Extreme weather events and natural disasters have been identified as the top two global risks most likely to happen in the next ten years, according to The Global Risks Report 2018 published by the World Economic Forum to coincide with this week’s Davos summit.

Sir John Armitt has been appointed as the permanent Chair of the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC), where he will provide strategic advice to address the UK’s long term infrastructure needs.

United Utilities is planning to carry out a £60 million development to upgrade and increase the capacity of the Ellesmere Port’s wastewater treatment works near the M53 in Cheshire.

A new report from the National Audit Office on the Private Finance Initiative says that future annual charges for operational PFI contracts which continue until the 2040s amount to £199 billion, even if no new  deals are entered into,

Environment secretary Michael Gove has warned that water companies must start to behave “in a responsible fashion” or face regulation on the use of offshore tax havens.

Global engineering, management and development consultancy Mott MacDonald has signed global strategic collaboration and framework agreements with China Gezhouba International Engineering Corporation - the main contractor on the 22,500MW China Three Gorges hydropower plant.

Stantec, the leading global infrastructure design and delivery firm has announced the full integration of MWH UK and MWH Treatment into the business.

Richard Khaldi, water sector expert at PA Consulting Group is warning that the outlook for underperforming companies is bleak in the 2019 Price Review which will set limits on the prices that customers will pay for water between 2020 and 2025.

Water sector regulator Ofwat has published the final methodology for its forthcoming Price Review in 2019 which will set limits on the prices that customers will pay for water between 2020 and 2025.

The Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE),  is warning that large infrastructure firms will consider moving jobs from the UK if access to skilled EU nationals not maintained.