Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is an independent professional body and a registered charity in the United Kingdom that works internationally to advance the science and practice of water resource management and environmental resource management for sustainability.[1] It is licensed by the Science Council to award Chartered Scientist[2] and Chartered Environmentalist[3] status to qualifying members. It is a member of the Society for the Environment.

The organisation was formed in 1987 when the Institution of Public Health Engineers, the Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists, and the Institute of Water Pollution Control merged. It was granted a Royal Charter in 1995.[1]

CIWEM Awards

CIWEM presents a number of yearly awards. Since 2007 the organisation has run the Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year competition for photographers and filmmakers, with the aim of raising international awareness of environmental and social issues such as climate change and social inequality. Winning and shortlisted photographs and films are featured in an exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society in London before touring the UK.[4]

Other awards presented by CIWEM include Sustainable Wetland of the Year, Young Environmentalist of the Year, Tomorrow's Water, the Nick Reeves Award for Arts and the Environment, and the Environmental Parliamentarian of the Year Award.

References

  1. 1 2 "About". Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. 2012. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Register as a Chartered Scientist (CSci) via CIWEM". Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Registration as a Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) via CIWEM". Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Atkins CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year". Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. 2015. Archived from the original on 20 January 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014.

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