Challenges in adapting to climate change
Water UK set out for MPs some of the water industry's key challenges in adapting to climate change.
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Asset Management Planning: Climate Change
Water UK planning tool to support a common approach for the water industry to assess adaptation risks and their incorporation into asset management planning. By MWH (for Water UK)
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Reports on water and food scarcity
Consumers in the West are used to having the choice of an almost infinite variety of food from around the world, but recent research indicates that food security may become far more fragile as a result of climate change.
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Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing Assessment
Water UK response to Department for Energy and Climate Change consultation
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Saving water
… Haweswater resevoir, Cumbria, during the drought in 2025 Climate change, increasing demand and population growth are … dry weather. Evidence from recent years, combined with climate science, shows that these weather patterns are the … A growing population and climate change is putting strain on our water resources …
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£104bn investment
… is tackling the challenges from population growth, climate change and extreme weather, while supporting and enabling …
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Managing through drought: guidance on water restrictions
The winter of 2014 was the wettest on record, and as whole areas were flooded the capacity of drains and sewers was overwhelmed. But it is important to remember that the floods came a year after two consecutive years of drought. Water, like many other sectors, faces a huge challenge to adapt to these impacts of climate change.
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Climate forecasts – not a sideline concern
Many commentators have pointed out that, despite the rise of the Green Party as a force in national politics, the environment has not been a mainstream issue during this election campaign. At a time of austerity, it’s argued, voters see concern about environmental issues as a marginal issue, which pales into insignificance compared to worries about jobs, homes and health. And yet the predictions are more alarming than ever.