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CEP to provide technical support on ‘tipping points’ in ecosystems to the European Environment Agency

CEP has been awarded a contract to provide technical support on ‘tipping points’ in
ecosystems to the European Environment Agency.  The work will assist the EEA in preparing a report on tipping points in ecosystems with a focus on European case studies at the local/regional scale.  CEP’s work will also be helping to operationalize ‘planetary boundary type approaches’ (with a focus on ‘biodiversity/ecosystem functioning/biosphere’) in a European context.

CEP is working with Professor Katherine Richardson (Copenhagen University) and Dr Sarah Cornell (Stockholm Resilience Centre) as expert advisors on this project.  The contract runs from July to November 2015.

Dr Bill Sheate is Project Manager.  Rolands Sadauskis  is Project Researcher.

CEP working with UWE and Defra on ‘Supporting the Uptake of Low Cost Resilience for Properties at Risk of Flooding’

CEP are part of the University of the West of England led team working on the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) “Supporting the Uptake of Low Cost Resilience for Properties at Risk of Flooding” project. 

The project’s aim is to identify barriers and propose solutions to promote low cost flood approaches that would make properties at flood risk more resilient to damage from flood waters.  It includes gathering evidence, good practice and case studies of flood repairable approaches to be tested using an action research approach which will be evaluated so that lessons can be documented and shared.  CEP is leading on the evaluation. 

The project runs from May 2015 – Feb 2016.

For more information contact CEP’s Dr Clare Twigger-Ross (Technical Director)

CEP is seeking a Senior Consultant in Social Science

CEP is seeking to recruit a Senior Consultant (Social Science) to be based at our London office. This is an opportunity for an exceptional candidate to join our growing multi-disciplinary team providing innovative approaches to environmental, social and sustainability practice and research.

Closing date for applications: Monday 27th July 2015

Interviews: Tuesday 18th August 2015 

Full details are available on our Jobs page.