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Latest CaBA news includes

CaBA Self-Assessment Tools now available

A suite of Self-Assessment Tools is now available to help CaBA Partnerships quickly assess how well they are performing in terms of recognised milestones and good practice from around the country 

Raising Funds for CaBA Urban River Projects

The Downstreams Solutions CIC Team has secured funding to use an innovative web site to Raise Funds and Generate Support for CaBA Urban River Projects. It works by connecting businesses and communities with projects and asking them to contribute. For more information email: paula@downstreams.org or ant@downstreams.org

Benefits of CaBA for Local Government

There is an article on the benefits of the Catchment-Based Approach for local authorities in this month’s First magazine published by the Local Government Association and CaBA Communications officer Sarah Buckingham has also worked with Lewisham Borough Council to publish a guidance note for planners on how to approach development near rivers.   

On the CaBA forum recently:

Sam Todd at the Environment Agency has updated a series of CaBA Funding Advice Notes; Sim Reaney of Durham University is seeking feedback on the web-based version of Scimap; Abi Mansley from Tyne Rivers Trust is seeking examples from other CaBA partnerships of Terms of Reference and Vision Statements; Martin Redding from Witham 4th IDB (and a member of the Catchment Data User Group) flagged up an Interactive Urbanisation Map from the Consumer Data Research Centre. Register for the CaBA Forum here and remember to subscribe so you get email notifications when there are new posts.