Severn Estuary PartnershipWorking in partnership for the future of the Severn Estuary
The Severn Estuary Partnership: progress update
Rhoda BallingerCardiff University – SEP host
Background to SEP
• An independent, estuary wide initiative, initiated by local authorities & statutory agencies (1995)
• Severn Estuary Strategy (2001) – still provides a
strategic management framework = vision?
• Business Plan (2011-16)
Current Business Plan (2011 – 2016)
• SEP roles:– Act as a coordinating body,
ensuring effective communications between organisations & individuals
– Promote & publicise the estuary
– Add value & fill gaps, providing extra capacity
– Establish ‘principles’ for the estuary for local delivery
• Ambitious enough?
Coordination & communication
Coordination & communication
• Central point of contact – SEP knows who
knows!– Updating of SEP
contacts database
Coordination & communication
• Key outputs– e-news – consultations– Severn Tidings
Coordination & communication
• New communication channels– Facebook – Twitter
SevernEstuaryPartnership
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Coordination & communication
• Events– Joint Advisory
Committee– Annual Forum (8th)
Other estuary coordination
• Continued support for estuary-wide groups / strategies:– ASERA– BCSEG– SECG
• Action Plan monitoring
– Severn Estuary Flood Risk Management Strategy • Review of consultations
• But a hierarchy?
Promote & publicise the estuary
Promote & publicise the estuary
• State of the Severn Estuary Report 2011
• State of the Severn Reporting– Progress with Report
Cards– Proforma for annual
updating information– Rhys Morgan (NRW)
• Measuring effectiveness?
Promote & publicise the estuary
• Website development • Updating Who’s Who
web pages
Promote & publicise the estuary
• Website development – Continued
development of Flickr – The new Estuary web
pages• Assistance of SEP
partners
A taste of the new web pages …
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Population increases between 2001 & 2011
Adding value & filling gaps
Adding value & filling gaps
• Project work– CPN / MMO report– Work with PCF for Welsh
Government
• political aspects?
Establish ‘principles’ for the estuary
Establish ‘principles’ for the estuary
• Our vision?• Learning from our
European projects– DELTANET project– IMCORE legacy –
SIC-Adapt
• Learning from our UK projects & network– CPN/ MMO– CPN
Future Directions
Future Directions
• The new estuary web pages …
• The SEP/ ASERA new officer
– An opportunity for review?• SEP Business Plan • SEP approach, projects &
outputs• Brian’s points ...• SEP partner role
• Remember … SEP = PARTNERSHIP
– Role of partners …– Not just money!
• (powers, sovereignty…)
Thank you ...
• Especially– SEP team (Paul, Gwil)– SEP placement students
(Lucy, Zoe, Claudia, Emma, Adam)
– SEP Forum sub-group (Rhys, John, Rob)
– EARTH staff/ postgrads (Alun, Azmath, Briony, Debby, Tom, Piers)
Any questions?
• http://www.severnestuary.net/sep/index.html• [email protected]
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www.severnestuary.net/sep
