14 Jul 2020
As part of an Environment Agency project on property flood resilience information (PFR), CIWEM has put together a survey to help understand how information provision and training on PFR can be improved, which can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PFRtrain. The 5-minute survey is initially open until Friday 17th July, but may be extended. CIWEM is very […]
14 Jul 2020
The National Coastal Tourism Academy is providing an excellent hub with a variety of blogs on the issues and activities around covid and the coast communities – click here to see the material available NCTA June Update ‘Tuesday’s long-awaited announcement that Covid-secure hospitality businesses can now get back to business on 4 July has brought […]
14 Jul 2020
Swansea Tidal Lagoon The Development Consent Order has now lapsed – Council and Company disagree https://www.business-live.co.uk/manufacturing/end-road-swansea-bay-tidal-18510013 Ambiguities remain with role of BEIS https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/swansea-bay-tidal-lagoon-backers-in-last-ditch-attempt-to-keep-project-afloat-30-06-2020/ The Companies viewpoint highlighted here http://www.tidallagoonpower.com/news/ Re-imagined design with floating buildings and solar PV at less cost to the UK Tac payer – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53224180 And there is a new Tidal Lagoon proposal […]
14 Jul 2020
The recently produced Locality report assessed community capacity in light of Covid-19 community responses and highlighted that: Existing social infrastructure has been vital to the crisis response Well-functioning local systems have emerged in the heat of the crisis The role of community organisations as “cogs of connection” has been strengthened That despite the above, long […]
14 Jul 2020
Bob Earll Routinely we promote a wide range of newsletters which cover marine and coastal issues. This monthly APPG update on fisheries is a must for any of you who are interested in fisheries. Welcome to the APPG on Fisheries newsletter. Through regular updates, we aim to keep you informed of policy developments, Parliamentary announcements […]
14 Jul 2020
Defra ‘ Boost for picturesque landscapes as Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty extended Government gives green light for expansion of Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB. The government has today (7 July) confirmed the expansion of the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (SC&H AONB). The move sees the […]
07 Jul 2020
Exclusive in the Guardian “Water firms discharged raw sewage into England’s rivers 200,000 times in 2019” Newspaper highlights how untreated effluent flowed into waterways for more than 1.5m hours, whilst England’s privatised water firms have paid £57bn in dividends since 1991. Water companies in England discharged raw sewage into rivers on more than 200,000 occasions […]
07 Jul 2020
From Waterwise newsletter During the driest May since records began, demand for water was the highest that it’s ever been. Water UK reported an average overall increase in water use of 20%, with some areas hitting 40% above normal for the time of year – representing an increase of more than 2.2 billion litres per […]
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