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A Water Smart Society for a post Covid-19 Recovery Plan

Friday, April 24, 2020

The COVID-19 is a wake-up call which stresses on how the European Union and its Member States are not well prepared for cross-boundary and cross-sectoral crises. Water has been identified as a key structural risk for our society for 9 years now with one of the 5 strongest severity of impact as a potential source and multiplier of disasters for our economy, people and our environment. Particularly, this crisis clearly points out the importance of the water-health nexus.

Source: Water Europe

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.

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

These maps of rivers around the world were created by Esri UK, a mapping and spatial analytics company, from detailed elevation data collected using remote sensing techniques. The information was taken from Esri’s Living Atlas, one of the world’s largest collections of geographic information.

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.

New European Environment Agency report says dam removal helps to improve floodplain services

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