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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Climate change
… Climate change Climate change The water industry is playing its part in tackling …
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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
… Saving water Saving water A growing population and climate change are putting strain on our water resources 43 % 43% The … of Sydney. Further pressure is also being added by climate change, increasing demand and population growth. …
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Our 25 year plan for water
Plans will protect water supplies from climate change, meet demand from a growing population, and enable a step change in water resilience
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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.