35% of the worlds wetlands have disappeared in 50 years. Join #GenerationRestoration #ForWetlands We can all make a difference through: Conscious Choices Make choices that minimise the loss and
From May to July 2021, the Irish Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in partnership with the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (YPCCC) and the survey firm Behaviour & Attitudes, conducted
The Water Forum would like to congratulate teacher Brid Ann O’Donoghue and students Eve O’Driscoll and Susannah Guerin from Coláiste Treasa, Kanturk, Co. Cork on winning the Water Forum sponsored
The 59th BTYSTE along with the Primary Science Fair is being held in the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin next week 12th to 14th January. This year, 550 projects from 212 schools
The Local Authority Waters Programme's (LAWPRO), Open Call for the Community Water Development Fund 2023 is now open for applications from 1st December 2022 to 7th February 2023. The Fund
The Water Forum welcomes the EPA Drinking Water Quality in Private Group Schemes and Small Private Supplies 2021 report published today. The report provides an update on the quality of
To ensure the Forum's advice on water policy is correct, we seek the most recent scientific data and expert input to inform policy positions. To ensure that Ireland’s water supplies
Unpacking freshwater’s role in climate change mitigation This report prepared by experts at the Stockholm International Water Institute was launched at the COP27 meeting last week to highlight the essential
We are delighted to welcome Dr Aisling Corkery, our new Research and Policy Executive, to the Water Forum team. Aisling has most recently worked as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with
When the next UN Climate Change Conference opens in Sharm El-Sheikh 6-18 November it will be amid fears that the world is less committed to climate action than a year
The Water Forum’s Autumn 2022 Newsletter gives an introduction to our new Strategic Plan for 2022-2027 covering our Goals and Objectives for the coming years. A summary report on the
To support its statutory advisory role in water conservation, the Forum commissioned research in 2021 on ‘A Framework for Improving Domestic Water Conservation in Ireland’, which was completed by Dr
The EPA Water Quality Report 2016-2021 was published today, which indicated what the EPA described as an ‘alarming’ decline in the quality of our estuarine and coastal waters and a
The Water Forum welcomes the EPA Public Drinking Water Quality Report issued today. We welcome the relatively high standard of water quality, however, more needs to be done to improve
Ireland’s first Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) week is taking place this year from 20th – 26th September 2022. It forms part of the wider European Sustainable Development Week (ESDW) which