NI Water has outlined its significant investment programme across the Derry City and Strabane District Council area while highlighting the growing challenge posed by wastewater infrastructure constraints and the need for sustained long-term funding.

In a strategic update released this morning, Pennon Group PLC has announced the launch of a fully underwritten £550 million rights issue and rebased dividend to support c.£1 billion of additional investment.

Advanced, unedited concept papers for the Interactive Dialogues at the 2026 UN Water Conference have been published on the Conference website.

Lloyds Banking Group has called for a ’national security mindset’ on infrastructure resilience in the UK – as recent heatwaves, flooding, drought, and an £11 billion annual adaptation funding shortfall have exposed how the UK's critical infrastructure is no longer fit for purpose.

Jersey Water has published its investment priorities for the second year of its strategy to 2030 and confirmed its water charges for 2027 - plans include a major multi-million pound desalination plant upgrade.

UN General Assembly High-level Week 2026 is bringing world leaders together in New York from 18 to 28 September, as the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly seeks to revitalize global cooperation and give a critical push to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

NI Water is seeking early market engagement for the forthcoming procurement of an Integrated Partnerships Framework with a total estimated value of £12.6 billion including VAT. The utility intends to undertake a supplier market briefing event on Wednesday 7th October 2026 prior to issuing its Participation Stage Package to pre-qualify interested suppliers.

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) is calling for the government to commission a review of the economic value of climate adaptation, which could have a similar catalysing impact as the Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change and the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity.

Abu Dhabi is set to welcome the 2026 UN Water Conference – the UAE and Senegal will co-host the 2026 UN Water Conference in Abu Dhabi from 8–10 December 2026.

Uisce Éireann has identified 72 cities, towns and villages across Ireland as priority locations for investment to help unlock new homes and support growing communities. The locations, in conjunction with rural areas and other communities, will benefit from the Government’s additional €2 billion funding programme announced as part of the National Development Plan.