Unravelling the history of droughts in the UK
Posted on 24th July 2014
Oxford Univeristy is a partner in a cross-disciplinary research project on historic droughts and water scarcity funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council’s programme on ‘UK Droughts and Water Scarcity’.
Working with the Government of Bangladesh to tackle poverty and environmental challenges in the Delta
Posted on 17th July 2014
Oxford University was recently involved in a national-level stakeholder workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh, aimed at engaging government and stakeholder groups in the development of tools, information and strategies for poverty alleviation and environmental management in coastal Bangladesh.
Long-term investment in flood and coastal risk management – scoping future approaches
Posted on 10th July 2014
Working in association with CH2M HILL, Paul Sayers and Jim Hall have recently been appointed to explore the next generation of methods to support the Environment Agency’s national long-term investment strategy.