Job opportunity: Research Fellow – Water, Cities and Resilience

on 5th Sep 2018

Would you like to work with us at the International Water Security Network? The University of the West of England’s Department of Geography and Environmental Management, within the Faculty of Environment and Technology, have a fixed term, part time... Read more »

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Event: Training course on using remote sensing for water resources management in Africa

on 30th Aug 2018

An international training course on the application of satellite remote sensing to support water resources management in Africa will take place in January 2019 in South Africa. The course is organised by UNESCO-IHP, in partnership with the University of... Read more »

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Event: Seminar on new risk knowledges and social learning in the context of climate change and extreme weather

on 28th Aug 2018

ESRC Seminar Series CASCADE-NET (Civil Agency, Society and Climate Adaptation to Weather Extremes). Seminar 5: New risk knowledges and social learning – platforms and social networks for knowledge sharing and capacity building A one-day workshop exploring the interface between... Read more »

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Alexander Davies wins 2018 IWSN-UWE Student Prize

By: Chad Staddon on 6th Aug 2018

Alexander Davies has been awarded the IWSN-UWE Student Prize for his excellent research project on the root cause analysis of structural failures in ferrocement rainwater harvesting tanks in Kisoro, Uganda. Reviewers praised the maturity of his approach to a... Read more »

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Mia Wreford wins IES Vice President’s Prize

By: Chad Staddon on 31st Jul 2018

Mia Wreford has been awarded this year’s IES Vice President’s Prize for her Final Year Project entitled ‘Summary of the impacts of artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) on the environment and community of Bukuya, Mubende, Uganda’. The sophistication... Read more »

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Improving water availability, ecosystem governance and livelihood security in the Hindu Kush Himalayas

By: Mark Everard on 23rd Jul 2018

This month, Dr Mark Everard (Associate Professor of Ecosystem Services, UWE) and Dr Nishikant Gupta (Visiting Research Fellow, UWE) have had one paper published, and another in press, on aspects of water and natural resource management in the Middle... Read more »

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Mark Everard awarded IOM3’s Thornton Medal 2018

By: Mark Everard on 17th Jul 2018

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is a membership organisation whose activities encompass the entire lifecycle of materials, from exploration and extraction to recycling and remediation of land. Each year, the IOM3 awards its prestigious Thornton Medal... Read more »

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IWSN at House of Lords to celebrate WaterHarvest

By: Chad Staddon on 12th Jun 2018

Professor Chad Staddon and Dr Mark Everard were amongst 60 guests invited to a reception at the House of Lords, hosted by Lord Bhikhu Parekh, on 5 June 2018. The event celebrated the good works of WaterHarvest in India,... Read more »

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New book on Climate Resilient Water Resources Management

By: Bimo Nkhata on 7th Jun 2018

International Water Security Network researchers Bimo Nkhata, Charles Breen and Machaya Chomba have contributed to a new book on climate resilience. Climate Resilient Water Resources Management, edited by Robert Brears, is part of the Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies... Read more »

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IWSN research seeks new insights into domestic water consumption

By: Karen Simpson on 3rd May 2018

Academics and facilities staff from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are working in collaboration with Bristol Water on a unique long term study in which student accommodation is used as a laboratory for exploring the... Read more »

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