Water & Environment 2015: CIWEM's Annual Conference (15th & 16th April 2015)
Call for Ideas - 2nd Stage

Your Views - Your Conference

The CIWEM Annual Conference 2015 will cover a multitude of topics relating to the water and environment sector.

The initial call for ideas has now closed. However this is your chance to tell us what you would like to see covered.

To express your views on the suggested broad topics for the 2015 programme please vote below.

DEADLINE 18TH SEPTEMBER 2014.

After the deadline we will announce the most popular topics and call for offers of papers.

In the meanwhile if you want to contact us please send an email at events@ciwem.org.

Question Title

* 1. Please select up to 15 must-have topics to be covered at the Annual Conference 2015

Wastewater management under environmental change

Proactive management of wastewater systems

Sewerage installations as possible urban resource recovery centres

Phosphorous - challenges & opportunities

Water Efficiency Interventions

Rainwater harvesting & retrofitting in homes

Managing Leakage

Abstraction Reform - Climate Change Adaptation & final Impact Assessment

Water Storage - e.g. The Abberton Reservoir Scheme

Economic & consumption impacts of water metering

Groundwater contamination

Water Safety Plan - approaches & tools

UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network

Hydromorphology Framework for European Rivers

WFD & the Ecosystem Approach

WFD 2nd Cycle - national planning integration with Catchment Based Approach

River restoration examples

AMP6 challenges & changes for the water industry

Utilising data & information within the Water Industry

Maintenance costs of assets & the comparison with water related assets

Role of natural capital in the water sector inc. regulatory & business planning

True competition & experience of benefits/disbenefits at PR14

Getting the most out of PR14 & Paid Ecosystem Services

Diffuse pollution: 10 years on

Catchment Sensitive Farming

Water quality monitoring & risk management

Pharmaceuticals in water - monitoring & its effects

Biological treatment in potable water within the UK

Water quality & integrated management across different resource needs

International/regional political aspects of water management

Water resource management in developing countries

Building water security from the ground up in developing countries

Improving wastewater management in developing countries

Solid waste management in humanitarian settings

Managing critical infrastructure & resilience

The role of local authorities in climate change adaptation

Vulnerability of water supply systems to climate change & variability

Mitigation & adaptation: potential for economic development

Impacts of housing demand on water & land

Population limits

Building water sensitive regions

The ‘dry side’ of climate change e.g. effect of drier summers

Onshore unconventional gas: water & environmental implications

Offshore gas: emissions & waste production

Future UK energy market

Biofuels & competition for land

Fossil fuels as a sustainable choice in emerging markets

Energy & water smart meters - are customer's ready for the visibility?

Enhancing communication & education to promote integration

Using public art to develop awareness of environmental challenges

Using skills, data & tools to inform strategic decisions

Links between regulation, education & economic drivers for solving environmental problems

Collaboration on eco-values by Christian, Muslim & Jewish faith leaders

Interface between faith, business, & politics in terms of environmental policy formation

Natural approaches to flood risk management

Small scale catchment flooding & management

High flows & water quality links

EA Future of Flood Incident Management Plan

Defra Flood Community Resilience Pathfinders

Flooding in the Somerset Levels - learning points

Floods & dredging debate

Flood-Re - social impacts of the scheme

Opportunity mapping for catchment flood alleviation

Investing in flood resilience

FRM & implementation of the Floods Directive

Understanding flood mechanisms: Pro-active rather than reactive responses

Who should lead on flood defence?

Green Infrastructure measures

Capturing & storing surface water runoff

Debate on defending homes or agricultural land from flooding

Customer engagement to support the delivery of SuDS

International examples of Integrated Urban Water Management

SuDS Supplementary Planning Document

Stormwater management vs. 'new' SuDS technology

Integrating natural flood risk management & water sensitive urban design

Catchment Based Approach (CaBA): findings to date & future

Upstream thinking & multiple benefits

Land use management & flooding

Evolving partnerships to manage land & water

Red Tape Challenge: What has changed?

General election: Challenges, policy implications & promises

Role of Environment Agency & pressures of funding

Challenges of enforcing policies & legislation

Ecosystem approach in the Environment Agency FCERM appraisal process

Valuing Ecosystem Services & uncertainty

Payment for Ecosystem Services in a distorted market

Restoration of economic growth & environmental damage

The circular economy & water

Growth & development: Is it all bad?

Use of alternative interventions to encourage businesses to improve their environmental behaviour

Working in heritage environments: Challenges & solutions

Other (please specify)