This milestone, spearheaded by freshwater scientists from the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action (BISCA), and the Birmingham Water Centre (BWC), highlights the university's commitment to addressing critical water-related challenges as identified by the UNESCO IHP.
The project, titled “Birmingham Urban Ecohydrological Observatory,” joins a global network of demonstration sites that showcase best practices in tackling catchment-scale societal and environmental issues.
As the first Ecohydrology Demonstration Site in England, this designation reflects the university’s pioneering research in the Upper Tame catchment, an area under significant pressure from urbanisation.
