On 10 October 2016 in Brisbane, Australia, 200 leaders from the public and private sector, including government ministers, business and civil society leaders, and leading scientists will take part in a historic Summit on water scarcity and drought.

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), World Resources Institute (WRI), U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) and a network of partners have launched the Partnership for Resilience and Preparedness (PREP) to help communities, companies and investors use data to improve climate resilience planning.

The UK is facing a significant and growing risk of severe drought impacts, according to the first study to look at the long-term resilience of public water supply published by Water UK, which represents all the UK water companies.

Wessex Water has said that major investment in a new supply grid and massively reduced leakage on its network will make future hosepipe bans unlikely.

A new report from the Government’s independent Adviser on climate change is warning that flooding is the greatest direct climate change-related risk to UK infrastructure, while severe water supply deficits are set to deepen and extend across the UK by the 2050s.

Climate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites, according to a new report released by UNESCO, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

The International Water Association (IWA) and the Australian Water Partnership will convene government and business leaders, NGOs, scientists and international organisations to a global summit on water scarcity and drought this autumn.

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has published a new policy papers setting out the Government’s plans for supporting long-term resilience in the water sector.

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has set out detailed guidance for the water companies on how to prepare drought plans, including the environmental assessments, monitoring and mitigation and compensation measures the utilities will need to consider.

​Land degradation is a growing threat to global security, according to Monique Barbut, Executive Secretary, UN Convention to Combat Desertification, speaking  at the global observance of the World Day to Combat Desertification at the EXPO Milano, in Italy on 17^th June.