The Future of Freshwaters

16-17 September 2009
Warwick University

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WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2009

Introduction
Simon James (Royal Haskoning)

SESSION 1. STEALING THE FUTURE: GROWING PRESSURE ON FRESHWATERS

Biodiversity Under Pressure
Stewart Clarke (Natural England)

Invasive Species
Trevor Renals (Environment Agency)

Abstraction, Water Transfers and Discharges
Kath Tanner (Environment Agency)

Flood Risk Management and Environmental Implications
Helen Dangerfield (Royal Haskoning)

Making Hydromorphology Relevant
Mike Dunbar MIEEM (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)

Climate Change
Steve Ormerod FIEEM (University of Cardiff)

Nutrients and River Ecology in a Climate-changed World
Mike Hutchinson (Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)

Restoring the Deficit
Martin Janes MIEEM (River Restoration Centre)

Restoration and Management: The Role of an Urban Rivers Trusts
Bella Davies MIEEM (Wandle Rivers Trust)


SESSION 2. BEST LAID PLANS: THE POLICY CONTEXT

The Importance of Ecosystem Services
Speaker TBC

The Need to Integrate Freshwater Science with Freshwater Management
Catherine Duigan (Countrside Council for Wales)

The Future of Freshwater Conservation Legislation
David Withrington (Natural England)


THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2009

The Water Framework Directive in Scotland
Roger Owen (Scottish Environment Protection Agency)

Water Framework Directive, the Irish Perspective
Ken Irvine (Trinity College Dublin)

The Strategy of Daniel in the Lions' Den: UK Water Policy Now and in the Future
Brian Moss (Liverpool University)


SESSION 3. DELIVERING THE FUTURE: TRAINING NEEDS AND SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT

The Environment Agency Requirements
Pam Nolan MIEEM (Environment Agency)

Water Company Requirements
Fiona Bowles (Wessex Water)

The Consultants' Role
David Bradley (APEM) and Eliot Taylor MIEEM (Atkins)

Essential Skills, Competences and Training Needs
Richard Chadd (Environment Agency)

The Future of River Plant Surveying in the UK
Richard Lansdown (Ardeola Environmental Services)

University Capacity
Angela Gurnell (King's College, London)

Freshwater Futures: Lost or Saved?
Mike Dobson MIEEM (Freshwater Biological Association)

Freshwater Cooperative Research Partnership?
Bill Brierley (Environment Agency)