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Press Releases 2006
November 2006
THE FUTURE OF COASTAL COMMUNITIES AT RISK
One and a quarter million properties are at risk from coastal flooding or erosion in England and Wales. CIWEM believes that for many parts of our coastline, managed realignment is the only sustainable option
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October 2006
EXTREME FLOODING – ARE WE PREPARED?
Annual flooding damage is estimated to cost the British economy £1bn but this figure could rise to £25 billion by 2080 if the worst case scenario of extreme flooding occurs. CIWEM’s conference is looking to provide some answers
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August 2006
LEADING ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS CALL FOR ENTRIES
CIWEM’s prestigious awards for innovation and excellence in environmental management are now open for entries
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SLUDGE DIRECTIVE - A THREAT TO THE ENVIRONMENT
CIWEM believes the new Sludge Directive may lead to more incinerators, increased consumer costs and higher CO 2 levels View press release
CIWEM Challenges the Future
CIWEM’s Annual Conference is set to cover a whole spectrum of environmental issues from climate change, SUDS, odour control and the Habitats Directive, to sustainable housing, waste management, endocrines and the Water Framework Directive
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CHANGES IN CIWEM’S PRESIDENTIAL TEAM
CIWEM’s 4th Annual Conference will provide the setting for the official welcoming to the Institution’s new President
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July 2006
In My View - The Condition We’re In
Living Beyond Our Environmental Means
Water resources, energy, transport and green spaces are being taken for granted so we must re-think the way we live, says CIWEM Executive Director, Nick Reeves
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CIWEM takes leading role in enquiries
The recommendations of eminent CIWEM water experts have been accepted at recent enquiries, as befits the leading Institution in the water and environment sectors
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June 2006
Distinguished RSPB/CIWEM Living Wetlands Awards achieves RSA Accreditation
The RSPB/CIWEM Living Wetlands Awards have been given RSA accreditation, making it one of only seven feeder schemes in the UK to the prestigious European Business Awards for the Environment
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May 2006
PICTURING THE ENVIRONMENT
Rachel Hamilton, an Environmental Scientist at Aqua Enviro Ltd, has won CIWEM’s third International Environmental Photographer of the Year competition
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PROTECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENT
‘Climate change is the major challenge facing the world,’ says CIWEM Honorary Fellow, Sir David Attenborough
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LOOKS CAN BE DECEPTIVE
Reservoirs may be full, but CIWEM warns that this is not representative of water table levels, and that despite recent rainfall, the south east is still at risk of suffering the most severe drought of the last 100 years
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DOLPHINS AT RISK
Pile driving and industrial noise may adversely affect dolphin behaviour, communication and breeding, according to a scientific paper in CIWEM’s Water and Environment Journal
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April 2006
CIWEM’s ANNUAL DINNER, 5th April 2006.
CIWEM’s Annual Dinner resonated with calls for the demystification of environmental issues for the general public.
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March 2006 releases
NUCLEAR – NOT THE SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION
CIWEM says nuclear power is not a sustainable form of energy generation.
With nuclear power back on the political agenda, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is calling for the development of a long term strategy towards a carbon neutral economy. In their new position statement, CIWEM emphasises that Britain could meet its climate change targets and growing energy demand without building new nuclear power stations
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RESERVOIRS – A RESPONSE TO DROUGHT?
For Immediate Release: March 2006
CIWEM has issued a statement concerning the construction of reservoirs, urging proposed schemes to explore the full environmental, economic and social impact they have within a global context
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January 2006 releases
Little Ouse ‘Living Wetland’ receives prestigious award
A community project in Norfolk has created an award-winning wildlife-rich river valley, according to the judges of a major conservation award. The Little Ouse Headwaters Project beat a record number of entries this year to win the prestigious RSPB/CIWEM Living Wetlands Award, announced today at an evening reception on the eve of the annual World Wetlands Day conference in London
(Release date 30 January 2006)
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