FWR Panel Discussion: Protecting our rivers, lakes and seas: tackling water pollution challenges through innovation and collaboration
Online EventThis panel discussion will explore the health of our water environment and water pollution.
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FWR webinar: Protecting Scotland’s groundwater quality
Online EventThis free webinar will provide an overview of the new groundwater quality standards for Scotland, including the key changes to Scottish Environment Protection Agency’s (SEPA’s) associated guidance on assigning groundwater criteria for pollutant inputs, and on land contamination impacts on the water environment. This updated guidance is relevant to hydrogeological risk assessments in support of […]
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A body of knowledge: Unravelling murders through water science
Online EventForensic hydrology is a specialised field within environmental science that uses hydrological methods to solve legal and criminal problems. This interdisciplinary field merges principles from environmental science, geology and chemistry to investigate and elucidate incidents involving flowing water. From tracing the origins of water contamination to determining the timing and sources of floods, forensic hydrology […]
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FWR webinar: Planning citizen science monitoring of rivers
Online EventThe CastCo Catchment Systems Thinking Cooperative (CastCo project) is building a shared understanding of monitoring data so that citizen scientists can work alongside professionals to restore rivers together. They have been working with eight Demonstration Catchments for the last two and a half years, where volunteer coordinators have built a workforce of volunteers to carry […]
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Harnessing BNG to amplify urban flood risk management
Online EventFlooding is the number one natural hazard in the UK (CCC, 2021). The risks and associated costs of flooding are growing due to climate change, but the planning system in England has not yet adapted accordingly. The Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) legislation came into effect in England from February 2024 and represents a significant shift […]
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Freshwater Biological Association – Annual Scientific Meeting
Nottingham Trent UniversityFreshwater Biological Association (FBA) is delighted to announce the 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM). They have a tremendous range of keynote speakers and presenters from a wide variety of backgrounds and stages in their careers. They are also able to offer financial support for early career members via the newly created Richard Chadd Bursary Fund. […]
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FWR webinar – Working with farmers for river restoration
Online EventFarmers and land managers have a huge influence on Britain’s rural environment, but there is only so much that an individual, acting in isolation, can achieve on their own. By working together, aided by an advisor or ‘facilitator’, farmers and land managers can work more cohesively together in their locality. This enables them to collectively […]
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Enabling community maintenance for local FRM – new guidance
Online EventJoin us for the launch of CIRIA’s new guidance, Enabling community maintenance for local flood risk management (C821), to explore approaches to empowering local community groups to maintain flood risk infrastructure and improve their local environment if they wish to do so. Header image: © sunakri | Adobe Stock
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Water Framework Directive economics 25 years on: From promise to practice – and the case for reform
Online EventThis webinar will present a review of the economic provisions of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) by an informal group of independent European water economists, who in 2000 worked together to develop the Wateco Guidance for the economic analysis for the WFD. It documents their 25 years practical experience with WFD implementation. Jonathan will first […]
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FWR webinar – Trading water across regions: Challenges, opportunities and its role in supporting resilience
Online EventClimate change is predicted to drive changes in the distribution of water across the UK, and combined with our increased usage of water, is projected to lead to increased water scarcity in England by the end of the century. This will have repercussions on the supply and demand of water across the country and will […]
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Showcasing the multiple benefits of citizen science in catchment management and conservation
Stantec UK office The Stills, 1st Floor, 80 Turnmill Street, London, United KingdomThis event is for all those CIWEM members and prospective members interested in finding out more about what is meant by the term ‘citizen science’’, specifically for catchment management and conservation. There will be an exciting line up of speakers from the Zoological Society of London, Water Rangers, Thames21 and NatureMetrics covering topics on the […]
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FWR webinar – Delivering multiple benefits from nature-based solutions
Online EventThis discussion meeting will bring together experts on nature-based solutions to discuss how they can support a healthy and resilient water environment, whilst delivering multiple benefits for people and nature. Each speaker will provide a short presentation exploring their views on the role of nature-based solutions in delivering multiple benefits and how these can be […]
