26 Mar 2026

Image description: Aerial shot of bewl water reservoir in the South East of England during sunset. Image by Jack B / Unsplash   Dr Mike Martin, the Liberal Democrat MP representing Tunbridge Wells, has urged Ofwat to scrap the proposed £22 million penalty against South East Water and instead compel the company to reinvest the money directly into improving water infrastructure.  The intervention follows Ofwat’s recent enforcement action […]

26 Mar 2026

Image description: Village women are in a queue to collect drinking water as they travel long distances to collect drinking water, Satkhira, Bangladesh. The southwestern coastal region of Bangladesh has faced thirty large-and moderate-scale natural disasters in the last two decades. Image credit: Abir Abdullah / Climate Visuals    Women and girls continue to be disproportionately impacted by […]

26 Mar 2026

Image description: Hand holding a pen and filling in a form. Image by Andreas Breitling from Pixabay   Public attitudes towards the UK water sector have been the subject of new research conducted by YouGov on behalf of Cavendish Consulting, revealing a complex and often contradictory picture that highlights both deep-rooted distrust and a significant opportunity for companies to […]

15 Jun 2021

UK Parliament Research Briefing ‘ Water quality and availability are linked to the wider environment, agricultural practices and energy security, and these interdependencies can be a source of vulnerability. Evidence suggests that a broader risk-based systems approach to water resource management could improve water resilience. This allows a better understanding of risks across society and the impact of trade-offs between stakeholders, the environment and the economy in different management scenarios. Environmental policy […]

07 Apr 2020

Members of the public have an opportunity through purchasing power to help fishermen who fish in small boats around our shores, usually in the most sustainable of ways.  They are the life and soul of communities and are vital to the management of our marine protected areas. So far the call to purchase fish locally has […]

10 Dec 2017

In terms of economics the seafood supply chain is far larger than the catching sector and so this report, one of a number developed to inform the post Brexit arrangements, is very important. Seafood 2039 has brought together stakeholders from across the seafood supply chain in pursuit of a single, compelling goal. This document is […]