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News Release from: CIWEM
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 20 December 2007
Promoting effective water planning
policies
Aim of the 2008 World Wetlands Day conference is to actively engage and update the wetland community in helping promote effective input into water planning policies.
World Wetlands Day Conference - January 29th-30th, London The aim of the 2008 World Wetlands Day conference is to actively engage and update the wetland community in helping promote effective input into water planning policies that will be strongly debated in 2008 and will affect various activities over the next five years
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 1 Sep 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The main issues are:.
* PR09 - wetlands policies for water company investment.
* River Basin District Planning - wetlands policies for programmes of measures.
* The post Pitt Review Flood Risk Management policy for UK - the role of wetlands.
* BAP new targets - implementation and delivery.
* Developing a Wetlands Strategy - post workshop report.
The programme may be downloaded from the CIWEM website.
There will be wide range of inspirational talks, networking opportunities, guided tours of the London Wetlands Centre and sharing best practice.
The printed programme will be circulated this week.
The meeting is now being supported by a wide range of organizations including: Atkins, Defra, English Heritage, Halcrow, Hyder Consulting, Mouchel Parkman, Natural England, RSK-Carter Ecological , Water for Wildlife, The Wildlife Trusts, The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust and MWH.
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