Horizon scanning: Water, June 2023

This is a briefing paper on environmental policy relating to water resources and systems, including both freshwater and marine environments. In recent years, critical policy developments in environmental governance, including the Environment Act 2021 and England’s new Environmental Improvement Plan have created multiple opportunities for positive engagement. 

The paper is intended for IES members to encourage awareness of relevant policy issues, support horizon scanning for environmental professionals, and identify opportunities to engage with decision makers and the public on emerging issues linked to water and the environmental sciences.

This briefing was published in June 2023 and has since been updated with all the latest developments in water policy. To learn more about science-based solutions to water challenges, follow the Foundation for Water Research.

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