CREW is governed according to key policy areas in Scotland’s water sector including flooding, water scarcity, coastal erosion, catchment management, rural sustainability, water quality and health, and resource recovery. Cross-cutting activities focus on adapting to climate change, land use and urbanisation, promoting the circular economy, a post-COVID green recovery, the move to net zero and a just transition for communities.
All our work has an overarching consideration of maximising the benefits of research to society and the environment.
Key considerations include
- Sustainable water use
- Societal perceptions of water
- Health and wellbeing
- Water resilient places and technologies
Recent project examples include:
- Exploring the use of Artificial Intelligence for flood forecasting in Scotland
- Scottish One Health AMR Register (SOHAR): Updated research insights
- Building Public Health Resilience to Fluvial Flooding in Scotland
- Climate Crisis: informing Scotland’s actionable mitigation and adaptation response to water scarcity
Key legacy projects include: