England faces widespread water shortages unless the government takes decisive action as drought threats intensify. A cross-party group of peers warned that water infrastructure is under increasing strain from climate change, population growth, significant public water supply leakage, and water-intensive industry demands. The warning states that the UK is not short of rainfall, but must drastically improve how it stores, manages, and reuses water. Ministers were urged to encourage greater water reuse and rainwater harvesting among the public, launch targeted awareness campaigns, and enhance water efficiency standards in homes. The measures are part of a whole-society approach to balance supply and demand and avert drought and flooding.
"England faces widespread water shortages unless the government takes decisive action under the growing threat of droughts, a group of peers has warned. The House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee highlighted the country's water infrastructure is under increasing strain from a combination of climate change, population growth, significant public water supply leakage, and the demands of water-intensive industries."
"In a report published on Thursday, the cross-party committee stressed that while the UK is not short of rainfall, it must drastically improve how it stores, manages, and reuses water. Ministers were urged to encourage greater water reuse and rainwater harvesting among the public, launch targeted awareness campaigns, and enhance water efficiency standards in homes."
"These measures form part of a "whole society approach" aimed at balancing supply and demand to avert both drought and flooding as the impacts of global warming intensify."
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