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.

The Committee on Climate Change is warning that the Government’s Clean Growth Strategy does not go far enough and that urgent action is needed to flesh out current plans and proposals in order  to meet the UK’s legally-binding carbon targets in the 2020s and 2030s,

The government is to draw up plans setting out proposals to strengthen surface water management arrangements in response to the growing challenges of changing weather patterns and population growth and their impacts on the risk of surface water flooding.

A new report, H2027 Future-proofing UK Water, published today by leading resource management company Veolia, highlights the emerging trends and innovative solutions needed for the UK water industry to meet the growing demand and resource needs over the next 10 years.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has launched a major new consultation on the development of a national policy statement for water resources and the types of infrastructure that it will apply to.

The World Water Council says that over €255 billion euros must be invested in water infrastructure globally every year until 2030 due to climate change.

According to a new report from the IFC, the climate targets promised in the landmark Paris Agreement could be met by catalyzing trillions of dollars in private investments - with water highlighted as one of seven sectors that can make a crucial difference.

Governments and non-state actors need to deliver an urgent increase in ambition to ensure the Paris Agreement goals to tackle dangerous climate change can still be met, according to a new UN assessment.

Stephen Bourne, Atlanta-based project director at Atkins, talks about a new tool which can help cities strengthen their resilience in the face of population growth and the growing impacts of climate change.

The European Environment Agency is calling for better integration of national climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies by EU contries in order to further strengthen climate change resilience.