CIWEM gains a high level of press coverage in trade, national and international print and online publications.

Here are just a few of the publications that we have appeared in over the past few months:
The Independent; Environmental Health News; Edie.com; Professional Photographer; The Ecologist; New Statesmen; Surveyor; British Journal of Photography; Environmental-Expert.com; Amateur Photography; Water Active; Green Places; Building Products; WWT; CIWM; East Anglia Daily Times; Planning; Sustain; MRW; Water World; Public Sector Executive; TCE; Insurance Day and Utility Week

This includes articles on: fluoridation of water, the Environmental Photographer of the Year competition, environmental art, wetlands, zero VAT on digital publications, the Pitt Review, climate change as a threat to human rights, deculverting rivers, no to Antarctic land grab, sanitation, environmental consequences of war, faith and the environment, a sustainable water industry, greenbelts  and population.

	edie.net is now a partner organisation of CIWEM’s, providing a news service and commercial information for environmental professionals. edie often runs articles that CIWEM has contributed to. Click here to view the site.

For more information on any of our press work, or for a press pass to one of CIWEM’s events, please contact the Press Office on 020 7831 3110 or email press@ciwem.org

June 2009

WE CAN DO THIS
CIWEM’s Annual Dinner was a night for celebrating environmental solutions 
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A GREATER SENSE OF URGENCY
Our progress on prioritising the environment has been inadequate, inept and not commensurate with the magnitude of the threat posed by climate change. These are the reflection of The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) on World Environment Day
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FAITH IN THE ENVIRONMENT
The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) calls for cooperation between all faiths to provide an ethical and environmental framework that will inspire urgent action on climate change
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PUTTING CREATIVITY INTO THE HEART OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND ACTION
The arts can help us to understand the environmental problems facing the world by informing, inspiring and showing how things can be changed. CIWEM sees synergy between arts and environment agendas as a crucial enrichment of society's responses to the technological, ecological, cultural and moral challenges of the twenty first century, and as an enrichment of people’s lives
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LAST CHANCE TO BECOME ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2009
CIWEM’s Environmental Photographer of the Year is one of the fastest growing photographic competitions in the world, sharing images of environmental and social issues with international audiences
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CONSEQUENCES OF DESERTIFICATION
Desertification has enormous economic, social and ecological implications, threatening to reverse sustainable development and destabilise societies
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WE NEED A PROPORTIONATE RESPONSE
The latest projections by the Met Office Hadley Centre predict a level of inevitable climate change that means we must take action now if we are to limit the severity of its affects. But CIWEM believes that the Government’s current progress on prioritising the environment is inadequate, inept and not commensurate with the magnitude of the threat posed by climate change
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ENVIRONMENTAL DISPLACEMENT
With climate change predicted to take the number of refugees worldwide to one billion by 2050, CIWEM wants the health implications of forced mass migration to be recognised fully
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A SEA CHANGE?
One billion people who live in deltas, low-lying areas and small island states are at risk from rising sea levels. On World Ocean Day, CIWEM calls for a greater global commitment to adapting and mitigating the effects of climate change, including understanding the impacts of unsustainable population growth
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May 2009

MAKING A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
CIWEM’s coveted 2009 World of Difference Award has been won by the Lower Dnister River Basin Project, carried out by global management, engineering and development consultancy Mott MacDonald.
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A CULTURAL REVOLUTION
We must de-fossilise the way we think, live and act – in both senses of the word if we are to meet the challenges of climate change. These were the thoughts of Professor Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government, speaking at CIWEM’s Annual Conference on 30th April 2009
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THERE WILL BE WINNERS AND LOSERS
Although climate change will affect us all, a sustainable future can be achieved if we use the current economic situation to review our social, economic and environmental attitudes. Consideration must be given to the relationship between economic growth, consumption and population
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April 2009

AN OXYMORONIC LEAP OF FAITH?
Whilst CIWEM praises Ed Miliband for finally taking leadership on climate change issues, the Institution still believes that ‘clean coal’ is an oxymoron like ‘friendly fire.’
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AN INADEQUATE BUDGET
CIWEM condemns the Government’s limp environmental initiatives as little more than token gestures towards tackling the environmental crisis.
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A COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABLE URBAN DRAINAGE
The recent floods demonstrated that our traditional drainage techniques are economically and environmentally unsustainable. Therefore CIWEM welcomes WaPUG (Wastewater Planning Users Group) to the Institution, demonstrating our commitment to the promotion of best practice in the sustainable design and management of urban drainage systems.
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THE KEY EVENT FOR WATER AND ENVIRONMENT PROFESSIONALS
The way we manage water and the environment are fundamental to our long term future. CIWEM’s two-day Annual Conference will address multidisciplinary issues across all areas of the global water and environment sector, offering keynote speakers, exhibitions and networking opportunities.
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CIWEM WELCOMES THE DRAFT FLOODS AND WATER BILL
Since the Pitt Review of the flooding of summer 2007 and the publication of the Government’s Future Water strategy, there has been a great deal of focus on how to manage both flood risk and water in a more integrated way. This is positive and CIWEM hopes that the Floods and Water Bill will herald an era of improved clarity of responsibility and a more holistic approach to the way water is managed.
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ONE OF THE GREATEST THREATS TO THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Malaria poses one of the greatest threats to life in the developing world, with more than one million malaria deaths worldwide. CIWEM supports the malaria-related Millennium Development Goals working towards a time when malaria is no longer a major cause of mortality and no longer a barrier to social and economic development anywhere in the world.
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February 2009

IS ‘CLIMATE CHANGE’ ENOUGH?
The UK’s recent cold weather has highlighted that the often interchangeable use of the terms ‘climate change’ and ‘global warming’ leads to public misunderstanding.
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CIWEM GAINS ISO14001 CERTIFICATION
CIWEM is pleased to announce that its environmental management system (EMS) has been certified to ISO14001 standard.
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CIWEM’S LIVING WETLANDS AWARD FOR STREAM
River restoration project STREAM, STrategic REstoration and Management of the River Avon, has won CIWEM’s prestigious Living Wetlands Award.
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BALLADS FOR A LIVING PLANET
On April 26th the Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra will be going green by staging an Environmental Prom, promoted by CIWEM (the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management) and the Birmingham Community Foundation at Birmingham’s world famous Symphony Hall.
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BLUE CORRIDORS MAKE SPACE FOR WATER
The radical proposal of a blue corridor which allows a river to rise and wash over a wider floodplain is to be discussed at CIWEM’s Annual Conference in April.
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January 2009

RUNWAY CLIMATE CHANGE
As Geoff Hoon announces the approval of a third runway for Heathrow, CIWEM condemns the Government for not fulfilling its commitment to tackle climate change.
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BECOME THE NEXT ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
The most exciting photographic competition is now open for entries.
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EQUITABLE WATER RESOURCES UNDERPIN DEMOCRATIC REFORM
Aquatic resources are vital for the transition to democracy, as the ecosystem services they supply are crucial to social and economic security. This argument is to be put forward at CIWEM’s Annual Conference 2009 by Dr Mark Everard, Principal Scientist at the  Environment Agency, with particular reference to South Africa.
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SETTING THE WETLAND AGENDA
The most widespread and ‘highest employing’ fish stock in Europe is dangerously close to collapse, showing a very real example of the threats wetland species face. In the countdown to 2010’s Biodiversity Action Plan process, CIWEM is asking what is needed to promote wetlands development and meet biodiversity targets?
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CIWEM Media Coverage in 2008

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CIWEM Media Coverage in 2006

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External Press Releases 2006

New Think Tank Set to Turn the Tide
On 20 January a panel comprising some of the most important and influential water and environmental experts in the UK  including Justin Taberham Director of Policy at CIWEM met in London to discuss the single biggest threat to UK water resources - diffuse pollution. The Forum for Water is a new think tank instigated by ADAS which will debate the protection of our water environment resources
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