04 Apr 2016
The final push to complete the English marine plans is underway, and a very different process is making progress in Scotland (see below) MMO ‘The Marine Management Organisation is starting the next phase of marine plans, developing plans for the North East, North West, South East and South West. Marine plans guide what happens in […]
04 Apr 2016
The new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point is a critical pillar of UK energy policy not least is setting a benchmark against which other projects like tidal lagoons are being priced. The very obvious and public problems that EDF, the French and UK Governments are going through against the backdrop of EU referendum continue […]
04 Apr 2016
Marine Scotland: ‘Marine recreation and tourism expenditure in Scotland is estimated to amount to £3.7 billion per year, according to a new report. The Scottish Marine Recreation and Tourism Survey shows that £1.3 billion of expenditure comes from specialist marine activities including wildlife watching, sailing, kayaking, surfing and angling with expenditure on general recreation and […]
30 Mar 2016
Winter flooding: Nearly £250 million damage caused to roads and bridges, new survey reveals LGA media release 25 March 2016 Nearly £250 million in damage was caused to key infrastructure like roads, bridges, public rights of way, and drainage systems by this winter’s flooding, new research reveals. A snapshot analysis by the Local Government Association […]
30 Mar 2016
The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a new indicator assessment examining the use of freshwater resources across Europe. The EEA indicator assessment Use of freshwater resources shows that while water is generally abundant in Europe, water scarcity and droughts continue to affect some regions, especially those that are densely populated and have high demands for […]
30 Mar 2016
Climate change experts always warn of exceptional weather and earlier this year we highlighted this in relation to the northern floods and rainfall levels. This set of five articles outlines how thinking is changing on: 1 & 2 How scientists are attributing exceptional weather events to climate change 3 – 5 Cover more extremes: global temperatures […]
30 Mar 2016
With the Davos conference highlighting the major challenges posed by water security and larger numbers of people living in cities this is a timely report assessing the trends. OECD ‘Urban, demographic and climate trends are increasingly exposing cities to risks of having too little, too much and too polluted water. Facing these challenges requires robust […]
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