Keen on photography and music. Involved in water management, focused on flood resilience and using blue & green infrastructure. Thoughts and tweets are my own
Birmingham, and N. London
Joined April 2010
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Paul Shaffer retweeted
@BBCRadio4 #youandyours on what it’s like to have your home #flooded & how you piece your life back together afterwards? we all know the prep & mop up after a flood despite #pfr measures, water finds a way, comes up through the toilet @floodmary talking
bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002624…
This young eco warrior was the star of the show in my mind....
Phenomenal sense of conviction. Great to catchup with some old faces.
Water is integral to us all– and we must do all we can to protect and restore our rivers and seas . Water bosses and Govt– listen to Aneeshwar !
@Aneeshwar_K | #MarchForCleanWater
Paul Shaffer retweeted
Water is integral to us all– and we must do all we can to protect and restore our rivers and seas . Water bosses and Govt– listen to Aneeshwar !
@Aneeshwar_K | #MarchForCleanWater
Paul Shaffer retweeted
I recently helped with the @planetP_ossible podcast . The wonderful @Niki_Roach_ and I discussed the state of the nation , future generations and what I would do if I ruled the world . . . for a day . Available here Bit.ly/PP_Packham
Paul Shaffer retweeted
If you have sadly been #flooded,please help others by taking part in this survey.
Link below 👇
#TheNationalFloodForum is supporting the @NatEmergTrust #AfterTheStorms survey – working with @LancasterUni to look into the support people receive when they #Flood.
To take part and find further information, please click the following link - nationalemergenciestrust.org…
Paul Shaffer retweeted
Flash #floods likely tomorrow! Please plan in advance if you think it may happen to you. Losing your memories is just awful!
Agreed... best influence the rapid assessment of the Environment Improvement Plan to make sure water and wature positivity isn't just rhetoric – at Maia, Portugal
Government’s statement on housing quotes @AngelaRayner as saying it’s “not just a professional responsibility but a moral obligation to see more homes built”.
It’s also a moral obligation to ensure those homes are environmentally sustainable. gov.uk/government/news/housi…
Only worked with Jane for a short time. Her authenticity, energy and passion were a force to be reckoned with. She also knew a thing or two about marketing, engagement, IT and developing relationships.
Postal vote in the bag. Hopefully by the time I get back to blighty we'll have a different government to moan about! So much for them to do... – at Oporto, Portugal
Yep.... that's why SuDS and spongifying our cities (😉 @al_chisholm) are a no brainer. Delivering the four pillars of SuDS -flood mgt, pollution control, biodiversity and better places and spaces... 🌳🌿💧🌏💡
Fascinating how many measures that protect your home from flooding, also protect rivers from road runoff pollution, & our land from drought - fantastic stuff 👏
@stormwater_jo @CIWEM @Niki_Roach_ @theriverstrust @al_chisholm @DaveThroup @HereforHereford @shrewsburyfl
Paul Shaffer retweeted
One of the best publicly-accesible rewilding sites in London is due to be enclosed & destroyed for artificial pitches for @SpursOfficial. I visited Whitewebbs Park in Enfield to see why it’s special & why local people are against this destructive sell off by @EnfieldCouncil 🧵
Paul Shaffer retweeted
If you've paid to read the times. Do read this very well researched article by @davidbyers26
If you live at #flood risk & have a mortgage if may effect you!
ttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/will-climate-change-sink-your-mortgage-ctbhd52l0
Paul Shaffer retweeted
Do vote for the #floodresilient Lego house to be manufactured.
An amazing way to raise #floodawareness & promote the use of #PFR & #floodresilient gardens.
(& there's a FloodMary character into the bargain.)
We need 10,000 votes
GO! 👍
ideas.lego.com/s/p:33147cdbf… – at Ledbury, England
And what a fantastic podcast it is. Loved the flipping of a challenge, or negative into something so positive. Definitely a must listen! – at East Midlands, England
🚨New ep alert!🚨 Instead of apocalyptic doomsday scenarios, focus on the co-benefits of climate activisim. @cloverhogan is brilliant at making you feel positive and ready to act instead of depressed and powerless. A must listen episode, out TODAY😃
🎧➡️ bit.ly/PP_activism
Paul Shaffer retweeted
Up to 1 in 6 homes in England at flood risk.
England ave 28% owned with a mortgage or loan.
Quick maths up to 1.2 million households potentially impacted if this became a trend.
It's not just home insurance that's a problem re flood risk.
@MartinSLewis @_RobbieMoore
Had a great conversation with @Niki_Roach_ host of @PlanetP_ossible on bioresources. A 'wicked problem' with no single solution. Hence why collaboration is needed together with the right regulations and innovation. Leadership is required on this and greater source control. – at Birmingham, England
"Only two tools in the belt" according to @georgiaes @FightDirtyOrg - public opinion and legal enforcement. But shouldn't we be handling sewage sludge/bioresources better anyway? It's a touchy issue in the water sector, making this ep a must listen:
🎧➡️ bit.ly/PP_bioresources
Went for a stroll along thr canal towards Spaghetti Junction and took this. Despite its grittyness I quite like it.. #canalphotography ##urbanphotography – at Birmingham, England
I said something similar in a @PlanetP_ossible podcast on #bioresources. It was my magic wand... ✨️🎩🪄 @Niki_Roach_ planetpossible.simplecast.co… – at Salou, Spain
This is a good news! The polluter pays principle in action.
The polluter should bear the costs of cleaning drinking water from #PFAS. This will encourage all other PFAS producers to minimize various forms of this toxic pollutant and prevent further damage to public health.