Climate change and human activity are having profound impacts on catchments. Increasing temperatures, more frequent and intense rainstorms, and more prolonged droughts are causing direct and indirect changes to vegetation, soils and rivers that affect water quantity and quality via multiple mechanisms.

This one-day course provides an in-depth exploration of the impacts of climate change on river systems. It takes a process-based perspective that explains how climate change is altering river hydrology, geomorphology, water chemistry and ecology to affect water resources and risks.

*Part of WWP MSc Course

At a glance

  • Dates
    • 17 Jan 2025
  • DurationOne day
  • LocationCranfield campus
  • Cost

    £400 Includes refreshments and lunch

    Concessions available

Course structure

The course will be delivered through a combination of lectures, interactive discussions, and practical case studies.

What you will learn

The course combines essential scientific background on river processes with up-to-date information on climate change impacts. You will learn how changes in temperature and precipitation are altering the geomorphic functioning of river systems. You will also learn how water quality in rivers is influenced by natural factors and human activities, and how water quality may change in the future. The course will provide you with practical understanding of river systems that will help you to anticipate changes to ecological status, raw water quantity and quality, and flood and erosion to support development of sustainable solutions.

Core content

• Rivers – geomorphology
• Rivers – water chemistry
• River process interactions – hydrological, geomorphic, chemical and ecological
• Climate change impacts on river processes

Who should attend

This course is ideal for professionals and students in environmental engineering, environmental science, hydrology, geography, ecology, and water resource management. It is suitable for individuals working in technical, conservation, and management roles that would like to deepen their understanding of river processes and their response to climate change.

Accreditation

Concessions

10% Cranfield alumni

Multiple booking discounts:

2 days @ £ 700
3 days @ £1000
5 days @ £1600

*Discount only applies to multiple bookings across WWP Course modules.

Accommodation options and prices

This is a non-residential course. If you would like to book accommodation on campus, please contact Mitchell Hall or Cranfield Management Development Centre directly. Further information regarding our accommodation on campus can be .

Alternatively you may wish to make your own arrangements at a nearby hotel.

Location and travel

Â鶹´«Ã½AV is situated in Bedfordshire close to the border with Buckinghamshire. The University is located almost midway between the towns of Bedford and Milton Keynes and is conveniently situated between junctions 13 and 14 of the M1.

London Luton, Stansted and Heathrow airports are 30, 90 and 90 minutes respectively by car, offering superb connections to and from just about anywhere in the world.

Further location and travel details

Location address

Â鶹´«Ã½AV
College Road
Cranfield
Bedford
MK43 0AL

Read our Professional development (CPD) booking conditions.