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By: Alastair Chisholm

Alastair Chisholm is water, policy, regulation and governance Lead at Arup

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  • Britain needs to start designing for drought

    Opinion

    The cultural assumption that Britain will always have enough water belongs to a different climate. This summer should be the catalyst for designing around the one we now face, says Alastair Chisholm More than two thirds of England is now in drought. Hosepipe bans are widespread and, should they prove insufficient, drought orders may follow. [...]

    London cityscape from Primrose Hill showing dry, brown grass during drought with River Thames and skyscrapers

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