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Water Community

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 will be 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

Recent webinars

Is the Site Water Tight?

Flooding and drainage are highly topical issues in the UK at the moment and are key considerations under the planning regime. Flood risk can often constrain the type and scale of development that...

A day in the life of a water professional: Mónica Rivas Casado

With emerging science, technology and regulation, jobs in the environment sector are never static. This webinar series, "A day in the life" shares stories from environmental professionals about...

Most recent journal on Water

Water Security

The articles in this issue of the environmental SCIENTIST provide insights into the many complex challenges and considerations that need to be addressed if we are to achieve global water security – from the impacts...

Water profile

Nolan Vincent

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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