#52 - Rewiggling Rivers
- Author
- CCW - The Consumer Council For Water
- Published
- Fri 06 Oct 2023
- Episode Link
- https://ccwpodcasts.podbean.com/e/52-rewiggling-rivers/
Karen & Producer Tom are joined by Tessa Wardley, Director of Communications and Advocacy at the Rivers Trust, for a fascinating chat about how restoring rivers with nature-based solutions can offer long-term drought resilience.
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Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
3:47 - Who are the Rivers Trust and what do they do?
7:08 - What's the difference between the Rivers Trust and the Canal & Rivers Trust?
8:00 - The work to improve river health
11:12 - What is re-wiggling and why were rivers de-wiggled in the first place?
14:00 - The importance of individual contributions and the changes we can make
16:05 - Tackling leaky dams
18:00 - Utilising nature based solutions
20:11 - Rivers Trust's Big River Watch initiative
24:06 - Tessa's personal water use
27:10 - Final thoughts and farewell
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