The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is an independent
professional body
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that professio ...
and a
registered charity in the United Kingdom that works internationally to advance the science and practice of
water resource management
Water resources are natural resources of water that are potentially useful for humans, for example as a source of drinking water supply or irrigation water. 97% of the water on the Earth is salt water and only three percent is fresh water; slightl ...
and
environmental resource management
Environmental resource management is the management of the interaction and impact of human societies on the environment. It is not, as the phrase might suggest, the management of the environment itself. Environmental resources management aim ...
for
sustainability.
It is licensed by the
Science Council to award
Chartered Scientist and
Chartered Environmentalist Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) is a professional qualification in the United Kingdom that is awarded by the Society for the Environment through its 24 Licensed member organisations (listed below).
Chartered Environmentalists come from no single ...
status to qualifying members. It is a member of the
Society for the Environment
The Society for the Environment (SocEnv) is an umbrella body for environmental organisations in the UK. Its primary function is the licensing of its member institutions to confer chartered status on sustainability and environmental professional ...
.
The organisation was formed in 1987 when the
Institution of Public Health Engineers
Institutions are humanly devised structures of rules and norms that shape and constrain individual behavior. All definitions of institutions generally entail that there is a level of persistence and continuity. Laws, rules, social conventions a ...
, the
Institution of Water Engineers and Scientists, and the
Institute of Water Pollution Control merged. It was granted a
Royal Charter
A royal charter is a formal grant issued by a monarch under royal prerogative as letters patent. Historically, they have been used to promulgate public laws, the most famous example being the English Magna Carta (great charter) of 1215, but s ...
in 1995.
CIWEM Awards
CIWEM presents a number of yearly awards. Since 2007 the organisation has run the CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year (EPOY) competition for photographers and filmmakers, with the aim of raising international awareness of
environmental
A biophysical environment is a biotic and abiotic surrounding of an organism or population, and consequently includes the factors that have an influence in their survival, development, and evolution. A biophysical environment can vary in scale f ...
and
social issues such as
climate change
In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to ...
and
social inequality
Social inequality occurs when resources in a given society are distributed unevenly, typically through norms of allocation, that engender specific patterns along lines of socially defined categories of persons. It posses and creates gender c ...
.
Winning and shortlisted photographs and films are featured in an exhibition at the
Royal Geographical Society in London before touring the UK.
Other awards presented by CIWEM have included Sustainable Wetland of the Year, Tomorrow's Water, and the Environmental Parliamentarian of the Year Award. they run the Environmental Photographer of the Year, Young Environmentalist of the Year (YETOY),
UK Junior Water Prize in association with the
Stockholm International Water Institute,
and the Nick Reeves Award for Arts and the Environment.
See also
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Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) is a professional body for the waste management industry in the United Kingdom and other countries. Based in Northampton, it has ten regional centres throughout England, Scotland, Wales, North ...
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List of professional associations in the United Kingdom
The following is a list of professional bodies in the United Kingdom. Membership of a professional body does not necessarily mean that a person possesses qualifications in the subject area, nor that they are legally able to practice their profe ...
References
External links
CIWEM websiteCIWEM Competitions and Awards
ECUK Licensed Members
Environmental management-related professional associations
International professional associations
Organisations based in the London Borough of Camden
Water and Environmental Management
1987 establishments in the United Kingdom
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