Resiliency News

1. Jacobs Technologies Feature In Three Winning Water Innovation Projects 6/20/2025

   Three projects featuring Jacobs-developed technologies and expertise have been named winners of the fifth Water Breakthrough Challenge by the Ofwat Innovation Fund.

2. Fathom Integrates Future Climate Into Global Flood Cat 6/17/2025

   Flood risk intelligence company Fathom today announces the integration of future climate scenarios into its Global Flood Cat, making it the first flood catastrophe model to include them at a global scale.

3. Multiple Extreme Climate Events At The Same Time May Be The New Normal 6/9/2025

   Heatwaves, droughts and forest fires are some of the extreme climate-related events that are expected not only to become more frequent but also to increasingly strike at the same time.

4. ASM And AGU Offer Critical Strategies To Protect Public Health And Safe Drinking Water Amid Climate Change 6/9/2025

   The American Academy of Microbiology, the honorific leadership group and think tank within the American Society for Microbiology (ASM), and the American Geophysical Union (AGU) have released a new report, Water, Waterborne Pathogens and Public Health: Environmental Drivers.

5. Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated Awarded $150,000 Grant From Global Water Challenge To Strengthen Rural Water Leadership And Resilience 6/9/2025

   The Rural Community Assistance Partnership Incorporated (RCAP) has been awarded $150,000 from Global Water Challenge (GWC).

6. Commission Launches Strategy To Enhance Water Security For People, Economy And Environment 6/4/2025

   Today, the Commission adopted the European Water Resilience Strategy aiming at restoring and protecting the water cycle, securing clean and affordable water for all and creating a sustainable, resilient, smart and competitive water-economy in Europe.

7. The Water Tower And iTrust Labs Announce DCS-Water '25 6/4/2025

   As water and wastewater treatment plants grow increasingly digitized, they face a rising threat of sophisticated and targeted cyberattacks that can cause service disruptions, infrastructure damage and compromised water quality.

8. Global Water Sector Leaders Convene In Seville To Chart The Future Of Resilient Water Solutions 6/2/2025

   As the world enacts ambitious new water reuse regulations and climate change intensifies global water stress, government leaders, industry pioneers, and policy experts gathered in Seville on June 1&2 for a high-level colloquium tackling one of the century’s most urgent challenges: securing water in an age of extremes.

9. New Report Details Challenges Reshaping The Water Sector 5/29/2025
   The newly released 2025 Water Report from Black & Veatch offers a stark look at the pressures facing U.S. water utilities. Based on insights from 680 industry stakeholders, the report points to growing concerns over cybersecurity, evolving regulations, and PFAS contamination.
10. Regulations, Cybersecurity, Workforce, And Data Centers Among Top Challenges In U.S. Water Sector 5/20/2025

    As the U.S. water sector grapples with aging infrastructure and workforce shortages, new headwinds are rising — from regulatory uncertainty and growing cybersecurity threats to emerging water demands tied to artificial intelligence (AI) and data centers. These pressures, detailed in Black & Veatch's newly released 2025 Water Report, reflect a sector increasingly challenged to protect public health while modernizing systems for the future.