20 Feb 2025
Defra has published the first suite of adaptation reports submitted by organisations in England as part of the fourth round of the adaptation reporting process under the Climate Change 2008 Act. Photo credit: George Desipris They include several water companies, and the Canal and River Trust. The reports highlight: the current and future […]
02 Oct 2024
The Scottish Government has published the Climate change: Scottish National Adaptation Plan 2024-2029 The plan sets out a comprehensive suite of more than 200 actions and proposals for managing the current and future impacts of climate change in Scotland. Climate change means Scotland will experience more extreme weather. Flooding, water scarcity and hot weather can […]
18 Sep 2024
From The Guardian Picturesque towns across central Europe are inundated by dirty flood water after heavy weekend rains turned tranquil streams into raging rivers that wreaked havoc on infrastructure. The floods have killed at least 15 people and destroyed buildings from Austria to Romania. The destruction comes after devastating floods around the world last week […]
17 Jul 2024
This new research article in naturewater suggests that current approaches to flood risk assessment must consider constraints and adaptation gaps systematically, especially where they may lead to flood adaptation limits. Without assessing these dynamic relationships, flood managers may overestimate the efficacy of flood adaptation measures and underestimate the unequal distribution of flood risks. Abstract Flood […]
05 Jun 2024
Consumer Scotland has published a piece of in-depth research exploring consumer views on how the water sector adapts to climate change. Key themes from the public dialogue included a growing alarm at the scale of the challenge and a desire for individual behavioural change to be supported by wider, systemic action by the Scottish Government, […]
06 Mar 2024
Action and investment are needed to reduce the risk of flood and drought and protect water supplies from the impacts of climate change across Scotland. A new plan published by Scottish Water outlines the efforts it will take to make services and infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather. Over the past decade, the public utility […]
25 Oct 2023
Climate risk assessments that take account of threats like heatwaves, droughts, floods and wildfires are increasingly being used to inform and improve national adaptation policies according to the latest European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment of national adaptation actions published this week. The EEA briefing ‘Is Europe on track towards climate resilience? Status of reported national adaptation actions […]
26 Sep 2023
The Climate Change Committee has published some useful new briefing notes, commissioned by the Welsh Government, on adaptation to climate change. They cover – Adaptation and the nature emergency – Adaptation and social justice – Adaptation and decarbonisation There is also a progress report on adaptation in Wales, which shows there are some positive examples […]
