The Rivers Trust has published its State of Our Rivers report 2026 which shows that there has been no overall improvement in river health in England since the last report in 2024 - but a closer look shows action is having a positive impact.

The Government has announced that a new Flood and Drought Resilience Taskforce will be launched this week, to champion community voices and strengthen the nation’s ability to plan for and respond to extreme weather.

The latest report from the Environment Agency says drought is continuing to impact England’s reservoirs after the sixth dry month of 2026, with below average September rainfall compounding drought issues in southern and central England.

The UK has announced a package of support to address the growing security risks posed by climate change and nature loss, benefiting millions of people around the world and helping protect critical ecosystems, including forests in the Amazon and Congo Basin.

The Environment Agency has submitted a planning application for the Portreath Flood Alleviation Scheme, a major investment to help protect homes, businesses and community facilities from flooding.

Latest analysis from CDP, the global non-profit that runs the world’s only independent environmental disclosure system, shows companies spread across the globe are anticipating an almost $400 billion hit in future impacts from water challenges such as droughts disrupting critical trade routes.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is warning that the long-term decline in Earth’s freshwater storage and in glacier retreat is continuing - trends with serious implications for people and economies in the future.

The UK Government should be doing more to deliver on its commitments to provide climate finance for some of the world’s poorest countries, the House of Commons International Development Committee has found.

The House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched a new call for evidence as it investigates how government and public services respond immediately after severe flooding.

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is calling for the government to commission a review of the economic value of climate adaptation, which could have a similar catalysing impact as the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change and the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity.