09 Dec 2014
MIKE URBAN IS NOW FREE FOR UK WATER COMPANIES! We are pleased to announce that, for UK-based Water Companies, MIKE URBAN is now available with no initial investment cost, when signing up to a minimum three year Support and Maintenance (SMA) agreement. The deal includes: MIKE URBAN Model Manager (including EPANET and SWMM5) CS-Pipeflow 1D Pipe […]
06 Dec 2014
This compilation picks up on the recently announced EAC review, a recent report on the health effects of fracking based on American experience and a hostile anti-fracking article in the Ecologist which sets out a whose who of positions. Environmental Audit Committee start review of risk from fracking on the environment including water, air and […]
06 Dec 2014
A new report shows that the EU countries would save huge amounts every year if the use of endocrine disruptors was reduced. The Nordic environment ministers together demand action from the EU. Every year it costs the EU countries at least 4.5 billion kroner in lost work capacity and higher health care costs because citizens […]
06 Dec 2014
Human societies are not resilient to extreme weather, according to a new report released by the Royal Society last week. Human exposure to extreme weather is set to increase with continued changes in global climate and population size, location and age. The Resilience to Extreme Weather report identifies the regions most vulnerable to floods, droughts […]
06 Dec 2014
Running for five weeks, this is the first stage in the Sustainability Appraisal (SA) process, where the South marine plans are independently assessed to understand how they will help deliver sustainable development. The scoping report looks at sustainability issues such as communities, health and wellbeing, marine ecology and cultural heritage. MMO’s Sustainability Manager, Chris Maxwell, […]
01 Dec 2014
CIWEM: ‘Back in the 1990s and early 2000s, The Green Ribbon Political Awards were high profile accolades (and a wooden spoon) awarded to politicians, businesses and NGOs both in the UK and abroad for their environmental achievements. Decided by a high profile panel of judges including the likes of Jonathan Porritt and respected environment journalist […]
01 Dec 2014
CIWEM have commented on the Government Announcements – http://www.ciwem.org/information-and-resources/press–media/news-list/2014/dec/the-autumn-statement-is-already-forgetting-the-floods-of-last-winter.aspx Guardian ‘Treasury plans to spend from £2.3bn budget on improving protection for 300,000 homes over six years More than 1,400 flood defence projects are to receive funding to provide better protection from flooding for hundreds of thousands of homes. The Treasury is detailing projects that will […]
01 Dec 2014
Dramatic climate changes and weather extremes already affecting millions of lives, but solutions exist. World Bank WASHINGTON, November 23, 2014 – ‘ the planet warms further, heat-waves and other weather extremes that today occur once in hundreds of years, if ever, would become the “new climate normal,” creating a world of increased risks and instability. […]
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