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SUMMARY:IES Training - Making a splash: Learn how to engage with water policy
DESCRIPTION:This training session will give participants the skills they need to become more aware about policy and to engage effectively in the complex environmental policy landscape. Focusing on water policy\, this session will give participants a grounding in policy and techniques to influence decision-making\, as well as the context to understand how policy decisions shape their work and the wider water sector. \nThis training will be suitable for environmental professionals working (or seeking to engage) in the water sector who are interested in policy and becoming more aware or more influential. All levels of experience and familiarity with policy are welcome. \nIf you have not worked with policy before\, this training will give you a solid background in how policy works and how it affects the sector. For those who are more experienced\, you will gain new ways to influence policy and measure your success. All participants will also have the opportunity to engage in peer-to-peer learning to troubleshoot challenges and opportunities in water policy. \nCost\n£45 for members\n£90 for non members \nView full agenda \n\nJoseph Lewis\, Policy Lead\, Institution of Environmental Sciences\nThe training will be delivered by Joseph Lewis\, Policy Lead for the Institution of Environmental Sciences. Joseph is responsible for policy engagement for the IES and working to promote the use of the environmental sciences in decision making. \nHe has an MSc in Public Policy from the University in Bristol\, where he specialised in environmental policy\, as well as a Law Degree from Durham University. Joseph is an experienced public speaker; he is a regular event speaker and has appeared on national broadcast media. Joseph has years of voluntary experience as a debating and public speaking coach. \nJoseph is an advocate for transformative change and using social systems to bring together communities with science-led solutions to the interconnected climate\, biodiversity\, and social crises facing humanity.
URL:https://fwr.org/event/ieswaterpolicytraining/
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SUMMARY:FWR Webinar - The River Crane: an Urban Smarter Water Catchment
DESCRIPTION:The River Crane in West London is the UK’s first urban Smarter Water Catchment and since 2020 has benefited from £3m of direct investment across five main themes – community and access; biodiversity; water quality; geomorphology and flooding – with at least £20m of further investment identified. \nThis webinar sets out the main findings of the programme to date\, considers the extent to which the catchment has been transformed across each theme\, and whether it might be possible to achieve “Good Ecological Status” in a highly developed urban river. \n\nRob Gray\, Chair and Director\, Crane Valley CIC\nRob Gray has a background in environmental management and a passion for rivers. He worked for 20 years in consultancy\, mostly with WS Atkins – and specialising in catchment management. In 2003 he helped to found Friends of the River Crane Environment (FORCE)\, a Charity working to enhance the community and environmental value of this small West London river. In 2021 he helped to set up the Crane Valley CIC\, which chairs the Crane Valley Partnership and plays a lead role in delivering the Smarter Water Catchment programme.
URL:https://fwr.org/event/fwr-webinar-the-river-crane-an-urban-smarter-water-catchment/
LOCATION:Online Event
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SUMMARY:FWR Webinar - Nutrient Neutrality: Success or failure\, and the future
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will consider the effectiveness of the Natural England advice to Local Planning Authorities (LPA). Consideration will be given to the range of solutions already implemented by various stakeholders to generate the necessary headroom for development. The webinar will evaluate their effectiveness and assess whether they genuinely create environmental benefits. The potential options for the expected new government will also be discussed. \n\nSarah Belton\, Director\, Nutrient Neutral\nSarah is the Founder of Nutrient Neutral and for the past 3-4 years has supported developers\, planners\, landowners and local planning authorities in developing solutions to nutrient neutrality across all affected regions in England and Wales. \nSarah has a Masters degree in Hydrogeology and 15+ years’ experience in environmental consultancy\, where she latterly specialised in water quality and agriculture. \nAs a self-confessed “nutrient nerd”\, she has a broad understanding of potential mitigation solutions for potential developments\, from single dwellings up to 2000-unit developments\, in both nitrogen and phosphorus designated areas. \nThrough this work she has also developed bespoke methodologies\, approved by Natural England\, for private credit scheme generation. \nNutrient Neutral promotes nature-based solutions for water quality improvements\, undertakes assessments and provides advice to landowners for their implementation. Sarah is also a board member of the Constructed Wetland Association. \nNutrient Neutral is also leading an agri-tech research project around a novel solution for the mitigation of diffuse pollution.
URL:https://fwr.org/event/fwr-webinar-nutrient-neutrality-success-or-failure-and-the-future/
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SUMMARY:Water: priorities for the next UK Government
DESCRIPTION:Water systems are fundamental for people\, the economy\, and the planet. In recent years\, water in the UK has had an increasing public profile as issues around water quality and water management have gained significant media attention. Water remains a critical system which environmental policy must address to support the transformation towards a sustainable society. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nThe recently announced UK General Election will provide a new opportunity to revisit key environmental policy discussions where intervention is required for the benefit of society\, the economy\, and the environment. After the election\, there will be a short yet crucial window of opportunity to engage with policy makers to solve environmental challenges and co-create a sustainable society where people and nature thrive. \n\n\n\nThis free online discussion event\, hosted by the Foundation for Water Research (FWR)\, will consider the key issues that the next UK Government should prioritise around water systems. This event will give IES members and the wider sector a chance to feed in to the IES’s policy work after the current UK General Election. This is a non-political discussion and will not be a platform for engaging with or influencing voters. Attendees will be advised to avoid anything that could be interpreted as support for a political party or candidate. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\n\n\nEngaging with policy makersThis is one of seven events helping IES members to engage with issues arising from the UK General Election and providing the opportunity to influence policy makers during the early days of the next parliamentary term. For more information\, see the announcement and our events on land condition\, education\, climate change\, policy implementation\, clean air\, and tackling the triple crisis. \n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nPriorities identified by IES members during these discussions will directly facilitate IES engagement with the next UK Government\, though they will not be used to engage with political manifestos\, or with specific parties\, candidates\, or constituencies.
URL:https://fwr.org/event/water-priorities-for-the-next-uk-government/
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