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This summer’s much vaunted hosepipe ban was called off at the eleventh hour as was the SMC’s emergency briefing on the ban. The briefing was adjusted to discuss broader issues including the likelihood of future bans, the influence of climate change and what is being done to protect water resources.
Speakers:
Jamie Hannaford, Principal Hydrologist, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Prof Jim Hall, Director, Environmental Change Institute, Professor of Climate and Environmental Risk, University of Oxford
Prof Ian Holman, Professor of Integrated Land and Water Management, Cranfield Water Science Institute, Cranfield University