These tools aim to help increase participation and cooperation, resulting in more action. They have been created by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management on behalf of the Interreg North Sea Region, WaterCoG project.
Volunteers & Citizen ScienceApps & Tools
The Environment Agency and its partners are holding a number of Rethinking Water Citizens’ Juries to discuss the important question: How do you connect with water in your local environment, and what needs to be changed in the future to benefit people and wildlife?
Practical guidance for CaBA partners interested in designing and managing a water quality monitoring programme. Includes a summary of monitoring equipment, data analysis and visualisation ideas, sampling protocols and advice for FIO monitoring and guidance on planning your strategy, engaging volunteers and resourcing.
Monitoring ChangeTechnical Support & TrainingVolunteers & Citizen ScienceUsing Data & EvidenceWater Quality
Case study – Exploring how integrated upstream catchment management can reduce nutrient loading in an urban catchment, reducing the need for end-of-pipe solutions.
Case Studies & ProjectsUrban Water ManagementWater QualityVolunteers & Citizen Science
Litter picks are a great way to bring a community together. They can also make a huge difference in your local environment, allowing nature to thrive. Some people find the idea of organising your own litter pick a bit daunting—but it doesn’t have to be!
River Restoration & WildlifeVolunteers & Citizen ScienceUrban Water Management
The Desktop CaBA GIS Data Package is a set of over 150 data layers, which is provided to CaBA Catchment Hosts under a license negotiated centrally with the data providers. Version 5 is a complete refresh of all the preceding versions and has some great new data in it too.
Natural CapitalClimate ChangeFlood ResilienceRiver Restoration & WildlifeWater StewardshipUrban Water ManagementVolunteers & Citizen ScienceUsing Data & EvidenceWater QualityWater ResourcesTechnical Support & TrainingRural Land ManagementEstuaries & Coasts
Guidance, technical manuals, templates and examples of how to setup and run an Outfall Safari to get local volunteers involved in surveying sources of urban pollution.
Volunteers & Citizen ScienceWater QualityTemplatesEngaging StakeholdersTechnical Support & TrainingUsing Data & EvidenceApps & ToolsUrban Water Management
Diffuse PollutionOutfall SafariUrban PollutionSewage PollutionCitizen Science
Trent Rivers Trust, working in partnership with Severn Trent Water, The Rivers Trust and the Environment Agency engaged the local community in surveying the Alfreton Brook for sources of urban pollution using a methodology first developed by Zoological Society of London.
Water QualityMonitoring ChangeVolunteers & Citizen ScienceUrban Water ManagementUsing Data & EvidenceCase Studies & ProjectsEngaging Stakeholders
Diffuse PollutionOutfall SafariUrban PollutionCitizen Science
Yellow fish is simple project where yellow fish are painted next to drains to remind people that what is put down a drain impacts aquatic life.
Engaging StakeholdersVolunteers & Citizen ScienceCase Studies & ProjectsWater Quality
Urban Pollution Patrol – A trained volunteer taskforce that can provide the first line of response to assess the situation and report back to the EA.
Case Studies & ProjectsWater QualityVolunteers & Citizen Science
East London’s rivers are some of the most polluted in Britain, polluted water flows down the Lea Valley past the homes of thousands of people, reducing the quality of the rivers they enjoy. To address this challenge, Thames21 launched the Love the Lea Campaign.