26 Mar 2024
Flooding is the number one natural hazard in the UK, costing billions of pounds each year. The risk and damages to the UK from flooding is only expected to increase due to Climate Change. Natural Flood Management (NFM) is a critical mechanism to help reduce the risk of flooding, while delivering environmental benefits such as carbon sequestration, […]
26 Mar 2024
The Guardian reports that new EU rules which introduce “polluter pays” principles to get pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies to pay for the pollution they cause in rivers will not be adopted by the government in England, as campaigners say the country is falling behind. Lawmakers in Europe have signed off on an update to the urban waste […]
26 Mar 2024
Interesting and topical piece from the FT Londoners concerned with how to improve their water supplies should look to the developing world city of Phnom Penh. Back in 1993, 72 per cent of treated water in the Cambodian capital was lost by leaky pipes. Twelve years later, the leakage rate had fallen to 8 per […]
26 Mar 2024
The European Commission has adopted its second strategic plan for Horizon Europe, of which the UK is again a part. Horizon Europe is the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation with a budget of €95.5 billion. It tackles climate change, helps to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and boosts the EU’s competitiveness […]
26 Mar 2024
Energy & Utility Skills has launched its latest report Water Industry Workforce Resilience Research, and undertaken a “skills deep dive” into three key areas of the industry over the next decade. These are: Nature-based solutions Net zero and bioresources Artificial intelligence and data and digital skills This report supports the achievement of the industry’s Net […]
26 Mar 2024
Planet Tracker has released a report highlighting significant water-related risks faced by major fashion brands and retailers, including Adidas, Gap, H&M, Inditex, Levi Strauss, Nike, PVH Corp, Ralph Lauren and VF Corp. The report looks at increasing water stress in key manufacturing regions, and urges companies and investors to prioritise water risk management for long-term […]
20 Mar 2024
The government has (13 March 2024) responded to the Commission’s study on reducing the risks of surface water flooding, published in November 2022. While it accepts the principles behind a number of the Commission’s recommendations, the government’s response – in the Commission’s view – makes few new commitments on steps to manage surface water flood risk more actively, […]
20 Mar 2024
The UK’s plans for adapting to the effects of the climate crisis “fall far short” of what is required, the government’s statutory adviser has said. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) has examined the national adaptation programme published by ministers last July, intended to set out how people, buildings and vital national infrastructure such as water, transport, energy […]
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