Leading global design and consultancy firm Arcadis for is warning that the UK must double its construction output to build at a rate of over £95,000 every single minute for the next decade to even come close to meeting national infrastructure ambitions.

World leaders and senior officials representing 56 Muslim nations have pledged to increase investment in science and technology as a means of tackling food, water, health and climate change challenges at the first ever Islamic-word Science and Technology summit which took place this week.

AECOM, the integrated infrastructure firm, is warning that water industry inflation will rise at a faster rate than the Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers' housing costs (CPIH) over the next 5 years, squeezing margins for water companies in the upcoming 2020-25 AMP7 Asset Management Period. 

The inadequate supply of water and sanitation is costing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region around US$21 billion per year in economic losses, according to a new World Bank report.

The first ever Islamic world science and technology summit which will take place in Astana, Kazakhstan on 10th and 11th September this week  has placed food and water security as a major priority.