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Understanding how water moves, behaves and influences communities and industries across the globe.
Water is becoming scarcer in many places and increasingly volatile in others. Building sustainable communities, industries and infrastructure is becoming more challenging. Our wide range of projects highlights our innovation, our creativity, and our focus on finding solutions that rise to that challenge and positively impact our clients and the communities they serve.
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Water sector risk and resilience in the Caribbean
The Caribbean faces severe water sector risks from climate change and hurricanes. We developed adaptation plans for five countries in the region, focusing on climate-proofing infrastructure and managing water resources. This essential evidence will inform future infrastructure development priorities
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Understanding shallow flows for effective road drainage
Effective drainage of roads and highways is crucial for both traffic safety and the long-term durability of the pavement. This, in turn, supports the overall resilience and sustainability of the road infrastructure. HR Wallingford developed a new way to assess the capacity of slot drains used along
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RAIN: Innovative approaches to flood resilience
With climate change predicted to bring wetter, stormier weather to the UK, more communities will be at risk of flooding. Identifying properties at risk in these communities and helping residents adapt to the impacts of climate change presents a huge challenge for society, particularly in areas where
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Water for tomorrow
Access to water is vital for people and industry. But with the pressure of increasing demand and the impact of climate change, the UK government has set targets to significantly reduce water abstraction in England by 2050 to safeguard ecosystems and environments.
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Early warning system helps Peru build back better
The coastal El Niño of 2017 caused devastating damage from flooding, mudslides and landslides across Northern Peru. In 2020, a government-to-government agreement between Peru and the United Kingdom was put in place to ensure that the reconstruction created lasting resilience to local communities.
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Building a flood forecasting and warning system for Malaysia
Large areas of Malaysia repeatedly suffer from prolonged and significant floods, causing widespread disruption to communities, businesses and infrastructure. And with climate change and urbanisation expected to lead to bigger and more frequent floods worldwide, early-warning systems are set to
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CCRA, the UK's first climate change assessment
HR Wallingford led pioneering work for the UK Government to assess climate change related risks up to the year 2100. The Climate Change Risk Assessment (CCRA), for the first time, presents a comparison of a wide range of climate change risks based on their economic, social and environmental
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