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Will the £400m a year investment for flood defence promised by the government be enough to prevent future flooding in the UK? Vote here
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That the UK needs greater flood defences is a no-brainer. Getting a level of co-ordination between government departments and local authorities to make it happen is the challenge
Philip Dilley echoes comments of EA deputy chief executive and calls for “complete rethink” on flood resilience
Chair Philip Dilley tells Building flood could herald a “completely new experience” and that investment will be re-examined
The Building Safety Act identifies who should pay for historic defects but not what happens when culpable parties simply don’t have the money. Construction lawyer Francis Ho proposes a radical solution
Water consumption in AI data centres is frequently misunderstood, say Nick Remington of PolarDC and Simon Wyatt of Cundall. With the right cooling strategies, site selection and energy sourcing, the UK can expand its digital infrastructure without a corresponding rise in water use
The government’s plan is intended to allow developers to pay into a fund instead of directly delivering mitigation works. Sophie Henwood looks at its chances of success and finds it is anything but straightforward
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