Building flood defences fit for the future
Monday, April 20, 2020
Government announces new formula for allocating funding for flood and coastal defences across England.
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WWF CYMRU recommends dam removal to restore biodiversity in Wales
Friday, April 17, 2020
Recently, WWF CYMRU and the environmental consultancy, Ecosulis, produced the report, Wales’s Nature Crisis: Recommendations for an immediate emergency response. Within the report, they advocated to the Welsh government that barrier removal will improve river resiliency and promote biodiversity.
Dam removal helps to improve floodplain services
Friday, April 17, 2020
New European Environment Agency report says dam removal helps to improve floodplain services
A recent report published by the European Environment Agency shows the necessity of a more ecosystem-based approach to the management of floodplains to conserve and restore biodiversity in rivers, lakes and wetlands, and increase water retention.
Show with the flow: elevation maps reveal world rivers
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Coronavirus And The Water Cycle — Here Is What Treatment Professionals Need To Know
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
As the global health community tracks the spread of this virus, it’s important for water and wastewater professionals to keep updated on potential impacts.
Help needed to rescue UK's old rainfall records
Thursday, March 26, 2020
At a loss to know what to do with your self-isolation time?
Well, why not get on the computer and help with a giant weather digitisation effort?
The UK has rainfall records dating back 200 years or so, but the vast majority of these are in handwritten form and can't easily be used to analyse past periods of flooding and drought.
The Rainfall Rescue Project is seeking volunteers to transfer all the data into online spreadsheets.
Our rivers can help us now
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
We hope you're all well and keeping your spirits up out there; the coronavirus outbreak is creating a lot of anxiety and disruption. We want to let you know how we're responding to this challenging time and we hope this update will inspire you with ways you can remain connected to your rivers and wildlife, while staying safe.
NERC launches new public engagement strategy
Thursday, March 12, 2020
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has today launched a new Public Engagement with Research and Innovation Strategy, which sets out a new and ambitious way of engaging the public with our research.
UKRI launches consultation on Open Access policy
Thursday, March 12, 2020
UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) has today launched a consultation as part of its Open Access Review. The consultation will inform the development of a new open access policy, aimed at ensuring that the published outputs of research are widely and freely accessible to all.
The UK government and UKRI recognise open access as an important part of achieving maximum impact from public investment in research.
Healthy floodplains have a key role to play in improving our environment
Thursday, March 12, 2020
A more ecosystem-based approach to the management of floodplains would help to conserve and restore biodiversity and reduce chemical and nutrient pollution in rivers, lakes and wetlands, and increase water retention according to the EEA report ‘Floodplains: a natural system to preserve and restore.’ Such an approach would recognise the multiple functions floodplains play.