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Waterwise has been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to launch an exciting new pilot project that will help grassroots sports clubs become more water efficient while inspiring local communities to value and save water.

With prolonged heatwaves and hosepipe bans coming into force across more and more areas of the UK, CEO Nicci Russell explains why we all need to adopt essential water-saving habits, to help secure our water future for our economy and environment. 

Waterwise outlines six immediate policy actions, from tighter building regulations to the full implementation of mandatory water efficiency labelling and a call for commercial water reporting, as new PM Andy Burnham enters office – stating that UK cannot build a resilient water future without a radical, government-led focus on water efficiency.

Waterwise has secured funding for five major collaborative innovation projects through Ofwat’s first Water Efficiency Lab (WEL) competition, and the new Cambridge Water Efficiency Fund (weCB Fund), reinforcing our role at the heart of delivering practical water efficiency solutions across the UK.

The Waterwise Conference 2026 ‘Water Resilience: Everyone’s Businesses’ brought together leaders from government, business, the water sector, academia and environmental organisations for two days of inspiring discussion, collaboration and fresh thinking.

Waterwise has welcomed the publication of A Well-Adapted UK Report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC), which identifies drought as one of the most significant climate hazards facing the UK, and places water efficiency at the heart of a resilient future.