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Bringing better water and sanitation to informal settlements

WEBIntegrating research. RISE is an impact research programme. It combines implementing a codesigned, water-sensitive community upgrade in informal settlements in Indonesia and Fiji with a randomised control trial (RCT) research framework that sets a gold standard. The RCT involves 24 informal settlements in Suva, Fiji and Makassar, Indonesia.

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Flooding and mental health: what are the long-term impacts

WEBThe first study into the longer-term impacts of flooding on families’ mental health makes urgent recommendations on how to better support communities after the event. Gillian Dowds, Mags Currie and Lorna Philip report. Widespread, severe flooding across the UK in winter 2015-2016 led the Centre of Expertise for Waters (CREW) to commission

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New university-led network to examine how green-blue spaces …

WEBSuccessive studies have made positive links between well-managed urban green spaces and our mental and physical wellbeing. And now a new network led by Lancaster University is set to investigate this very subject further, examining how the quality of our urban parks, gardens, rivers and canals affect the communities living within them.. The Quality of …

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Flood Action Week: plan ahead for flooding

WEBThis Flood Action Week, know your risk and plan ahead to be better prepared for a flood. Don't get caught out - flooding can happen to you. Recent polling suggests nearly two in three households at risk from flooding do not believe their homes could flood. But just because flooding hasn't happened to you in the past, it doesn't mean it won't

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Out now: The Environment, November 2023

WEBThis issue of The Environment ponders our climate futures. We look at tipping points – some of the hardest climate impacts to model and predict. Revised modelling warns that these may come sooner, as global heating accelerates. We look at climate impacts on people’s health. The climate crisis is becoming a public health challenge as …

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Potable Water Treatment

WEBThis course has a learning time equivalent to 3 hours per week for 10 weeks. You will have 15 weeks to complete the course including approximately ten weeks to read through course content and five weeks to complete their final assignment. In total delegates will have four months access to the Online Course portal.

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CIWEM Frequently Asked Questions

WEBMembership Grades. Whether you are studying, actively looking to progress your career, or already extensively experienced, our membership grades will add value and recognition to your achievements. Frequently Asked Questions for those applying for …

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Registered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP)

WEBRegistered Environmental Practitioner (REnvP) is a professional registration recognising the competence, skills and commitment of professionals working to enhance or protect the environment. Becoming a REnvP demonstrates that you have signed a code of professional conduct and have been judged by your peers to be working at a professional

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The Built Environment

WEBBuilt Environment. More people in the world live in towns and cities than rural areas. This brings environmental issues into urban areas requiring integrated and innovative solutions to water supply, sewerage, waste and energy, protecting green space, redeveloping land and ensuring resilient infrastructure and buildings.

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Visitors and Contractors Medical Screening Questionaire

WEBSection 1 – Health Screening: We consider the following symptoms of infection, disease or condition a potential risk to food safety. Diarrhoea. Nausea and/or vomiting. Abdominal pain. Jaundice. Skin complaints and/or infections affecting hands, arms or face. Discharge from ears, eyes, mouth or other sites.

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A Fresh Water Future

WEBThe chronic decline in the health of our fresh waters and our failure to plan for the impacts of climate change are clear signals that we cannot afford to go forward with the same conservative and modest approach to recovering the health of our freshwaters in the face of such a multitude of challenges. We need a fresh water future.

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Environmental Training, Professional Development

WEBFast Track to Chartership. Three, two-hour practical instructor led webinars. This course fast tracks your journey to C.WEM qualification which will demonstrate your skills & technical excellence in the field of water & environmental management. Demystify the application process with CIWEM. View course details.

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Severn Trent to plough £76m into Mansfield community SuDS

WEBMidlands-based water company Severn Trent has announced that is investing £76 million into a community integrated SuDS project in Mansfield to alleviate flood risk during storms. The multi-million-pound flood-resilience project, with which it has partnered with Mansfield District Council, Nottinghamshire County Council and other third-party

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Improving Northern Ireland’s Soil Nutrient Health: An Agri …

WEBHosted by the CIWEM Northern Ireland branch Event description. In April 2022 the Northern Ireland Soil Nutrient Health Scheme was launched. This webinar, presented by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), will discuss this four-year, £45 million significant new initiative aimed at improving soil nutrient health and estimating …

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Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv)

WEBPlease note: All applicants for Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) with CIWEM are assessed against the standards as defined by the Society for the Environment (SocEnv).All CEnv applications received for the 30 November 2023 application deadline onwards will be assessed against the updated standards (viewable here), these include updates to the …

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Chlorination and Chloramination of Drinking Water

WEBWhen chlorine is added to water it rapidly hydrolyses and forms hypochlorous acid (HOCl) which is a very strong disinfectant. There are various chemicals which may be used to generate HOCl including chlorine gas, sodium hypochlorite and calcium hypochlorite. Hypochlorous Acid Production: Cl2 + H2O → HOCl + HCl.

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