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Rivers as Ecosystems, a schools-based citizen science campaign is launched

Globe Ireland are inviting teachers to register for a schools-based citizen science campaign to assess the quality of local river/stream ecosystems during 3 weeks from 11th March to 12th April

Newsletter No.14 Winter 2023 is available now

This Newsletter reports on the work of the Forum over the final 3 months of 2023 with a short digression into the BT Young Science and Technology Competition in January

Water Forum calls for more action on water conservation

This week Uisce Éireann have an ongoing public campaign asking people in the Greater Dublin region to conserve water and check for leaks. This is because there is additional pressure

Happy World Wetlands Day 2024

Wetlands are critical for people and planet, serving as havens for wildlife, filtering pollution, and storing carbon. Globally, they are the Earth’s most threatened ecosystem, disappearing three times faster than

January 2024 marks a change in Water Forum membership

Tuesday 23rd January was a sad day for the Water Forum as we had to say goodbye to some very valued members at their last plenary meeting. All members of

Students from Coláiste Ailigh, Co. Donegal win the Water Award at BT Young Scientist

The Water Forum would like to congratulate students Caolan, Daithi and Matthew and their teacher Shane Ó’Breacáin of Coláiste Ailigh in Co. Donegal on winning the Water Forum sponsored Water

Water Forum will attend the 60th BT Young Scientist Exhibition next week

Next week the 60th BT Young Scientist and Technologist Exhibition will take place from January 11th-13th, in the RDS Dublin. Approximately 550 students from across the country will present their

Consider giving a reusable water bottle gift this Christmas

Programme for Government 2021-2025 includes an action to develop a scheme between local authorities and Uisce Éireann to provide drinking water fountains nationwide with the aim of reducing plastic bottle

Checklist for water-wise governments published by Stockholm International Water Institute

The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) works globally to change how water is understood, valued and managed. This week for the Coalition of Partners (COP) meeting in Dubai they issues

Water Forum engagement with Climate Change Advisory Council

This week a representation from the National Water Forum – An Fóram Uisce met with members of the Climate Change Advisory Council, Climate Adaptation Committee and team to highlight the

IFI launch €1 million euro Habitats and Conservation funding call

Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) is to provide more than €1 million in new grants to support fish and their habitats in rivers nationwide. Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI)’s Habitats and Conservation

EPA Local Authority Environmental Enforcement – Performance Report for 2022

This week the EPA published the Local Authority Environmental Enforcement – Performance Report for 2022. The report highlights the scale of the work carried out by 520 local authority staff

Water Forum Factsheet 5 – Marine Waters

Ireland’s Marine territory covers 880,000 km2, 10 times the size of the island of Ireland and is one of the largest in Europe. The marine territory can be separated into

Newsletter No.13 Autumn 2023 is published

This Autumn Newsletter reports on the work of the Forum over this past three months. We launched of our Policy Brief on Climate Change Impacts on Ireland's Water Resources during

Urban Waste Water Treatment Report 2022

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2022, released this week stated that over half of Ireland’s urban waste water is not meeting those standards. Uisce

Economic value of water and freshwater ecosystems is estimated

A World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Report released for World Food Day presents the first ever economic value of water and wetland ecosystems: the annual economic value of water and freshwater ecosystems

Rivers as Ecosystems, a schools-based citizen science campaign is launched

Newsletter No.14 Winter 2023 is available now

Water Forum calls for more action on water conservation

Happy World Wetlands Day 2024

January 2024 marks a change in Water Forum membership

Students from Coláiste Ailigh, Co. Donegal win the Water Award at BT Young Scientist

Water Forum will attend the 60th BT Young Scientist Exhibition next week

Consider giving a reusable water bottle gift this Christmas

Checklist for water-wise governments published by Stockholm International Water Institute

Water Forum engagement with Climate Change Advisory Council

IFI launch €1 million euro Habitats and Conservation funding call

EPA Local Authority Environmental Enforcement – Performance Report for 2022

Water Forum Factsheet 5 – Marine Waters

Newsletter No.13 Autumn 2023 is published

Urban Waste Water Treatment Report 2022

Economic value of water and freshwater ecosystems is estimated

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