In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing, HP Nanda, CEO at Grundfos Water Utility, discusses whether better water management help solve climate challenges in our lifetime. 

Cyngor Sir Ceredigion County Council has awarded Bam Nuttall the contract for the Aberaeron Harbour coastal defence construction scheme with an estimated total value of £31.59 million.

The latest Met Office ‘State of the UK Climate’ report is warning that 2022 was a record-breaking year for weather and is a sign of the UK’s changing climate.

The UK government has unveiled its third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) which sets out a strategic five-year plan to boost resilience and protect people, homes, businesses and the UK’s cultural heritage against climate change risks such as flooding, drought and heatwaves.

Scottish Water invested a record £886 million in the last year – but the water company is warning it will need higher investment levels in future to maintain vital services in the face of a changing climate and ageing water and waste water assets.

The Met Office has confirmed that the UK has had its hottest June since records began. 

Stephen Barge, chief engineer and Gwion Kennard, director digital engineering, Atkins, take a look at why future catchment management demands an integrated, digital approach. 

As the UK swelters in heatwaves driven by the El Nino weather pattern, which has pushed up global temperatures in recent weeks, the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has today launched a new inquiry on heat resilience and sustainable cooling.

The Met Office’s Climate Data Portal went live yesterday, giving organisations improved access to climate data and other resources, allowing them to better understand and respond to climate change.

Plans to maintain water supply resilience have been discussed by National Drought Group members amidst ongoing hot and dry weather.