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Rachel Reeves cuts Defra spending, but allocates extra funding for flood defences and nature recovery

Government, Policy & Regulation June 12, 2025

The Spending Review 2025 was presented to Parliament by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, yesterday (Wednesday 11 June 2025). Most departments will gain...

Consultation launched on Northern Ireland Climate Adaptation Programme

Government, Policy & Regulation June 10, 2025

Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched an eight week public consultation to seek views on the draft Third...

Cost of water could hit $1.5 trillion a year as droughts and floods become more extreme

Market Analysis & Research June 6, 2025

The intensity of water-related crises has increased three-fold since 2013 and could cost trillions of dollars to manage, according to a new report from...

Major new EPA report assesses Ireland’s vulnerability to climate change impacts

Market Analysis & Research June 4, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the findings of Ireland’s first National Climate Change Risk Assessment (NCCRA). This major study was undertaken by the...

Research looks to shine light on importance of healthy peatlands in fight against climate change

Market Analysis & Research May 29, 2025

Researchers at the University of Stirling are working with Scottish Water to capture data focused on underpinning the key benefits of peatland restoration work...

Harnessing the power of Bucher Municipal sewer cleaners for effective flood relief

Product News May 28, 2025

Flooding stands as one of the most catastrophic challenges facing homeowners, businesses, and public infrastructures today. To combat this threat, the UK Government has...

Stormproofing the future: Wavin’s Martin Lambley discusses one of the UK’s key climate red flags

Insight & Opinion May 27, 2025

Flooding is one of the UK’s key climate red flags. Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and impossible to ignore, providing compelling evidence...

Government Taskforce meets on Merseyside to bolster nation’s flood resilience

Government, Policy & Regulation May 22, 2025

Bolstering the nation’s resilience to flooding, including in Merseyside, was top of the agenda as the Government’s national Floods Resilience Taskforce convened in Aintree...

Lords nitrogen inquiry to conclude by hearing from Defra Ministers

Government, Policy & Regulation May 20, 2025

The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has announced it will conclude its inquiry into the efficient use and management of reactive...

Reappointment of Committee members to the Climate Change Committee

Government, Policy & Regulation May 9, 2025

The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, The Rt Hon Ed Milliband MP, along with relevant Ministers in the Scottish Government,...

The country is not prepared for climate impacts, say advisors

Environmental News April 30, 2025

In its 2025 report to Parliament, the Climate Change Committee has said there is now unequivocal evidence that climate change is making extreme weather...

Future water supply plan announced by NI Water

Water Company News April 9, 2025

NI Water has announced that the latest Water Resource & Supply Resilience Plan (WR&SRP) is complete following public consultation. NI Water said the WR&SRP is...

Horizon Water Infrastructure is transforming water management with its innovative MaaS approach to smart metering

Industry News March 31, 2025

The water industry stands at a critical juncture. Climate change, population growth, and ageing infrastructure are placing unprecedented pressure on water supplies, with the...

Latest report reveals UK broadcast media’s climate change coverage is overwhelmingly event-driven

Market Analysis & Research March 28, 2025

Broadcast PR consultancy, Be Broadcast, has released its latest report – Be Broadcast Mission Control: The Climate Conversation, which reveals that the UK broadcast...

World Water Day 2025: Sustainable efforts to protect glaciers and freshwater sources

Insight & Opinion March 21, 2025

Glaciers are surviving ice formations that remind us of the globe’s stark evolution since the Ice Age. World Water Day 2025’s theme is ‘Glacier...

New study reveals carbon-rich peatlands are dangerously under-protected

Environmental News March 20, 2025

A new study has revealed that peatlands are dangerously under-protected, putting the global climate at risk. Covering just 3% of Earth’s surface, these terrestrial...

University of Birmingham and WMCA join forces to combat multi-billion-pound impact of climate change in West Midlands

Environmental News February 20, 2025

University of Birmingham experts are working with West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) to significantly enhance the West Midlands region’s capacity to adapt to the...

International water leaders share insights during Global Dialogue on Water Reuse

Industry News February 18, 2025

The WateReuse Association (WateReuse) and the International Desalination and Reuse Association (IDRA) are collaborating on a Global Dialogue on Water Reuse examining the drivers,...

How South East Water is adapting to a changing climate

Water Company News January 22, 2025

South East Water has published its fourth Climate Change Adaptation Report highlighting how the business will adapt to keep taps flowing while the climate...

Work progressing on Scottish Water’s largest peatland restoration project to date

Environmental News January 17, 2025

Scottish Water is restoring over 500 hectares of peatland in East Ayrshire as part of its bid to protect water quality and cut carbon...

NRW publishes interim State of Natural Resources Report

Environmental News January 15, 2025

Urgent and collective action is needed now if Wales is to redress the balance between the degradation and protection of its natural resources given...

Aggregate Industries supplies 70k tonnes of aggregates to Norfolk Coastal Management Schemes

Industry News January 9, 2025

The East coast of England is one of the fastest eroding shorelines in Europe, with homes and communities already suffering the consequences of the...

Scottish Water wants to embrace new approaches, as it publishes its interim annual report

Water Company News December 20, 2024

Scotland’s publicly owned water and waste water provider has published its interim annual report, covering the first six months of the financial year, from...

Planning system overhaul to accelerate housebuilding must enable not limit acceleration of climate resilience, says CIWEM’s Alastair Chisholm

Insight & Opinion December 13, 2024

This month the government announced an update to its National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) – the headline set of guidance to planners and developers. Billed as a means...

Commission’s new report highlights vital steps to increase Wales’ flood resilience

Industry News December 3, 2024

The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW), has revealed its latest report — “Building Resilience to Flooding in Wales by 2050”. The report presents bold...

Event organiser says the London Climate Technology Show has helped advance net-zero goals and sustainable solutions

Event News December 3, 2024

Valiant Business media, organiser of the London Climate Technology Show, has said the third edition of the event has helped pave a vital roadmap...

Regulation must keep pace with current and emerging industries and be agile, says Natural Resources Wales, as it publishes its annual regulation report

Government, Policy & Regulation December 2, 2024

Regulation must keep pace with current and emerging industries and be agile to the challenges driven by the climate, nature and pollution emergencies, Natural...

Aggregate Industries helps preserve history from coastal erosion

Industry News November 29, 2024

In February 2021, a section of Hurst Castle in Hampshire collapsed, after the sea exposed and washed away some of its foundations. Situated between...

Shallow thinking – attenuation goes super thin

Insight & Opinion November 25, 2024

Shifting weather patterns and new planning regulations are challenging thinking on SuDS design. It’s time to get attenuation out of a hole, argues Jack...

Water (Special Measures) Bill – just the first step required to address water sector failure, says Alastair Chisholm, Policy Director at CIWEM

Water Vlogs November 21, 2024

Alastair Chisholm, Policy Director at CIWEM, highlights the many issues which need to be addressed in a water sector which is not adequately future...

Building resilience through an intersectional approach to climate change adaptation

Insight & Opinion November 7, 2024

While there’s no doubt climate change is a universal challenge affecting us all, it certainly does not affect us all equally. We know marginalised...

Professor David Hannah asks what the role of higher education institutes is in addressing the global climate crisis

Environmental News November 6, 2024

The goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels remains theoretically possible. 1.5C is alive – but only just. Achieving this...

Cutting-edge flooding programmes deliver big results for communities and environment

Environmental News October 30, 2024

Innovative approaches to flood and coastal resilience taken by the Environment Agency, local authorities and local partners are helping to unlock significant wider social,...

Dr Magdalena Szczykulska, UKCEH, discusses the findings of a new study which shows that extreme soil moisture droughts are expected to occur more frequently

Water Vlogs October 24, 2024

In this Water Vlog, Phil Alsop, Editor of Water Magazine, talks with Dr Magdalena Szczykulska, Hydro-Climate Modeller, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH),...