World Wildlife Fund Living Planet Report 2024
The report published this week, finds that over the past 50 years (1970–2020), the average size of monitored wildlife populations has shrunk by 73%, as measured by the Living Planet
Policy Brief: Water Consumer Survey Policy Summary
Submission to DHLGH on the Water Services Policy Statement 2023-2030
Submission to Uisce Éireann on the Southeast Regional Water Resources Plan
Submission to Uisce Éireann – Capital Investment Programme 2025-2029
Submission to DHLGH on the Recast UWWT Directive
Submission to DECC – Climate Action Plan 2024
Submission to CARO – LA Climate Action Plans
Submission to DHLGH – Policy Position on Water Conservation
Letter to Minister O’Brien regarding Invasive Alien Species Management
Submission to the DHLGH on the Review of the Strategy of Statement 2021-2025
A Framework for Integrated Land and Landscape Management (FILLM),
Research Report: A Review of Best Practice in Public Participation
Research Report: Water Consumers Survey Report
Research Report: Climate Change and associated risk to water quality
Research Report: Climate Change and associated risk to water quantity
Research Tender: Public Participation for Water Quality
Research Application: Public Participation for Water Quality
Policy Coherence and Conflicts and Water and Environmental Management, March 2022
A Framework for Improving Domestic Water Conservation, November 2021
Invasive Alien Species in the Republic of Ireland: Policy Recommendations for their Management Report, May 2021
Schools Module – Water Quality and Pollution: Teachers Resource
Schools Module – Freshwater biodiversity and habitats: Teachers Resource
Schools Module – The global impacts of how we use water resources: Teachers Resource
Schools Module – Using digital maps to explore local water resources: Teachers Resource
Learn about water – 5 lessons on water for Senior Primary or Junior Cert students
Factsheet 3: Water Management in Ireland
Factsheet 2: An Introduction to the River Basin Management Plan
Factsheet 1: An Introduction to the Water Framework Directive
Water Forum Conference- Managing Ireland’s Water in a Changing Climate
Webinar on Peatlands Management for water outcomes:
Webinar Session 1 – Research findings
Webinar Session 2 – Community practice
Webinar on Public Participation in catchment management:
Webinar Session 1 – Participative approaches
Webinar Session 2 – Participation in practice
Webinar on the Reform of CAP for water quality outcomes:
Welcome to the An Fóram Uisce – the Water Forum website.
The National Water Forum, as the only statutory body established to advise the Minister on water policy and management in Ireland, provides stakeholder input into policy development. With 27 members representing 16 sectors including agriculture, angling, business, community and voluntary sector, domestic water consumers, education, environment, fisheries, forestry, recreation, rivers trusts, rural water, social housing, tourism, trade unions and youth, a wide variety of perspectives are facilitated to contribute to policy.
Policy positions are grounded in the most recent scientific data, input from agency experts, academic knowledge and commissioned research and consensus is achieved through dialogue and informed debate. The diverse primary views find common ground on policies, technical, governance and community solutions to provide a strong independent voice on water quality, water conservation and future proofing.
We communicate our positions through policy submissions, webinars, conferences, workshops and newsletters. We publish research reports and education and awareness resources and all are available on this website.
Our fundamental aim is to strengthen democratic input into decision making regarding water as a fundamental asset and to protect this precious gift for future generations to enjoy.
Dr Matt Crowe
The Water Forum (An Fóram Uisce) is the only statutory body inputting to water policy that is representative of stakeholders with an interest in the quality of Ireland’s water bodies. It consists of 27 members representing 16 different sectors and organisations with direct connections to issues relating to water quality and also public water consumers. Approximately 50 different organisations were involved in the nomination of the members and all of the members are appointed by the Minister.
