Policy and Technical Issues
CIWEM has a strong technical structure that ensures that the Institution is able to deliver high quality, timely output on a wide range of environmental issues. The secretariat at the London office has six staff in its Policy Department — Justin Taberham, (Director of Policy) Alastair Chisholm (Policy Manager), Joanna Cooper (Policy Officer), Laura Grant (Policy Officer), Lauren Goozee (Events Officer) and Joshua Thompson (Policy Administrator).
The department supports the work of committees, panels, virtual panels, groups and other key CIWEM supporters. We are always keen to consider new members of panels or offers of support and advice. If you are interested, please contact Justin Taberham.
Key outputs from the Policy Department include:
WaPUG - CIWEM’s Urban Drainage Group
WaPUG has a long history of promoting best practice in hydraulic modelling. Through a series of workshops, WaPUG has consulted with leading experts in the field of IUD and hydraulic modelling to produce the WaPUG IUD Modelling Guide. The Guide illustrates the different modelling methods to interlink and integrate models representing different types of urban drainage system. It focuses on the modelling techniques employed to represent the interactions between water courses, culvert and sewer systems, and the overland drainage system.
The Guide, edited by Jamie Margetts (Clear) and Chris Digman (MWH), will improve the consistency and quality of IUD modelling work, benefit all IUD stakeholders, and assist in the technical development of individuals involved in IUD modelling.
A living draft of the Guide is available for review and comment here. All practitioners are welcomed to comment on the Guide and contribute further examples of best practice. Email jamie.margetts@clearltd.com
International Year of Biodiversity 2010
CIWEM is proud to be part of the UK partnership for the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB-UK). IYB-UK is a diverse informal network of organisations that have come together to promote the understanding of biodiversity during International Year of Biodiversity.
Partners include government bodies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), universities, art organisations, community interest companies, commercial organisations, conservation charities and wildlife trusts. For more information see the IYB-UK website
To view the outputs from CIWEM's World Wetlands Day Conference 2010 click here
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