17 Jan 2024
Interest new piece of research published in Water Resources Research, which: Produces flood hazard estimates using spatiotemporal rainfall data from new convection permitting climate projections (UKCP Local) Finds the UKCP Local rainfall data gives higher estimates of flood hazard compared to standard climate change uplift approaches Indicates that representing full spatiotemporal rainfall and its future […]
17 Jan 2024
An investigation by Greenpeace has found that the Environment Agency said South West Water was ‘not honest’ about the risk to water supplies during the 2022 drought. From the investigation…….. We’ve uncovered some damning Environment Agency documents in which the watchdog discusses how unprepared one water company was for the record-breaking heatwave that hit the […]
17 Jan 2024
The Environment Agency has announced that £730,000 has been made available to support local projects to protect and enhance fishing in local communities through the Fisheries Improvement Programme (FIP). 2024 will be the 10th year of the Fisheries Improvement Programme, investing in English rivers by funding projects to protect and improve fish stocks and habitats, […]
17 Jan 2024
The latest edition of Landscape, the journal of the Landscape Institute includes a SuDS special feature, SuDS regulation across the UK, NFM and loads of case studies. More details: This edition starts with the landscape of the Natural History Museum and the revolution in SuDS. It revisits the esplanade at Dover; indulges in the joys […]
10 Jan 2024
Over 80 per cent of the public are concerned about the state of nature in the UK – with the health of our water vital to this majority. More than three-quarters of the public believe water reform should be a major priority for the next government following a general election. Experts believe that our water […]
10 Jan 2024
2023 was officially the warmest year on record, overtaking the previous warmest year 2016 by a large margin 2016, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. According to the ERA5 dataset, the global-average temperature for 2023 was 14.98°C, 0.17°C higher than recorded for 2016. It is likely that a 12-month period ending in January or […]
10 Jan 2024
Reported by the BBC One of the biggest investors in Thames Water has slashed the value of its stake in the debt-laden utility by almost two-thirds, weeks after the company admitted that it does not have enough money to make its debt repayments. A fund controlled by Thames Water’s second largest investor, the University Superannuation […]
10 Jan 2024
CCW, the consumer body for water, has launched a consultation on its Strategy and Forward Work Programme, which sets out plans for what the organisation wants to achieve in 2024–25. The three areas are A trusted water sector Value for customers Transparency of performance Customer-focused culture Improved customer service Getting basics right for business customers Fair and […]
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