Recent Newsletters:
(Updated June 2007)
ESHA Newsletter, April 2007
Newsletter of the European Small Hydropower Association.
H20fwat, No 8, June 2007
Ofwat’s quarterly Newsletter.
IWA – Head Office Bulletin, Issue 125, June 2007
The Inland Waterways Association’s monthly Bulletin.
Northwest Regional Development Agency (RDA) Environment E-Newsletter, Issue 5, May 2007
The View, from Water UK, 25 May 2007
Water Demand Management Bulletin, Issue 82, April 2007. Issued by the Environment Agency
Your Environment, May – July 2007, Issue 15
A quarterly magazine produced by the Environment Agency.
Danube Watch:
No 1, 2007, 28 pages
Danube Watch is the official magazine of ICPDR, the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River. It reports on current issues affecting the Danube Basin, and on action taken to deal with challenges in the river basin. This issue includes the following key articles:
- Working to meet the requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive. Nearly two years ago the Danube River Protection Convention went into force for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Since then, the country has faced the challenges of integrated river basin management as an equal member in the ICPDR family.
- Success through cooperation and partnership in the Danube River Basin
- Can ecology and waterway transport coexist?
(http://www.icpdr.org/icpdr-pages/danube_watch.htm)
A monthly e-newsletter produced by the Euro-Mediterranean Information System on the know-how in the water sector. It provides a strategic tool for exchanging information and knowledge in the water sector between and within the Euro Mediterranean partnership countries. All the countries involved in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership are concerned, i.e. the 27 EU member states and the 10 Mediterranean Partner Countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey). The main headlines are: Institutions, Documentation, Training, Research and Development, Data Administration. You will also find updates on: international events, relevant web sites, the Euro-Med Water programme of the European Commission.
(http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/eflash/)
ENMaR Newsletter
Issue 2/2007, June 2007, 12 pages
Hydropower is the main topic of the 10th issue of the newsletter of the European Network of Municipalities and Rivers project and includes articles on that issue from Spain, UK, Sweden, Latvia and Germany, the countries participating in the ENMaR project. Apart from other news on relevant seminars, workshops and regional activities it announces the ENMaR final conference that will take place in Riga on 18 – 19 October 2007.
(http://www.enmar.org/sites/publications/publications.php)
Environment for Europeans
Issue 26, March 2007
A quarterly magazine from the European Commission Directorate-General for the Environment sets out to inform the broad European public about news and events in the environmental field at EU level. It is distributed free to subscribers around the world.
(http://ec.europa.eu/environment/news/efe/index_en.htm)
Produced three times a year by the European Small Hydropower Association (ESHA). Provides news on ESHA activities in European countries. This issue also reports on developments within the working group on Hydromorphology and WFD under the activities of the Strategy Coordination group (SCG) for the Common Implementation of the WFD.
(http://www.esha.be/index.php?id=41)
The Ofwat quarterly Newsletter reports on their recently published final forward programme for 2007-08 to 2009-10, which sets out how they intend to protect consumers, promote value and safeguard the future. Other articles deal with competition in the water industry and with consumer protection.
(http://www.ofwat.gov.uk/aptrix/ofwat/publish.nsf/Content/navigation-h2ofwat)
IWA – Head Office Bulletin
Issue 125, June 2007
The Inland Waterways Association’s monthly Bulletin (14 pages), produced by the Head Office, contains the latest news on campaigns and issues affecting the waterways, both nationally and locally. It also introduces new publications and gives a summary of current consultations.
(http://www.waterways.org.uk/News/HeadOfficeBulletin)
Northwest Regional Development Agency (RDA)
Environment E-Newsletter
Issue 5, May 2007
Includes articles on Regional Park Plan for Ribble Coast and Wetlands and Northwest Climate Change Action Plan update.
(http://www.nwda.co.uk/news--events/e-newsletters/archive.aspx)
The View, from Water UK
25 May 2007
Among the topics:
- Partnership in the search for sustainable water services: The water sector - policy-makers, regulators, water companies, product and service suppliers - is committed to sustainable development
- Sustainability Live! and all under one roof
- Northern Ireland Water heralds new era
(http://www.water.org.uk/home/news/newsletters)
Water Demand Management Bulletin
Issue 82, April 2007, 8 pages
Issued every two months by the Environment Agency as a hard copy, also available in pdf format online. This issue includes articles on water stressed areas in England, metering and Watersave Network.
(http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/bulletin_82_final_1748841.pdf)
Your Environment
May – July 2007, Issue 15
A quarterly magazine produced by the Environment Agency as a hard copy and available in pdf format on the Agency’s website. This issue covers a range of environmental topics, focussing on ‘Communities: how sustainable can our towns and cities be’. The article ‘Water map’ shows southeast in the red deals with recently published region-by-region breakdown, which shows where water resources are under the most pressure from shortages. ‘A greener shade of grey’ discusses The Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (RCEP) 26th report ‘The Urban Environment’ published in March 2007. It strongly advocates the need for a rounded and green approach to urban planning.
(http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/aboutus/275292/668256/1756155/?version=1&lang=_e)