Environment and Agriculture in Ireland

Dr Jenny Deakin is the Water Programme Manager at the EPA. Jenny is a catchment scientist with 35 years of experience working in Ireland and Tasmania. She holds an honours degree in Geology from UCG, a Research Masters in Environmental Hydrogeology from Trinity, and a PhD in Catchment Science, also from Trinity. Jenny has worked throughout her career in a variety of roles in the public, private and academic sectors. Her expertise centres around the development of the scientific evidence base to inform water management policy implementation, within an integrated catchment management framework. Jenny’s current role is leading the Catchments Unit in the EPA’s Water Programme. The team’s role is to assess and report on the pressures impacting on waters.
This talk was given at the EPA’s State of the Environment Conference 2024. The conference explored the key findings and recommendations in the EPA’s flagship report on all aspects of Ireland’s environment. You can read the full report at bit.ly/SOER2024