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Thursday 7th March 2019, 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Location: The Institution of Civil Engineers, One Great George Street, London (Nearest tube: Westminster)
Event organiser: About Drought and BHS
Event type: Meeting
Bookings: No registration is required. No charge.

BHS and About Drought (UK Drought and Water Scarcity Programme – ENDOWS Engaging diverse stakeholders and publics with outputs from the UK Drought and Water Scarcity) initiative invite you to this evening discussion of cross-sectoral impacts of drought on agriculture and river ecology.

Prof Ian Holman, Cranfield Water Science Institute

The 2018 drought – lessons for the agricultural sector
2018 was a very challenging year for the agricultural sector. This presentation will review some of the impacts experienced by the agricultural sector last year and consider how lessons from last year can be taken forward to inform increased drought resilience in the sector.

Dr Francois Edwards, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

The ecology of drought in rivers

The presentation will delve into the ecological impacts, resilience and recovery of rivers subject to drought.

There is no charge to attend this meeting and both BHS members and non-members are welcome. No registration is required.

Enquiries: Victoria Crellin (01372) 756813, victoria.crellin@atkinsglobal.com

24 – 25 January 2018
Location: The Link Hotel, Loughborough
Event organiser: British Hydrological Society
Event type: Lecture
Booking: Register for this event

Reliable seasonal forecasts can support planning of water resources for a variety of purposes, including allocation for urban and rural water supply, irrigation scheduling, reservoir operation, routine maintenance of infrastructure, and preparedness for hydro-meteorological extremes. In recent years, improvements have been made in seasonal forecasting skill. However, without translation of these state-of-the-art forecast products into direct, actionable information, little ‘real’ progress can be made. The aim of this workshop is to focus on the seasonal forecast needs of users and practitioners, and to identify ways of improving the dissemination, uptake and operationalisation of seasonal forecasts by the water and agricultural sectors.

Confirmed speakers include:

• The EFAS seasonal forecasting system (Louise Arnal, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)
• Advancing the science behind operational seasonal forecasting: the Hydrological Outlook UK (Jamie Hannaford, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)
• Seasonal forecasting for effective water management on the canal network (David Mould, Canal & River Trust).
• Seasonal weather forecasts and British farming (Ceris Jones, National Farmers’ Union)
• The Global Flood Awareness System (Rebecca Emerton, Water @ Reading University)
• Ensemble projections, scenarios and forecasts: operational assessment of water resources prospects (Richard Davis and Karen James, Environment Agency)
• Improving seasonal drought forecasting for user-decision making: The IMPETUS, EdGE and ENDOWS projects (Shaun Harrigan, Simon Parry, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology)

Abstract submission: Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are welcomed. Please send your abstract (up to 300 words) including title, authors and affiliations to SeasonalForecasting@lboro.ac.uk by Friday 15th December 2017.

For more information, please email SeasonalForecasting@lboro.ac.uk. Please register at: https://www.ice.org.uk/events/seasonal-forecasting-meeting-user-needs.

Co-sponsored by the British Hydrological Society, the RCUK Drought and Water Scarcity Programme, Loughborough University, and Water @ Reading