The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published a series of detailed interactive maps to give an overall impression of the challenge for European cities to adapt to climate change, allowing users to explore data from more than 500 cities across Europe.

Five countries’ ocean and coastal policies are now on the shortlist for the 2012 Future Policy Award which this year has the topic of the protection of oceans and coasts.

The combined half-year accounts of engineering and consultancy firms Royal Haskoning and DHV showed a 9 per cent increase in profit in the face of economic uncertainty and the recent merger of the two companies.

Waste water treatment company Hydro International has seen revenue grow to £15.3 million, up from £13.7 million year on year, accompanied by a 70 per cent fall in pre-tax profit for the first half of 2012.

A new World Bank report is calling for greater international cooperation on the 80% of the world’s rivers that cross national boundaries against a backdrop of increased volatility in international food prices and energy supply, due in part to water availability.