While this warm spell is very welcome to most of us, it maybe causing some issues for farmers and Irish Water. Today, Irish Water has posted a notice to say
The EPA Hydrology Bulletin for July 2022 was published this week. Monthly reports are issued and this latest report for July shows rainfall below long-term average for July across the
This week, the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH) published the 3rd Cycle River Basin Management Plan (RBMP) Consultation Report. A 6-month long public consultation was undertaken on
The Water Forum has today launched an open research call for research on; Non-domestic water use; learnings from international data and conservation initiatives. Under to the Water Services Act 2017,
New research by the EPA cautions against wild harvesting of kelp and recommends more monitoring As we head towards Ireland’s coasts over the coming weeks we are likely to come
The Water Forum welcomes the publication this week, of the Framework for the Future Delivery of Water Services. This represents a welcome and important step forward in the development of
The Water Forum is seeking a consortium of educators and experts to develop a Transition Year module on catchment management, water quality issues and ecosystem and cultural services provided by
A new website called ‘Hold this Space’ has been set up in response to recent research findings that young people are vulnerable to their mental health being negatively impacted by
This week the Government published the first progress report on the Climate Action Plan 2021 that records considerable progress with 73% of the measures completed on schedule. 423 climate action
The Water Forum's recently commissioned research on 'An assessment of Policy Coherence and Conflicts for Water and Environmental Management' and policy brief is now available A Research Report and Policy
Last weekend the first meeting of the 99 citizens participating in the planet’s first, citizens assembly on biodiversity was held in Dublin. Chaired by Dr Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin, the assembly
The Water Forum is seeking applications from suitably qualified persons for the position of Research and Policy Executive (Grade Executive Scientist). The post will be full-time until December 2027 in
The EPA Bathing Water in Ireland report for 2021 was issued today. The report shows that 78% of bathing sites have excellent water quality while 97% of sites meet minimum
An Open Research call for two separate research projects being commissioned by the National Water Forum (An Fóram Uisce) on; Projected climate change in Ireland and associated risk to water
The Water Forum’s Spring 2022 Newsletter gives details of our work in the 1st quarter of 2022. A summary of the Forum’s webinar on Public Participation in Catchment Management including
The WFD requires that all identified waterbodies are assigned a status to determine if a waterbody has achieved its environmental objective. In Ireland, just under 60% are assigned status based
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