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February 26, 2024
The Hydro Nation International Centre's World Water Day event, 'Leveraging water for a just transition' is fast approaching. On 22nd March 2024, this hybrid event with live streaming will take place at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh. The programme for the event and Eventbrite link to register are available here: 2024 | Hydronation International Centre (hnic.scot)
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January 23, 2024
CREW will be hosting a workshop in collaboration with three CREW Science Policy Fellowship projects:
January 17, 2024
December 12, 2023
The consultation seeks views on the Scottish Government’s proposed principles and considerations in developing policy for the future of the water industry in Scotland in response to the climate emergency.
September 6, 2023
CREW's Register of Expertise Connecting opportunity and capability in water science and policy Visit register.crew.ac.uk
August 25, 2023
There is no escaping the fact that we are facing serious global challenges when it comes to water. Growing populations, climate-change driven extreme weather events that result in shocks to our natural and built environment, depleted groundwater supplies, pollution from agriculture, industry and sewage… the list goes on.
May 24, 2023
This is achieved by ensuring that the right information gets to the right people in the right way at the right time. The programme offers three types of projects that address research gaps for CREW’s ten requesting organisations, these projects are delivered by Higher Education Institutes.
The CREW team attended the Research Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division of Scottish Government (RESAS) Science, Evidence, and Policy Conference held at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on 18 May 2023. The conference brought together stakeholders from across the rural and environmental research and policy landscapes in Scotland.
At World Water Day this year (22nd March 2023), the Hydro Nation Energy Innovation Programme (HNEIP) officially launched. Check out the World Water Day video here: https://youtu.be/v8dFM7-ZQhc The HNEIP is a new four-year programme funded by the Scottish Government that will coordinate a wide range of academic expertise to support Scotland’s water industry to develop innovative new products and approaches to help drive down emissions.
May 23, 2023
World Water Day – Edinburgh 22 March 2023 On World Water Day Scotland joined the global water community on March 22nd World Water Day with a hybrid event on the theme of ‘Accelerating Change through Partnerships and Cooperation.