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16 March 2018
This week - NFM Online Portal, Kirkconnel flood warning launch, British Science Week, and more
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Helping communities prepare more powerfully for flooding
As the piles of snow left over from “the Beast from the East” melted last week, causing surface water and rising rivers in several communities across Scotland, attention turned to the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
Partnership working
SEPA supported this week's launch of the natural flood management (NFM) network Scotland, an online portal which will provide a dedicated forum for practitioners and members of the public to share knowledge and best practice on natural flood management. It was launched by the James Hutton Institute at the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management’s (CIWEM) conference in Edinburgh.
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Kirkconnel Flood Warning Area launch
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This week also saw the launch of a new local Flood Warning Area in Kirkconnel in Dumfries and Galloway.
Developed in partnership with Dumfries and Galloway Council, it will give people who live, work and travel through Kirkconnel the opportunity to benefit from advanced flood warnings – giving them time to take action to reduce the damage and disruption that flooding can cause.
The new warning area will increase the number of local flood warnings to 16 across Dumfries and Galloway.
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SEPA CEO challenges business leaders to find the economic opportunities in environmental challenges
Business leaders were challenged by Scotland’s environment regulator today – change your mind set, face up to the scale of the environmental challenge facing us and understand how your business will help solve it while creating businesses success.
Terry A’Hearn, Chief Executive of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), was a key speaker at “The Environment as a Business Opportunity” organised by the Institute of Directors in Edinburgh. He is clear that environmental performance is the responsibility of business leaders – and they need to act now.
Terry A’Hearn, said: “The scale of environmental challenges facing humanity is enormous, with a real urgency to act. Poor leaders are going to pretend it isn’t a problem, good leaders will face the reality of the situation. Only great leaders will understand that it is an opportunity for their businesses and organisations.”
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One of our Assistant Scientists, in Inorganic Chemistry
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SEPA hoping to inspire young people into STEM careers during British Science Week
Inspiring young people to follow a career in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) is vital to Scotland’s environmental regulator.
As British Science Week reaches its end on Sunday (18 March) the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is stressing the importance of STEM skills to ensure that Scotland is prepared to tackle the scale of environmental challenges facing humanity now and in the future.
SEPA is creating a world-class environment protection agency fit for the challenges of tomorrow, and as an organisation dependent on these skill sets, ensuring the future workforce is inspired and trained in these disciplines is essential.
Keen to make sure the wide-range of roles is understood, SEPA has been using social media to highlight just some of the over 400 scientists who work in different areas of the organisation. The intention is to help young people understand what options are open to them.
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SEPA waste crime team returns to Fort William to tackle flytipping
Officers from the Waste Crime Team of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) were in Fort William again this week to investigate, and help address, flytipping at an illegal site at Mount Alexander, Camaghael.
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Kath McDowall from SEPA's Waste Crime Team
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The visits to local businesses this week will continue to gather information, check permits and reinforce the responsibilities and obligations that apply to anyone producing, carrying or managing waste. Information Notices will be issued to any businesses who are unable to provide details of how they are disposing of their waste.
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