Within the UK, a likely change of Government will herald new policies and initiatives in the Water Sector. Internationally, the challenges facing the global water industry are unprecedented in their nature and scale. In an era of unparalleled recession, the global public sector will be unable to finance the water infrastructure that is needed without the help of the private sector - yet banks themselves are currently focussing more on balance sheet reconstruction than lending. How are these apparently

conflicting requirements to be resolved? These matters arise against a backdrop of urgent demand for carbon reduction in an industry that is very power hungry. These issues and many more will be addressed in this important seminar to mark the launch of the 11th edition of Pinsent Masons Water Yearbook 2009- 2010.