25 Jul 2023
The United Nations-affiliated International Seabed Authority (ISA) has given itself a timeline for setting rules and oversight for companies that want to mine the ocean floor for minerals. At its annual meeting, the ISA’s 36-member policymaking Council said it would work “with a view” to adopting regulations in 2025. The agreement came after hours of closed-door […]
25 Jul 2023
The Scottish Government has opened a consultation on proposals to close fishing for sandeel in all Scottish waters to ensure the sustainability of the sandeel stock, as well as providing wider ecosystem benefits. In a letter to stakeholders the Scottish Government said: ‘Given the importance of sandeel to the wider ecosystem and the subsequent benefit […]
19 Jul 2023
The World Meteorological Association argues for more urgent action on mitigation and adaptation. Intense heat is gripping large parts of the Northern hemisphere. New daily and station temperature records have been broken and it is possible that some national records may fall. June saw the warmest global average temperature on record, which continued into July, according to […]
19 Jul 2023
The government has published the Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3), setting out the actions that government and others will take to adapt to the impacts of climate change from 2023 to 2028. According to the latest version, “the UK government is taking steps to address the impacts of climate change to protect communities, our economy […]
19 Jul 2023
By Alastair Chisholm, CIWEM’s Director of Policy After yet another bruising week for the water industry, future ownership and governance of water and sewerage companies remains high up the agenda. What are the options? What would rebuild trust? What might political parties advocate at a general election, asks Alastair Chisholm In a scathing House of […]
19 Jul 2023
The Guardian reports that a loophole in the UK’s pollution legislation allows farmers to pollute rivers by spreading excess manure, an investigation has found, with those acting unlawfully not facing any action in most cases. The government introduced new farming rules for water in 2018, aimed at cleaning up England’s waterways. However, after lobbying from […]
19 Jul 2023
Annual reports for England and Wales for 2022 from the Drinking Water Inspectorate both showed that 99.97% of water supply quality tests were compliant with standards. Coliforms were responsible for the largest proportion of breaches in each country. The reports show that: Drinking water is, and continues to be, excellent by international standards. Public water […]
19 Jul 2023
A new, open-access book considers the tools and methods available to implement nature-based solutions to water security. It includes in-depth case studies from nine different international locations, including natural flood management in the Thames Basin. It also offers links to material providing details and examples to develop natural assurance schemes. It is part of the […]
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