Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has today (20 September) completed a two day visit to Burma which included talks with State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and a tour of northern Rakhine, the area where thousands of Rohingya have fled. Speaking to media, … read more
The National Drought Group (NDG), chaired by Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan, brings together government departments, water companies, environmental groups and others to coordinate action to maintain water supplies and manage the ot… read more
The NDG convened on Thursday 20 September to assess the present situation and review the action being taken to reduce the risk of drought in 2019. read more
The NDG convened on Thursday 20 September to assess the present situation and review the action being taken to reduce the risk of drought in 2019. read more
• National Drought Group agrees action to reduce risk of drought in 2019 • More than 300 dry-weather environmental incidents this summer • Water restrictions likely in spring 2019 if winter rainfall is below average. The National Drought Group (NDG) m… read more