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.

Water resources and flooding are among a number of key issues highlighted in the National Needs Assessment (NNA) of UK infrastructure which is being launched today at the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). 

UK Water, the body which represents all the UK water companies, has published a new report which highlights the need to ensure the nation’s sewerage systems are fit for purpose and looks at the added pressures itwill need to withstand in the future.

Concerns about funding for infrastructure, investment in research, and environmental regulation are among the issues raised by British Water members in the aftermath of the vote for the UK to leave the European Union.