IWSN Director at World Water Week in Stockholm

By: Chad Staddon on 18th Sep 2017

World Water Week, which took place over five days in Stockholm, saw over 3,200 participants from 133 countries attend several hundred sessions, share experiences, and discuss solutions to the world’s most critical water challenges. It was, as always, full... Read more »

Categories: Blog Climate change adaptation Green infrastructure Resilience University of the West of England

Trialling Pee Power technology in Uganda – Part 2

By: James Walker on 12th Sep 2017

In the first part of his reporting from Uganda, James Walker, an MSc Environmental Management student from UWE Bristol, explained how the first overseas trial of Pee Power technology – developed by the Bristol BioEnergy Centre (BBiC), within the... Read more »

Categories: Africa Blog Student scholarships Uganda University of the West of England UWE Global Water Security Project

Water governance in a changing climate in Mendoza, Argentina

By: Paula Mussetta on 7th Sep 2017

Despite a relatively reliable water supply, a solid water infrastructure system that dates back hundreds of years, and an autonomous and strong water governance system, the Argentinean province of Mendoza still faces an uncertain future for water security. While... Read more »

Categories: Agriculture Argentina Blog Climate change adaptation

Understanding climate change and sustainbility in rural Peru

By: Sophia Cockell on 29th Aug 2017

Sophia Cockell, a Geography student at UWE Bristol, is in Peru for seven weeks, conducting research with Centro de Competencias del Agua (CCA), as part of the UWE Global Water Security Project. Here, she explains more about her work,... Read more »

Categories: Blog Peru University of the West of England UWE Global Water Security Project

Alpaca grazing, traditional water harvesting and university sustainability plans – UWE students reflect on their research in Peru

By: Elliot Tasker on 22nd Aug 2017

Elliot Tasker, Hannah Barnikel and Sophia Cockell – Geography students at UWE Bristol – are in Peru for seven weeks, conducting research with Centro de Competencias del Agua (CCA), as part of the UWE Global Water Security Project. In... Read more »

Categories: Agriculture Blog Peru South America UWE Global Water Security Project Wetlands

Studying the effects of drought on sugar cane farmers in Swaziland

By: Alan Terry on 21st Aug 2017

I returned to Tshaneni, Swaziland this summer to investigate how the 2013-16 El Niño drought which affected most of southern Africa impacted on the food security of a group of irrigated smallholder sugar cane farmers. Themba Mthethwa (RMI, Swaziland) and... Read more »

Categories: Africa Agriculture Blog Drought University of the West of England

Trialling Pee Power technology in Uganda

By: James Walker on 27th Jul 2017

James Walker is studying for an MSc in Environmental Management at the University of the West of England, and received an IWSN Scholarship to support his studies. His trip to Uganda, also funded by IWSN, will involve researching attitudes... Read more »

Categories: Africa Blog Uganda University of the West of England UWE Global Water Security Project

Observations from a mid-summer visit to coastal Norway

By: Natasha Bradshaw on 20th Jul 2017

Sand blew over and under the car along the coastal road from Stavanger airport south into Jaeran. Situated at the bottom of fjordland, Jaeran is a pocket of this beautiful country offering relief for the ‘highanders’ with its straight... Read more »

Categories: Blog Coast University of the West of England

Enhancing the resilience of critical energy infrastructure in Zambia

By: Musyani Siame and Bimo Nkhata on 12th Jul 2017

The critical energy infrastructure of many African countries is coming under immense stress as droughts caused by climate change continue to pose serious threats to energy security. In Zambia, droughts have become a major feature of the climate –... Read more »

Categories: Africa Blog Monash South Africa Nexus Resilience Zambia

Influencing the global wetlands agenda

By: Mark Everard on 5th Jul 2017

The Ramsar Convention – in full The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat but also known as the Convention on Wetlands – is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands.... Read more »

Categories: Blog Ecosystems University of the West of England Wetlands