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
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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
Water Education Resources issued for National Science Week
This is National Science Week 2024 and the Water Forum has made available water education module resources for teachers and students. The resources can be used through-out the secondary school
Natural Capital Ireland make recommendations for nature restoration funding
Natural Capital Ireland have published recommendations on how to fund nature restoration. With the EU Nature Restoration Law adopted by the European Council on 17th June 2024, the Irish Environmental
