Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management

The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) is an independent professional body and a registered charity in the United Kingdom that works internationally to advance the science and practice of water resource management and environmental resource management for sustainability.Since 2007 the organisation has run the CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year (EPOY) competition for photographers and filmmakers, with the aim of raising international awareness of environmental and social issues such as climate change and social inequality.[4] Winning and shortlisted photographs and films are featured in an exhibition at the Royal Geographical Society in London before touring the UK.[citation needed] As of 2019[update] they run the Environmental Photographer of the Year, Young Environmentalist of the Year (YETOY),[6] UK Junior Water Prize in association with the Stockholm International Water Institute,[7] and the Nick Reeves Award for Arts and the Environment.[8][9] CIWEM also has a number of branches (predominantly across the UK) and groups and networks including:
professional bodywater resource managementenvironmental resource managementsustainabilityScience CouncilChartered ScientistChartered EnvironmentalistSociety for the EnvironmentRoyal Charterenvironmentalsocial issuesclimate changesocial inequalityRoyal Geographical SocietyStockholm International Water InstituteChartered Institution of Wastes ManagementList of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charterList of professional associations in the United Kingdom