INTERVIEWS

THE YEAR WE HAD NO SPRING

Scientists predicted the big chill and a year with no spring. Our response will be harder to predict says CIWEM executive director, Nick Reeves

 

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A DUTCHMAN ABROAD

Erika Yarrow talks to Jaap Flikweert of Royal HaskoningDHV

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REVISED FLOOD MAP PROVIDES CATALYST FOR URBAN REGENERATION

Nigel Couzens describes how collaboration between an environmental consultant and the Environment Agency has enabled new life to be breathed into a derelict industrial area

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ONE SHADE OF GREEN

Defenders of the countryside are 'selfish nimbies', opponents are 'mindless vandals'. This screaming match must stop says CIWEM executive director Nick Reeves

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FRACKING MAD

The government's commitment to shale gas exposes a gaping hole in plans to meet the UK's carbon emissions targets says CIWEM executive director Nick Reeves

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REVITALISING SPIRITUALITY

The role and importance of faith groups within the environmental movement is gaining increasing interest, albeit slowly and fragmented.  Joanna Rowe explores this development in specific relation to the Abrahamic faiths

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FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Erika Yarrow talks to Johan De Fraye of CH2M HILL

 

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ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT

Erika Yarrow talks to Adam Kingdon of i2O Water

 

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KASHMIR 'PARADISE' RUNS OUT OF WATER

Faisal Raza Khan reports from Kashmir, a region that is facing increasing water scarcity

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COMPLACENCY IS NOT AN OPTION

Erika Yarrow talks to Mike Woolgar of Atkins

 

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GROWING GLOBAL NETWORKS

MWH is developing its global network by setting a company standard for employees who wish to pursue a professional qualification.  Erika Yarrow reports on the environmental consultancy's work and how it is supporting new graduates in India.

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GM CORN CROP THREATENED BY RESISTANT ROOTWORMS

Rick Callahan reports on the development that is worrying scientists in the US about the long term future for rootworm resistance hybrids


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LONDONERS FEAR TRANSPORT CHAOS AT THE GAMES

Danica Kirka highlights the public transport challenge that will accompany the London Olympics

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WIND POWERS KENYA'S GROWTH

Evelyn Kahungu visits the shores of Lake Turkana to investigate plans to build Africa's biggest wind farm

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THE CHILDREN OF CHERNOBYL

In our second feature marking 25 years since the Chernobyl disaster, Jahan Hoggarth, discovers the hope that the charity, Chernobyl Children's Life Line, is providing victims of the environmental and humanitarian tragedy.

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THE ART OF ACTIVISM

Giving a presentation at CIWEM's annual conference, artist and activist, John Jordan, challenged delegates' preconceptions and generated heated debate about everything from the privatised water industry through to sponsorship and the impact of REDD on indigenous populations.  Erika Yarrow caught up with him to discuss the impact that art can have on the environmental movement, what the creative arts can bring to activism and the BP/Tate debate.

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CARBON CASH FOR FORESTS

REDD (Reduced Emissions for Deforestation and Degradation) is a UN proposal to pay developing countries for preserving forests and, in so doing, helping to reduce global carbon emissions. Rod Harbinson, head of the Panos London environment programme talks to indigenous groups and conservationists. This audio report is available courtesy of Panos London.

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LORD SMITH ON THE RECORD

Erika Yarrow talks to the Chair of the Environment Agency.

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DAVID BUCKLAND ON THE RECORD

Erika Yarrow talks to the artist and Director of Cape Farewell.

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SIR CRISPIN TICKELL ON THE RECORD

Erika Yarrow talks to the renowned authority on climate change.

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SATISH KUMAR ON THE RECORD

Climate change is most frequently presented as a problem with a possible solution, but one that will cause pain and cost money. But this need not be the case. Erika Yarrow met Satish Kumar and learnt that a sustainable future could not only be safer for both ourselves and the planet, but offer a way of life that is healthier, happier and more spiritually fulfilling.

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SAM'S SPACE

Sam Bowyer talks to Erika Yarrow about culture, climate change and the new on-line museum that is opening up access to environmental art.

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RAB BENNETTS ON THE RECORD

Erika Yarrow talks to the renowned eco-architect.

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DAVID HALEY ON THE RECORD

Erika Yarrow talks to the artist and academic.

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ANTHONY EPES ON THE RECORD

Erika Yarrow talks to the leading photographer.

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