water stress

Will Richard Benyon snub EU plans for water reduction goals as part of drive for light touch regulation?

Flood defence spending needs to rise £20m above inflation each year or four times as many properties may end up at risk

Defra launches Draft Water Bill including plans to allow all businesses to switch suppliers from 2017

Four water companies lift hosepipe bans, as EU Ministers meet to discuss new water efficiency targets

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs committee warns water is in increasingly short supply

Chief executives at 45 global companies sign UN communiqué calling for action to deal with water scarcity

HSBC-sponsored report finds predicted growth areas are in river basins expected to be severely affected by shortages

Engineers warn delaying the Water Bill further increases the risk of shortages

Wet April sees 19 counties declared drought free but Environment Agency remains concerned at groundwater levels

Major economies at risk of running out of water for agriculture and industry, posing problems for global supply chains