Water Community

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The FWR Community was launched following the IES inheriting the mission of the Foundation for Water Research (FWR) in 2022. The Community is a cohesive, innovative, and independent-thinking community of water professionals offering guidance and strategic thought leadership for the IES’s water activities. The FWR Community uses an integrated, systems-thinking approach to water issues and their interactions with land and air. The FWR Community is led by the FWR Committee and is informed by three technical panels. 

Shape the water sector

After the Foundation for Water Research (FWR) joined the IES family in 2022, we launched a dedicated FWR Community, a cohesive, innovative, and independent-thinking community of water professionals offering guidance and strategic thought leadership for the IES’s water activities. The Community uses systems thinking approaches to issues impacting the water sector and will continue the FWR mission of advancing the education of the public in the science and management of water.

Gain access to the FWR Community and connect with fellow water professionals with an IES membership. Joining the IES signals your expertise in the sector and your support of systems thinking approaches to the interconnected issues facing our environment. Wherever you are in your career, the IES has membership services to support your professional development.

Join now and gain access to:

  • Publications dedicated to the water sector and wider environmental science sector
  • A busy events calendar, including webinars, discussion meetings and conferences
  • Opportunities to connect with a wide network of water professionals and environmental scientists
  • Professional development support, including dedicated mentoring schemes and pathways to Chartership and registration
  • ...and much more

Upcoming Events

Online
Thursday, 17 October 2024 - 12:00pm to 3:00pm
The skills you need to engage effectively with water policy
Online
Friday, 18 October 2024 - 12:30pm to 1:15pm
Mark Everard provides a deep dive into the RAWES approach
Online
Thursday, 31 October 2024 - 9:30am to 11:00am
Is climate change and the resulting loss in biodiversity irreversible? Will our current efforts to slow climate change be enough or do we need to consider radical change in our water systems?

Recent webinars

The River Crane in West London is the UK’s first urban Smarter Water Catchment and since 2020 has benefited from £3m of direct investment across five main themes – community and access; biodiversity...
This webinar considers the effectiveness of the Natural England advice to Local Planning Authorities (LPA). Consideration is given to the range of solutions already implemented by various...

Most recent journal on Water

This issue of environmental SCIENTIST responds to the call for solutions in the face of the myriad of issues facing the water sector in the UK

Water profile

Nolan is a Senior Project Manager at Turner & Townsend in Bristol. Here he delivers individual projects or programs of large capital funded schemes for clients. Nolan's role includes administration of the legal contract, control quality, check progress, reporting to the...

Join our FWR Community

The IES’s water activities are led by the FWR Committee, with support from the following technical panels:

  • Water Environment and Ecosystem Services Technical Panel
  • Water Resources and Quality Technical Panel
  • Sustainable Wastewater Management Technical Panel

Get in touch for more information on joining the FWR Community.

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