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Welcome to the summer edition of our news bulletin. It features: Your feedback from the workshops at Confluence 2025 A new manual available to help farmers have the best possible natural flood management measures on their land A report on our Freshwater Quality Conference and exciting lunchtime webinars on the horizon as part of the programme … Read more

Unlocking Policy for Nature Based Solutions (NBS): Looking at our initial findings

Led by Sam Ramsden, iCASP Impact Translation Fellow Workshop participants discussing initial findings and NBS policy challenges. 🚧 Section 1: What are the challenges? 1. Regulatory and Policy Fragmentation 2. Funding Constraints 3. Evidence and Impact Measurement 4. Skills, Capacity and Communication 5. Cultural and Organisational Barriers 6. Landowner Engagement and Permissions 7. Project Delivery … Read more

Co-ordinated Working to Address Climate Resilience Challenges in the Yorkshire and Humber Region

Led by Jonathan Moxon, Executive Manager, Flood and Climate Resilience at Leeds City Council and Programme Manager, West Yorkshire Flood Innovation Programme (WYFLIP) and Dr Steph Bond, iCASP Impact Translation Fellow Cllr. Katie Kimber reflects on WYFLIP’s journey and outlines the vision for future climate resilience. 🔎 Section 1: What are the key challenges a … Read more

How can we provide the Skills needed to support the Water Sector across the Region?

Led by Prof Joe Holden, Director of iCASP Prof Joe Holden opening feedback on cross-cutting skill needs across the Yorkshire water sector 🧰 Section 1: What Are the Current Skills Gaps? Participants identified a wide range of skill gaps in the region’s water sector across professional, educational, entrepreneurial and other domains. These include technical expertise … Read more

Citizen Science as a Driver for Water Quality Improvement in Yorkshire

Led by Dr Gabriela Lopez Gonzalez, Head of water@leeds Workshop participants discussing how community engagement can enhance water quality monitoring in Yorkshire. 🔎 Section 1: What is Citizen Science? Citizen science is the active involvement of everyday people – especially non-academics and local communities – in scientific research. It goes beyond basic data collection, encouraging people … Read more

What are the Priorities for Integrated Water Innovation in our Region?

Led by Prof Dave Hodgson, Deputy Director of iCASP Participants brainstorming integrated water strategies during the iCASP workshop. Summary The group explored integrated water innovation through multiple interconnected lenses, highlighting the need to manage trade-offs, create shared policies, secure green finance and treat water as a fundamental right. There was a strong emphasis on addressing … Read more

🎬 Summer BogFilmFest 2025: Experience the Magic of Peatlands

 🎬 📍 Across Northern England | iCASP, WaterLANDS and Great North Bog Partners A Bog Film Festival is being held across the north of England to encourage people to discover why peatlands matter and learn about the crucial work being undertaken to restore them. Three exciting events are being held in the lead-up to International … Read more

Podcast: Exploring Restoration with WaterLANDS – Featuring Julia Martin-Ortega and Josh Cohen

🎧 Podcast: Exploring Restoration with WaterLANDS The second episode of Exploring Restoration with WaterLANDS features Prof. Julia Martin-Ortega, an ecological economist, and Dr. Joshua Cohen, an environmental anthropologist at the University of Leeds. Recorded during the WaterLANDS General Assembly in Leeds, the researchers discuss the risks of nature commodification and what implications this might have … Read more

A new guide to help landowners in the Skell Valley get funding for natural flood management

A manual to help landowners and farmers introduce the best possible natural flood management measures on their land and get an appropriate level of funding for doing so has just been published. It has been developed as part of a large-scale conservation project based around the River Skell, to encourage landowners to implement nature based … Read more