Government. The Commission’s annual Infrastructure Progress Review, published today, said Schedule 3 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 should be implemented “this year and without […]

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The water sector needs to take creative new approaches to the challenges facing it, rather than just do the same things a bit better or cheaper, according to James Heath, chief executive of the National Infrastructure Commission. Heath highlighted the sector’s challenges as down to “too much, too little and too dirty water”. He said […]

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The directors of strategy and policy at UK Infrastructure Bank outline case for investing in large-scale natural capital projects. The word infrastructure commonly conjures up images of steel and skyscrapers, roads and railways, cranes and concrete… but increasingly it is being applied to a softer, greener landscape as we re-evaluate what we want to prioritise […]

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