Plans to make sure water supplies across the south east of England don’t leave future generations high and dry will be top of the agenda when the Consumer Council for Water (CCWater) meets in Reading on Tuesday next week.

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.

The latest annual report on the environmental performance of the nine water and sewerage companies (WASCs) operating mainly in England from the Environment Agency says that the majority achieved close to or exceeded targets set to improve water quality.

The Analysis and Research Team at the Ministry of Defence Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (DCDC) is undertaking a study into the future of water and water security as part of the DCDC Global Strategic Trends Programme.

The official Action Day for Water of the COP22 in Marrakech this month has highlighted the strategic importance of water in the context of climate change and proposed tangible solutions for the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

The European Commission has proposed the first research partnership of its kind in the Mediterranean Area to develop novel solutions for sustainable water management and food production.

Water impacts have cost businesses over $2.5 billion this year, and over two thirds of companies say their business is exposed to substantive risks in the future.

The World Bank has published a new report on blue water and the consequences of alternative food security policies in the Middle East and North Africa for water security.

Marking World Water Day last week, the United Nations (UN) and international experts have published a common working definition of “water security” to facilitate critical work on water issues.