Droughts Alert Sample


Alert Sample

Alert results for: Droughts

Information between 14th August 2024 - 13th September 2024

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Parliamentary Debates
COP29: UK Priorities
44 speeches (14,013 words)
Tuesday 10th September 2024 - Westminster Hall
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Deirdre Costigan (Lab - Ealing Southall) Floods, droughts and food shortages are certainly becoming more common, but the threat is often seen - Link to Speech
2: Lee Pitcher (Lab - Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme) Too little water, too much water, or water that is too dirty leads to floods, droughts and pollution - Link to Speech
3: Kerry McCarthy (Lab - Bristol East) a significant Somalian community and we know that the Horn of Africa has been absolutely ravaged by droughts - Link to Speech

Great British Energy Bill
184 speeches (43,105 words)
2nd reading
Thursday 5th September 2024 - Commons Chamber
Department for Energy Security & Net Zero
Mentions:
1: Bernard Jenkin (Con - Harwich and North Essex) There are phenomena called wind droughts, which can go on for very long periods. - Link to Speech



Department Publications - News and Communications
Thursday 12th September 2024
Cabinet Office
Source Page: New taskforce launched to turbocharge flood preparedness and delivery of flood defences
Document: New taskforce launched to turbocharge flood preparedness and delivery of flood defences (webpage)

Found: In August, the government also launched the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure, which is backed

Thursday 5th September 2024
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Source Page: Steve Reed speech on the Water (Special Measures) Bill
Document: Steve Reed speech on the Water (Special Measures) Bill (webpage)

Found: pressures on demand are made worse by our changing climate, with more frequent and prolonged floods and droughts

Saturday 31st August 2024
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
Source Page: UK to receive earlier flood and drought warnings using high-tech sensors and real time monitoring
Document: UK to receive earlier flood and drought warnings using high-tech sensors and real time monitoring (webpage)

Found: across the UK to use latest tech and major data bank to better predict where devastating floods and droughts

Monday 19th August 2024
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Source Page: Recovered appeal: London City Airport, Hartman Road, Silvertown London E16 2PX (ref: 3326646 - 19 August 2024)
Document: (PDF)

Found: The Borough has suffered from more extreme weather events – droughts and flooding, an increase in emissions



Department Publications - Policy and Engagement
Thursday 5th September 2024
HM Treasury
Source Page: Treasury Minutes – September 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: weather events that are significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern and include droughts

Thursday 5th September 2024
HM Treasury
Source Page: Treasury Minutes – September 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: weather events that are significantly different from the average or usual weather pattern and include droughts



Department Publications - Transparency
Wednesday 21st August 2024
HM Treasury
Source Page: FRAB minutes and associated papers: 20 June 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: either e vent -driven (acute) such as increased severity of extreme weather events (e.g., cyclones, droughts

Wednesday 21st August 2024
HM Treasury
Source Page: FRAB minutes and associated papers: 20 June 2024
Document: (PDF)

Found: either e vent -driven (acute) such as increased severity of extreme weather events (e.g., cyclones, droughts



Non-Departmental Publications - News and Communications
Sep. 12 2024
Environment Agency
Source Page: New taskforce launched to turbocharge flood preparedness and delivery of flood defences
Document: New taskforce launched to turbocharge flood preparedness and delivery of flood defences (webpage)
News and Communications

Found: In August, the government also launched the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure, which is backed



Non-Departmental Publications - Transparency
Aug. 19 2024
Met Office
Source Page: Met Office annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024
Document: (PDF)
Transparency

Found: to explore the possible extreme events in the current and future climate such as prolonged wind droughts

Aug. 19 2024
Met Office
Source Page: Met Office annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024
Document: (PDF)
Transparency

Found: to explore the possible extreme events in the current and future climate such as prolonged wind droughts




Droughts mentioned in Scottish results


Scottish Government Publications
Wednesday 4th September 2024
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Source Page: Draft Scottish National Adaptation Plan 3 (SNAP3) 2024-29 - consultation analysis
Document: Draft Scottish National Adaptation Plan 3 (SNAP3) 2024-29: Consultation analysis (PDF)

Found: theme respondents discussed the heightened risk of flooding and storms , the growing frequency of droughts

Wednesday 4th September 2024
Performance, Delivery and Resilience Directorate
Source Page: Programme for Government 2024-25: Serving Scotland
Document: Programme for Government 2024-25: Serving Scotland (PDF)

Found: of our hottest years have all come in the last 20 years, and the increased frequency of storms, droughts

Wednesday 4th September 2024
External Affairs Directorate
Source Page: Scottish International Development Fund: FOI release
Document: FOI 202400407734 - Information Released - Annex A (PDF)

Found: management to communities vulnerable to the adverse impact s of climate change, including erratic rainfall, droughts

Monday 2nd September 2024
Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Source Page: Successful Just Transition Fund applications: EIR release
Document: EIR 202400417620 - Information released - Annex (PDF)

Found: Extreme weather is likely to become more variable and more frequent, leading to greater risk of both droughts

Wednesday 21st August 2024
Chief Medical Officer Directorate
Source Page: Realistic Medicine: Taking Care - Chief Medical Officer for Scotland Annual Report 2023-2024
Document: Realistic Medicine: Taking Care - Chief Medical Officer for Scotland Annual Report 2023–2024 (PDF)

Found: Extreme weather events like droughts, floods and storms can damage crops and infrastructure, disrupting