Manifesto
CIWEM's new publication Fitting the Bill: A Manifesto for
Environmental Action sets out the Institution's policies for the
next five years to help mitigate and adapt to climate change and
other serious environmental threats. The Manifesto includes calls
for the creation of a low carbon society, a national programme to
retrofit appropriate water and energy saving technologies into the
existing housing stock, an end to new airport capacity and
environmentally damaging subsidies for the aviation industry and
the introduction of a mechanism to halt deforestation globally.
The Manifesto aims to assist and inform legislators and decision
makers over the coming parliamentary term identifying five areas
requiring urgent action. CIWEM has drawn upon its expertise and
experience and recommends pragmatic, achievable responses. For
further information, please contact Joanna Cooper, Policy
Officer.
2050 Vision
The CIWEM's Future Prospects Group's compiled by CIWEM's Past
Presidents and other invited contributors, set out their vision for
an integrated response to critical environmental issues aims to
assist and inform long-term strategies and policy evolution.
The '2050 Vision' report contends that at this time of
re-assessing our wealth expectations, there can be benefits to the
environment with new efficiencies and savings. CIWEM's Future
Prospects Group calls on the UK Government to commit to developing
an appropriate skills pool that underpins both environmental and
economic sustainability, something which they failed to do in the
recent budget.
The Chancellor's green investments are predictably small in
comparison to other commitments, many of which will add to the UK's
emissions burden, and totally inadequate to meet the challenges of
climate change. But if we delay or do not take action, the
consequences for us all are likely to be major. Significant loss of
life, economic instability and an increased risk of conflict are
all avoidable but only through concerted and sustained global
efforts.
The uncertainty element in climate change predictions requires a
flexible response, which suggests the value of a mix of strategies
that includes adaptation responses, mitigation strategies,
technological development and research. CIWEM's Future Prospects
Group encourages the inclusion of environment and climate change
matters into the curriculum for citizenship development, and urges
other professional bodies to play a key role in information sharing
and awareness-raising.
For a copy of the report, please email press@ciwem.org
A Guide to Business Planning for Leisure and Environmental
Managers
Written by Nick Reeves, CIWEM's Executive Director, for the
Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (ILAM), this new
publication takes the fear out of business planning with a
practical step-by-step approach to putting a plan together. Taking
the reader from concept through to completion, the book offers a
clear and concise understanding of the business planning process,
explaining why a plan is needed, the essential elements of its
structure and how to write it.
There is a discount for CIWEM/ILAM members and a percentage of
sales income will go to Water Aid.
Further details and ordering information is available from the
documents panel.
CIWEM Books
CIWEM has a number of previous publications available including
'Risk Assessment for Environmental Professionals' and 'The Salt
Marsh Creation Handbook'. For details of these and enquiries
about any other CIWEM publications please contact Rosanna Geary.
