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June 8, 2016/by Javier Delgado

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UK Water Partnership launches facilities register to accelerate innovationSeptember 20, 2016 - 3:35 pm
The UK Water Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of a new publicly available and searchable register of testing and demonstration facilities, which will benefit water technology developers and researchers. The Tapping the Potential report identified a clear need for researchers and developers to test new water technologies and processes in facilities that represent […]
International ConferenceOctober 6, 2015 - 9:21 am
A task force has been set up led by Mark Smith of WRc to plan an international water conference in 2017. This activity is being led by members of the Commercialisation and Economic Growth delivery group. Related
Facilities and CapabilitiesOctober 6, 2015 - 9:19 am
At present there is no single portal bringing together water expertise and capability across the private and public sector focused on global market needs. The UK Water Partnership would ultimately like to provide this, so that expertise and capabilities can be easily searched under the UK Trade and Investment categories. A cross-stakeholder task force led […]
Water and FarmingOctober 6, 2015 - 9:12 am
In a world where there is increasing demand for food and water, and environmental change is impacting on weather and the availability of land and water, there are significant and intensifying challenges for both the agri-food and water sectors. These include: Agriculture’s impacts on water quality – Agriculture is one of the main sources of […]
Droughts and FloodsSeptember 9, 2015 - 10:00 am
The potential consequences of extreme weather events to society and the economy are of great concern as scientists grapple with the unpredictable nature of climate patterns and change in our environment. Recent events have demonstrated the UK’s exposure to environmental extremes with significant loss to the economy. Human activities contribute to these hydrological shifts, such […]

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Urban Simulators for Water Workshop reportJuly 5, 2016 - 11:16 am
The Future Visions for Water and Cities – A Thought Piece highlighted the potentially valuable role that simulators and demonstrators could play in developing, testing and evaluating innovative ideas that could shape water and cities. The UK Water Partnership’s Water and Cities Task Force identified urban simulators for water as a key priority. The Science & […]
Sustainable Food, Farming and Water workshop event reportApril 22, 2016 - 11:22 am
A diverse audience of around 120 people from industry, government, civil society organisations and the research community attended this NERC-sponsored UK Water Partnership event, which explored recommendations made in the UKWP reports on water and farming, led by Global Food Security champion Professor Tim Benton. . The aims of the workshop were to: explore new […]
Responding to water challenges with researchFebruary 1, 2016 - 12:55 pm
The research councils and Innovate UK invest £110m annually on multi-disciplinary water research which will benefit planners, policy-makers, businesses, community organisations. The research councils also work with the UK Water Partnership, which has brought together people across the UK water community to stimulate ideas and develop the products and services that will help solve future challenges. This publication is a snapshot of […]
Critical water challenges facing LondonOctober 6, 2015 - 12:02 pm
Alex Nickson, Greater London Authority, speaks about the critical water challenges to London. Recorded on 30 June 2015 at Water in Future Cities – RCUK Water Showcase 2015, The Crystal, London Plenary presentation by Alex Nickson, Greater London Authority. Related
Droughts and Floods: Towards a More Holistic ApproachOctober 1, 2015 - 10:24 am
Releasing the Full Value of UK Research A report commissioned by the UK Water Partnership Research and Innovation Group (Formerly the UK Water Research and Innovation Partnership) July 2015 Related

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