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Eminent water expert speaks to Lords in Freshwater inquiry

16 November 2011

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Professor Alan Jenkins, Deputy Director and Water Science Director of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, was questioned by the Lords Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment EU Sub-Committee on Wednesday 16 November, as part of their inquiry into EU freshwater policy.

Witness

At 11am, Wednesday 16 November, in Committee Room 3A, Palace of Westminster

  • Professor Alan Jenkins, Deputy Director and Water Science Director of the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

He was questioned by the Committee on issues including:

  • what criteria should be used to measure water quality and what the main challenges are to maintaining good water quality in the UK
  • where responsibility should lie for forecasting droughts
  • what the main problems are with the Water Framework Directive and what shortcomings they have produced in EU freshwater policy
  • how stakeholders can best be involved in EU research into water resource management

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