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Public Consultation on heavily modified waterbody designations

The Water Advisory Unit at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage invites submissions, observations and comments on the designation of heavily modified water bodies for Ireland’s third cycle

We are hiring! COMMUNICATIONS & EDUCATION LEAD

Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for the position of Communications and Education Lead (Grade VII) with The Water Forum (An Fóram Uisce). This post will be a full-time

Happy World Water Day on Saturday 22nd March

Each year the United Nations host the World Water Day around the Spring Equinox and this year it is tomorrow Saturday 22nd and the theme is glacier preservation. Glaciers are

Private Household Wells – Policy Recommendations for Supports and Communications

There are 180,000 private wells in Ireland, used by families and communities, serving 800,000 people almost half of the rural population. Nearly 97% of wells are co-located with septic tanks

Public Consultation on Statement of Strategy

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage have launched a public consultation on its new Statement of Strategy to deliver on the new Programme for Government. The Department of

National Stop Food Waste Day is tomorrow

The 1st of March is National Stop Food Waste Day and this year’s campaign is focused on inviting the public to download and read the Stop Food Waste Pocket Guide,

EPA Catchment Assessment Reports are available

River Basin Management Plan -Water Action Plan – Catchment reports are available on the EPA Catchments.ie website. The EPA have carried out assessments to provide an overview of the situation

The Value of Water Conservation – a cost-benefit-analysis of water saving measures at building scale

The Forum has just published a research summary and research report on The value of water conservation – a cost-benefit-analysis of setting water use targets at building scale. The research

7th February is #ReverseTheRedDay

#ReverseTheRedDay – is a global call to protect endangered species and biodiversity. The aim of the day is to highlight: Over 1 million species is at risk from deforestation, pollution

Newsletter No. 18 Winter 2024 is now available

The Water Forum Newsletter No. 18 is now available covering our work for the last quarter of 2024. There is a report on our Conference held in November – Managing

International Education Day: EU Nature Protection Toolkit

The UN General Assembly have proclaimed 24th January as International Education Day. ‘Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility’. To mark International Education Day the

Dr Matt Crowe presents the Water Award at the BTYSTE

The Water Forum sponsored their third Water Award at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. The Water Forum would like to congratulate Taylor Armstrong and her teacher Bridget Lehane

New report on the interlinkages of biodiversity, water, food, health and climate change is published

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an independent intergovernmental body established by States to strengthen the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the

Recommendations for the next Programme for Government

The National Water Forum has prepared a set of recommendations for the next Programme for Government. These recommendations are based on a review of the most recent Programme for Government

Non-domestic water use and conservation research report is published

This week the Water Forum published commissioned research on Non-domestic water use and conservation completed by Dr Sarah Cotterill and her team at UCD along with Dr Triona McGrath of

Water and Climate Conference a great success

Last week the Water Forum hosted a conference to discuss Managing Ireland's Water in a Changing Climate. The event was well attended by agencies with roles and responsibilities for managing

Public Consultation on heavily modified waterbody designations

We are hiring! COMMUNICATIONS & EDUCATION LEAD

Happy World Water Day on Saturday 22nd March

Private Household Wells – Policy Recommendations for Supports and Communications

Public Consultation on Statement of Strategy

National Stop Food Waste Day is tomorrow

EPA Catchment Assessment Reports are available

The Value of Water Conservation – a cost-benefit-analysis of water saving measures at building scale

7th February is #ReverseTheRedDay

Newsletter No. 18 Winter 2024 is now available

International Education Day: EU Nature Protection Toolkit

Dr Matt Crowe presents the Water Award at the BTYSTE

New report on the interlinkages of biodiversity, water, food, health and climate change is published

Recommendations for the next Programme for Government

Non-domestic water use and conservation research report is published

Water and Climate Conference a great success

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