23 Mar 2020
Corona Virus: Work & Meetings
Work None: This emergency is having the result of stopping work for many people. My daughter is professional musician – all gigs cancelled; her best friend is a dentist – the surgery is closed. The big corporate losers will be some major industries like the airlines and retailers because we will be consuming less. Normal […]
23 Mar 2020
Fishing and the Corona Virus – sector suffering quickly due to the failure to access markets
Version March 23 March 2020 Bob Earll Guardian: Coronavirus: ‘severe shock’ to UK fishing as markets dry up The coronavirus outbreak has hit British fishers with a “very severe shock” as demand from export markets and the domestic restaurant trade has dried up. The UK exports about 70% of its catch to Europe and Asia […]
23 Mar 2020
Governance & What the Covid-19 pandemic should teach us – Dr Peter JS Jones UCL
Version March 24th 2020 Dr Peter JS Jones, Reader in Environmental Governance, Department of Geography, University College London (UCL). P.J.Jones@ucl.ac.uk; Professor Rick Stafford, Professor of Marine Biology and Conservation, University of Bournemouth. This blog has now been developed into an article in the Ecologist magazine Click here to read the article (13/4/2020) Reflecting on the […]
23 Mar 2020
Risks to North Sea Fish Stocks and Wildlife post Brexit – Important technical report – Heath & Cook
Risks to North Sea Fish Stocks and Wildlife if Post-Brexit Fishery Negotiations Fail to Reach Agreement on Quotas and Access to UK Waters: Extended Technical Report Heath, Michael R. and Cook, Robin M. (2020) “Taking back control of fisheries” became one of the totemic issues uniting supporters of the campaign to leave the EU. Having left, the issue […]
18 Mar 2020
Anglian Water – Net Zero & Climate Change Adaptation – Report & Consultation
Anglian Water ‘Our region – low lying, with a long coastline and low rainfall – is particularly susceptible to climate change. Water resources are already scarce, and rising temperatures will reduce them further, with the threat of more frequent droughts. Yet at the same time, rising sea levels and more intense rainfall will also lead […]
18 Mar 2020
The National Framework for Water Resources launched – Environment Agency
The Environment Agency has launched a long-term plan for meeting the challenges our water supplies are likely to face as a result of climate change and population growth. The National Framework for Water Resources, launched today, brings together industry, regulators and government to transform the way we use and look after our water supplies. The framework […]
18 Mar 2020
Coronavirus and Water: Portsmouth Water sets out its position
Water companies, staff and business continuity What is Portsmouth Water doing to minimise the impact of COVID-19? ‘We are continuously monitoring the Government’s updates and guidance regarding COVID-19 and are also taking precautionary steps to protect the health of our workforce: We have shared with our employees the preventative measures they need to take as […]