The government has set out its funding for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) in England, since financial year 2005/06. The document sets out the budget allocations, as well as historical expenditure on Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management. It also sets out other sources of funding used for FCERM. Expenditure on Flood and […]
A new report by the World Bank is warning that the world faces an invisible crisis of water quality that is eliminating one-third of potential economic growth in heavily polluted areas and threatening human and environmental well-being. Using new data and methods Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis shows how a combination of bacteria, sewage, chemicals, […]
Scotland has secured a major coup by partnering with Italy to host the UN 26th Conference of the Parties, known as COP26. The conference aim will be to produce an international response to the climate emergency. Read the BBC’s coverage here and the government’s response, fronted by our fantastic Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab here. Raab, […]
Anglian Water has been ordered to pay £156,000 for sewage pollution. The court found that negligence and a lack of maintenance were to blame for the pollution of a Northamptonshire brook. The pollution occurred over 2 days in August 2016, when at least a kilometre and a half of Grendon Brook was contaminated with sewage. […]
The Global Commission on Adaptation has published a report ‘Adapt Now: A Global Call for Leadership on Climate Resilience’. The key messages of the report include: Investing $1.8 trillion globally in five areas from 2020 to 2030 could generate £7.1 trillion in total net benefits. Adaptation actions bring multiple benefits, called the triple dividend – […]
Interesting article from National Geographic on how fires in the Amazon Rainforest impact on global water cycles. All news outlets have been covering the story of the hideous Amazon fires this week, but how does this impact the water resources in the area and beyond? According to the National Geographic, burning more and more of […]
The Environment Agency is seeking views on changes to the water company drought plan guideline and the new and updated supplementary guidance. the supplementary guidance covers Environmental assessment, Actions in an extreme drought and Worked examples.
A recent article, published in The Guardian, says the proliferation of weirs, dams and culverts is now creating a threat to wildlife. The Swansea University-led project called Amber (Adaptive Management of Barriers in European Rivers), aims to find ways to halt the fragmentation of European rivers and the dangerous isolation of their habitats. “Flowing rivers […]