10 November 2023
Water Forum Factsheet 5 – Marine Waters
Ireland’s Marine territory covers 880,000 km2, 10 times the size of the island of Ireland and is one
News
3 November 2023
Newsletter No.13 Autumn 2023 is published
This Autumn Newsletter reports on the work of the Forum over this past three months. We launched of
27 October 2023
Urban Waste Water Treatment Report 2022
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report Urban Waste Water Treatment in 2022, released this week stated that over
20 October 2023
Economic value of water and freshwater ecosystems is estimated
A World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Report released for World Food Day presents the first ever economic value of water
13 October 2023
Water Forum members discuss Land Use Change
This week the Water Forum members participated in a workshop to discuss the findings on the Land Use
22 September 2023
SDG Week this week 23rd September to 1st October
This week is Ireland's second SDG week. 149 events are registered across Ireland over the course of this
15 September 2023
Earth is beyond 6 of 9 planetary boundaries
Assessing planetary boundaries is a way of checking the health status of Earth’s operating systems. This week scientist
8 September 2023
Consultation on Catchment Management Plans and Catchment Community Fora
As part of the preparation for the 3rd River Basin Management Plan (RBMP), the Local Authority Waters Programme
1 September 2023
Hedgerow week begins today September 1st.
We are very fortunate in Ireland that we have an abundance of native hedgerows, planted and maintained by
25 August 2023
United Nations proposes to Empower Women to Tackle the World’s Water Crisis
A United Nations report published this week proposes a holistic approach to water use and conservation that empowers
18 August 2023
National Federation of Group Water Schemes (NFGWS) is awarded funding for drinking water refill stations
The NFGWS has been granted €100,000 of funding from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (DHLGH)
11 August 2023
Measures and best practice for High Status objective rivers published today
High status or pristine waters are in close to pristine condition, rich in biodiversity and show little or