Tag: #naturebasedsolutions
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FWR Panel Discussion – the impact of agriculture on water
In this Foundation for Water Research (FWR) event, speakers discussed the critical relationship between agriculture and water resources. Through a series of short, lightning presentations the expert speakers highlighted the latest insights on the impact of agriculture on water resources, experience of managing this in practice, and potential future challenges for this relationship. Presentations included:…
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Delivering multiple benefits from nature-based solutions
This discussion meeting brings 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 provides a short presentation exploring their views on the role of nature-based solutions in delivering multiple benefits and how these can be delivered in practice. We then…
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FWR webinar – Delivering multiple benefits from nature-based solutions
This 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…
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FWR webinar – Working with farmers for river restoration
Farmers 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 nature-based solutions in the water sector
The IUCN defines nature-based solutions as those that address societal challenges through actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems, benefiting people and nature at the same time. The Foundation for Water Research (FWR) Community’s Water Environment & Ecosystem Services Technical Panel held a roundtable discussion with experts from across the sector…
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Thames RFCC and WWT collaborate on streamlined Natural Flood Management programme
Introduction The Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC) and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) are working collaboratively on an innovative Natural Flood Management (NFM) programme. The programme is designed to mainstream NFM in the catchment and provide projects with a more streamlined way to access funding. The Thames RFCC have been trialling a…
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Briefing Paper: Future of water resources
Today the FWR have published a briefing paper on the future of water resources provides an overview of the key challenges facing the water sector and explores potential solutions to support the UK in moving towards a sustainable water sector that works for people and nature. Read the briefing This briefing paper was informed through…
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Lessons learned from catchment-based trading in nature in south-west England
In this summary article, Professor Mark Everard explores the private investment Bristol Avon Catchment Market programme, along with its challenges and successes in ecosystem restoration. The full report on this programme can be found on the IES website. Introduction Interest in nature-based solutions (NBS) has grown, offering potential benefits for climate resilience, water security, flood…
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Innovation in the water sector: ecosystem services, Net Zero and nature-based solutions
In this article, we examine how innovation is being explored by the water sector. Here, innovation needs to be understood as new methods, ideas, products, or solutions for adoption by environmental practitioners. We look at three different domains within which innovation has played a significant role: ecosystem services, nature-based solutions (NbS) and greenhouse gas emissions…
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Creating a distributive Smart WaterGrid for the future
Water Net Gain is a new £1.1 million initiative led by South West Water and the Westcountry Rivers Trust. It is funded under the OFWAT Water Breakthrough Challenge, a pioneering £200 million programme to unleash a wave of innovation in the water sector and tackle some of the major challenges of our time – delivering…
