IWSN and CSE organise International Conclave on Green Infrastructure

on 25th Mar 2021

Over 500 people from 27 countries took part in the second Online International Knowledge Conclave on Green Infrastructure in December 2020, which was organised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)’s School of Water and Waste, and the... Read more »

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Reconnecting society with its ecological roots

By: Wayne Powell on 23rd Mar 2021

In his editorial for the August 2020 issue of environmental SCIENTIST, IWSN researcher Mark Everard writes: “We can, and must, reconnect society with its ecological roots. A new paradigm is required that places ecosystems and their processes at the... Read more »

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Celebrating CIWEM’s female Fellows

on 15th Mar 2021

IWSN-funded PhD student Karen Simpson features in an article in The Environment highlighting the achievements of some of the women who are Fellows of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM). Only 9% of CIWEM’s Fellows are... Read more »

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A review of 80 assessment tools measuring water security

on 25th Feb 2021

A new paper by Thanti Octavianti and Chad Staddon, which critically examines the landscape of water security metrics, has been published by WIREs Water. The authors identified 80 metrics to measure water security from a review of over 100... Read more »

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Enhancing livelihoods through innovative water management in dryland India

on 1st Feb 2021

A new article published by Water International highlights the regeneration of the formerly degraded socio-ecological system of Laporiya village in the semi-arid Salt Lake region of Rajasthan state, India. Using a multi-methods approach, comprising informant interviews, field observations, literature... Read more »

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IWSN Director’s review of ‘Water supply in a mega-city’ published

By: Chad Staddon on 28th Jan 2021

A new book review and essay by IWSN Director Chad Staddon has been published by Water International. The review of Water supply in a mega-city: a political ecology analysis of Shanghai by Michael Webber, Jon Barnett, Brian Finlayson and... Read more »

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Repository of green infrastructure case studies launched

on 12th Jan 2021

A website showcasing examples of green infrastructure and water sensitive urban design and planning from around the world has been launched by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) School of Water and Waste at Anil Agarwal Environment Training... Read more »

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PhD student Emma Bean successfully defends thesis

By: Chad Staddon and Wayne Powell on 17th Dec 2020

Congratulations to Emma Bean, who successfully defended her PhD thesis with a recommendation of only minor corrections in November 2020. Her PhD was co-funded by the International Water Security Network and the University of the West of England. Emma’s... Read more »

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PHD STUDENTSHIP: Innovation of an Ecosystem-based Sustainability Assessment Methodology

on 14th Dec 2020

Buro Happold and UWE Bristol are co-funding a full-time PhD studentship that will research a novel, comprehensive, ecosystem-focussed, methodology for assessing and guiding the sustainability of new build developments. It will be based in the Faculty of Environment and... Read more »

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Over 120 participants complete CSE/IWSN course on green infrastructure in 2020

By: Shivali Jainer (CSE) and Wayne Powell (IWSN) on 3rd Dec 2020

A total of 126 people have now successfully completed an online course on green infrastructure, devised by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) in India, in collaboration with the International Water Security Network (IWSN) and the University of... Read more »

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