Vision:

Northern Ireland’s freshwater ecosystems are thriving, resilient, and sustainably managed

Priorities for 2025

• Advocate for full implementation of the Water Framework Directive at water body level across all catchments
• Promote responsible water use in all development planning
• Making the case for and demonstrating how Nature Based Solutions can become mainstreamed
• Advocate for long-term solution for wastewater infrastructure
• Advocate for and demonstrate effective support for farmers and other land managers/ users to deliver a healthy freshwater environment
• Promote integrated and coordinated water management across all departments and sectors in law, policy and practice
• Promote and facilitate public participation and education in relation to freshwater ecosystems (engagement in policy making, citizen science, public awareness)