ValBGI

Valuing the benefits of blue/green infrastructure for flood resilience, natural capital & urban development in Viet Nam’. NERC, ESRC and NAFOSTED funded project

[ValBGI @ValBGI1]

The @ValBGI1 project website is now live - check it out: https://t.co/CbwDvkSjQV

@NewtonFund @NERCscience
#greeninfrastructure #flooding #Vietnam

[Prof. Lee Bosher (also on Bluesky) @leebosher]

Numerous 'Performance & development reviews' (PDRs) now completed with some of my brilliant colleagues in @LboroABCE @WEDCUK . It's the amazing people that I work with @lborouniversity that I'll miss. I hope that @malc_cook and his team will do their best to look after them 🤞✊

[WEDC @WEDCUK]

Applications are invited for Commonwealth Distance Learning (DL) Scholarships for ⁦@WEDCUK⁩’s two flagship DL programmes 'MSc in Water Management for Development' and 'MSc in Water Engineering for Development'. 👇🏽 https://t.co/LadlJtgJDk

[Richard Lorch @lorchBRI]

What I'm reading:
THE MERCENARY RIVER by @highamnews. A 400 year history of London's water supply - how private water companies have put profit before public good. Some clear lessons (not only for London) about public vs private ownership of this essential resource.

[WEDC @WEDCUK]

Our module tutors describe in one minute films what is covered in each of our MSc distance learning modules. Here, you can also see which modules feature in the two programmes:
Water Management for Development, and
Water Engineering for Development

https://t.co/HBLQrKWHOt

[WEDC @WEDCUK]

New paper by Tanja Radu and collaborators from Zhengzhou University.
‘Effect of aeration on water quality and sediment humus in rural black-odorous water’ - ScienceDirect 👇🏼 https://t.co/I0BlXpauih

[WEDC @WEDCUK]

Developing Skills in Water Engineering and Management for Development – A short film highlighting the differences between our distance learning programmes and the skills that students develop to enhance their effectiveness when working in the field.

https://t.co/HEikJaZ7mq

[Svein Tveitdal @tveitdal]

Drought hits Germany's Rhine River: 'We have 30cm of water left'

As Europe lives through a long, hot summer, one of the continent's major rivers is getting drier - posing major problems for the people and businesses that rely on it. https://t.co/AfGFHw66ZC

[#NoNaturalDisasters @NoNatDisasters]

We're so excited to announce that our #NoNaturalDisasters journalistic briefing note has been translated into Indonesian Bahasa just in time for the end of the #GPDRR2022!

Thanks to @DanizenPG & Tri Murtiningsih for translation. 🎉

Available here - https://t.co/ZuM24A64M5

[TB @tobias_borger]

#newpaper from @ValBGI1 project: #flood control most highly valued #ecosystemservice emanating from blue/green infrastructure in urban #Vietnam. Recreation and biodiversity in #spongeparks also valued, but less so. 👉https://t.co/v4iROwE05a

[Water-WISER ECR Conference 2022 @WaterWiser_ECRC]

We are at over 70 people registered to come to the conference so far!!!!

Very excited to meet you all in person with some amazing keynotes to be announced soon 🫢 🫢

If you haven't registered yet its not too late.

Link Below:
https://t.co/HXR8CdnQNW

[Bhola Saha @ArBhola]

@leebosher @tmmrjrbnks the concerns that were being discussed during the ENACT project especially w.r.t. Anil Nagar Nabin Nagar area can be seen in the link below. https://t.co/Y4vnFxp2Tk

[TB @tobias_borger]

📢Job: Research Fellow in applied micro & behavioural econ for 2.5 yrs at @StirManSchool, in SPACES project (https://t.co/PeR74tjVde) working with @Mirko_Moro & @CWollbrant on instruments to reduce #plasticpollution in #Malawi & #Tanzania
👉https://t.co/I8O0BYihXM

[Bhola Saha @ArBhola]

All the way from Loughborough to Guwahati!!! Thank you @leebosher & @DRRDynamics for the kind gesture. @NoNatDisasters

[#NoNaturalDisasters @NoNatDisasters]

🎶Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear #NoNaturalDisasters logo, happy birthday to you🎶

Three years ago today, a designer answered @DRRDynamics cry for help and put together this little logo for us.

The rest, as they say, is history 🤓

[Prof. Lee Bosher (also on Bluesky) @leebosher]

Thank you to @ArBhola and his fantastic team for recently hosting the ENACT project meetings and stakeholder workshops in Guwahati.
#NatureBasedSolutions
#floods #Assam #India 🇮🇳 🇬🇧

[#NoNaturalDisasters @NoNatDisasters]

Given the frequency and intensity of #disasters making the news over the past fortnight or so, we thought this was worth a repost.

The 'other' disaster cycle.

#NoNaturalDisasters

[Prof. Lee Bosher (also on Bluesky) @leebosher]

@DisastersRadix @wesinjapan Good question. My ‘inspiration’ for getting into disaster research is explained here (inc. some old photos of me 😬) 👇🏼

https://t.co/mZRhqxZhvW

[WEDC @WEDCUK]

Reminder that we are now taking applications for our new MSc in 'Flood Modelling and Management' (full-time and part-time).
More details here..
https://t.co/VPb2Ti1Zkk

#Flood #Modelling #Management

[WEDC @WEDCUK]

Reminder that we are now taking applications for our MSc in 'Water Engineering for Development' (full-time, part-time and distance learning).
More details here..
https://t.co/7iQyKKgi75
#Water #Engineering #Development

[WEDC @WEDCUK]

Reminder that we are now taking applications for our MSc in 'Water Management for Development' (full-time, part-time and distance learning).
More details here..
https://t.co/PfGtTE2C6E
#Water #Development #Management