The Environment Agency have launched applications for a new round of specialist water assessments supporting farmer groups to collaborate on drought resilience measures and delivering on the government’s commitment to food security.

Manchester City Football Club is using data and analytics for more than performance on the pitch - the Club is introducing digital solutions from its official water technology partner Xylem to help capture and reuse rainwater more efficiently.

nglian Water has begun sharing its allocated water resources from the River Nene with nearby farmers to enable them to take extra water for their crops, as well as helping maintain levels in the RSPB Lower Nene washes, as the recent dry weather continues.

Anglian Water will be sharing its allocated water resources from the River Nene with nearby farmers to enable them to take extra water for their crops, as recent dry weather continues.

The National Drought Group is warning that low rainfall this winter and spring is causing increasing concern for water resource availability, both in surface water and groundwater abstraction for the forthcoming irrigation season, particularly in the east of England.

A new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)  is warning that the combined effect of increasing demand for non-agricultural uses, and depletion of aquifer stocks for irrigation, will have serious implications for water security in many regions and countries.

An innovative EU funded project is developing a user-friendly precision irrigation decision support system for more accessible technology that saves water - a first interface will be available next year.

UN-backed experts have forecast a sharp increase in treated wastewater use in irrigation amid growing competition for freshwater from industry and cities.