Portsmouth Water has  launched a new consultation on its updated plans to tackle droughts in West Sussex and Hampshire.

Southern Water is applying to the Environment Agency for a precautionary drought permit at Bewl Water reservoir.

Affinity Water is warning that the risk of drought and water restrictions in 2018 is increasing – the company’s groundwater resources have remained below average all year following the very dry winter in 2016/17.

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 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. 

Three water works in London are being recommissioned by Thames Water to help keep taps flowing across the capital following the dry spring and early summer period.

World leaders and senior officials representing 56 Muslim nations have pledged to increase investment in science and technology as a means of tackling food, water, health and climate change challenges at the first ever Islamic-word Science and Technology summit which took place this week.

The inadequate supply of water and sanitation is costing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region around US$21 billion per year in economic losses, according to a new World Bank report.

The first ever Islamic world science and technology summit which will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan on 10th and 11th September this week  has placed food and water security as a major priority.

A € 2.6m+ EU-funded project has developed new modelling tools to better forecast the impact of extreme weather on agricultural production in Europe and beyond – the MODEXTREME software tools are available without restriction to the public under the creative commons licence.