An Expert Focus article on Waterbriefing explores whether the tide of investor appeal will rise or fall as the water industry takes on direct procurement.

The National Infrastructure Commission has launched a four week Call for Evidence to shape the development of its new Technology study - the NIC is exploring which emerging technologies have the most potential for improving infrastructure productivity.

Consulting company PwC has prepared a detailed development masterplan using spatial data analysis for the Tbilisi Sea area of the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi.

The Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) intends to award a €90 million euro contract for the reinforcement of the Houtrib dike to Van Oord and its partner Boskalis.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and PWN, the water utility for the Dutch province of Noord-Holland, have signed a lending agreement of €100 million.

The Government has today released details of its £500 billion-plus infrastructure investment pipeline which includes major projects such as the Thames Tideway Tunnel and the rollout of smart meters.

The Environment Agency says that the Thames Valley is now “winter ready” for the increasing likelihood of severe weather causing disruption to homes, businesses and communities during the winter months.

Balfour Beatty is calling on the Government to bring forward ‘shovel ready’ schemes, including flood defence works, in its‘Small Scale, Big Impact: Infrastructure and Economic Regeneration’ paper published today.

The National Infrastructure Commission has begun the next phase of the UK’s first ever National Infrastructure Assessment (NIA) - the call for evidence includes a  range of questions on water and wastewater, (drainage and sewerage) and flood risk management.

A a new report by the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) is warning that without significant investment to improve the resilience of cities around the world, climate change may push up to 77 million more urban residents into poverty by 2030.