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Infrastructure for Future Generations
Infrastructure for Future Generations Today we publish a suite of infrastructure sector insights and a major study into infrastructure delivery in Wales. Together, they form the most complete picture we’ve produced of how our essential systems are performing and allow us to assess whether Wales is set up to deliver the infrastructure future generations will…
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Nature Guardian Case Study
Nature as a Stakeholder: A Case Study of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales’ Nature Guardian Pilot – Elspeth Jones Executive Summary In 2025, the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW) undertook a six-month pilot to test a novel governance intervention: the appointment of a “Nature Guardian” to participate directly in Commission discussions. The pilot was not…
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A toolkit for community engagement on climate change
A toolkit for community engagement on climate change Infrastructure decisions made today will shape the lives of people living many decades into the future. As climate risks become increasingly complex and uncertain, public bodies and infrastructure providers need to work in new ways so that communities who want or need to understand, discuss, and influence…
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Publication of Flooding Report
Commission’s new report highlights vital steps to increase Wales’ flood resilience The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW) has today (17 October) published its latest report — “Building Resilience to Flooding in Wales by 2050”. The report presents bold but practical recommendations for Welsh Ministers to future-proof Wales against the growing risks of flooding over…
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Progress on flooding
NICW has written to Welsh Government to provide an update on our activity on flooding. Julie James MSMinister for Climate ChangeWelsh Government 9 June 2023 Dear Minister We are writing to you to update on the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales’ work on flooding and, in particular, the Co-operation Agreement commitment which asks us to…
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Commission begins research into renewable energy infrastructure challenges
Delivering renewable energy in a fair, just and collaborative way is the focus of research which the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (NICW) is announcing today. NICW was established in 2018 as a non-statutory body to advise and make recommendations to Welsh Ministers on Wales’ economic and environmental infrastructure needs over the next five to…