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A major new report warns how water is 'the silent partner in all human activity', and urgent investment in new infrastructure is needed to avert disaster

More than four million hours of raw sewage thought to have been discharged into rivers and seas last year

Tech giant claims new system could provide earlier warnings of large flooding events to climate vulnerable communities worldwide

The UK's climate resilience spending is running to stand still, providing further evidence that attempts to 'just adapt' to climate change will come at huge cost

National Audit Office warns the number of properties set to receive improved flood protection has been slashed by 40 per cent, leaving thousands of homes at risk

New initiatives aim to harness nature to minimise flood risk for infrastructure and communities

New research from UN shows around 735 million people are currently facing hunger, compared to 613 million in 2019

App provides flood data and forecasts up to seven days in advance to regions where more than 460 million people are exposed to severe flood risk

Environment Agency unveils updated Thames Estuary 2100 plan to accelerate London's flood defences in response to worsening climate threat and rising seas

Insurer warns industry's insured losses from natural disasters topped $100bn for the second year in a row