The potential impacts of non-native fish species on the mahseer of the Himalayas

By: Nishikant Gupta on 10th Dec 2018

In early December 2018, Dr Nishikant Gupta visited Paro, Bhutan to deliver a presentation at the first ‘International Mahseer Conference 2018’. Nishikant is currently working at the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Kathmandu, Nepal as a Programme... Read more »

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Combining water security and adaptive capacity for improved water management

on 19th Nov 2018

An article co-written by IWSN researchers has been published by the Global Water Forum. Combining water security and adaptive capacity for improved water management was written by Prof. Maria Carmen Lemos (University of Michigan); Assoc. Prof. David Manuel-Navarrete (Arizona State... Read more »

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Celebrating 100 years of the Bulgarian Geographical Society

on 12th Nov 2018

Professor Chad Staddon gave a keynote presentation at the 100th anniversary conference of the Bulgarian Geographical Society which took place in Sofia, Bulgaria from 1-3 November 2018. In his speech, entitled ‘Geographical Dimensions of Global Water Security Challenges’, Professor... Read more »

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IWSN in India for the Aditya Birla Group conference

on 1st Nov 2018

IWSN Director Professor Chad Staddon was an invited Keynote Lecturer at the Aditya Birla Group’s 2018 sustainable business conference, ‘Coping with the 2 Degree World’, held in Mumbai, India on 19-20 September. Professor Staddon gave a keynote lecture on... Read more »

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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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