Volunteers from WiFCERM were once again invited back to the Flood and Coast Conference 2025 in Telford. The WiFCERM committee organised various events over the three days, including: Our popular networking event A lively exhibition stand, inviting conference visitors to learn more about the initiative, what it has to offer, sign up to become members … Continue reading Flood and Coast 2025 Reflections
Category: Events
Women in FCERM Award
The Women in FCERM Committee would like to announce that at the Flood & Coast 2019 conference there will 2 awards up for grabs. The committee are looking for 2 outstanding members of the industry who have proactively influenced and promoted gender balance, diversity and inclusion within their workplace, a project, or sector. They need … Continue reading Women in FCERM Award
Terry Fuller: Gender Balance – Changing the Narrative
I have one fundamental belief about how we meet the immense challenges we face in managing water and our environment. It is simply this – we will only find the solutions by engaging with the most diverse collection of thinkers. The Women in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) is an initiative that seeks … Continue reading Terry Fuller: Gender Balance – Changing the Narrative
Event Review: Katie Pearson (AECOM)
I was caught off guard and surprised to have been asked to speak at the Women in FCERM event in Manchester in October and quickly said “yes” without thinking about what I was saying. Then I got home and started worrying, “what was I going to speak about?”, “what did I have to say?” It’s … Continue reading Event Review: Katie Pearson (AECOM)
Kimberley MacPherson – Operations Manager, Environment Agency
Name Kimberley MacPherson Job title Operations Manager, Environment Agency Qualifications Civil Engineering BEng Hons CEng MICE Hello everyone, I’m Kimberley. I’m so delighted to have won the Flood & Coast Women in FCERM award this year. As with all things over the last 18 months, the pandemic has robbed me of an awards ceremony (and … Continue reading Kimberley MacPherson – Operations Manager, Environment Agency
