Virtual 2021 UN World Water Day Symposium @ University of Birmingham, UK
David Hannah
Virtual 2021 UN World Water Day Symposium @ University of Birmingham, UK
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/water-sciences/world-water-day/index.aspx
Monday 22 March 2021, 2:00 – 4:00pm GMT
Register (for free) your place at www.birmingham.ac.uk/wwd21
To mark UN World Water Day, the University of Birmingham is hosting the Virtual 2021 World Water Day Symposium. World Water Day 2021 is about what water means to people, its true value and how we can better protect this vital resource. The theme is #Water2me https://www.worldwaterday.org/ The event is held under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair io Water Sciences and UNESCO UNITWIN network on Ecohydrological Interfaces at Birmingham and the University's Institute of Global Innovation.
Join the experts leading water sciences research across the world, and those leading projects to help secure water for all. This annual symposium brings together a broad range of water professionals from a wide range of science, policy, regulatory, industry, intergovernmental backgrounds and the wider public to discuss the critical water challenges we face.
We are hosting a series of presentation (20 mins) and follow-up by a panel discussion (2 hour slot overall). Our speakers and panellists are listed below.
Speakers:
- Professor Peter Gleick, President Emeritus and Co-founder of the Pacific Institute
- Professor Nandita Basu, Associate Professor, Water Sustainability and Ecohydrology, University of Waterloo
- Dr Fraser Sugden, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography (agrarian geography, water and environmental change), University of Birmingham
Panellists:
- Prof Laura Lautz, Program Director - Hydrologic Sciences National Science Foundation (NSF), and SUNY
- Ms Sophie O’Connell, Sustainable Water Use Birmingham
- Dr Anil Mishra, UNESCO Paris
- Prof Doug Wilson, Chief Scientist at the Environment Agency, England
Conveners from University of Birmingham:
- Professor David M. Hannah, UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences and UNESCO UNITWIN in Ecohydrological Interfaces
- Professor Stefan Krause, Water Theme Leader Institute of Global Innovation and UNESCO UNITWIN in Ecohydrological Interfaces
https://unesco.org.uk/chairs/chair-in-water-science-at-the-university-of-birmingham
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/global-goals/igi/water-challenges.aspx
Register (for free) your place at www.birmingham.ac.uk/wwd21
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David M. Hannah
Director of Research, College of Life & Environmental Sciences,
Professor of Hydrology, School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences,
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston. Birmingham. B15 2TT. UK.
Tel: ++44 121 414... 7931 (Helen Jones, PA) or 6925 (for own research)
Email: d.m.h...@bham.ac.uk
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/gees/hannah-david.aspx
UNESCO Chair in Water Science
https://unesco.org.uk/chairs/chair-in-water-science-at-the-university-of-birmingham
Royal Society Wolfson Fellow
https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/grants/royal-society-wolfson-fellowship/
Water Crisis: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/heroes/water-crisis.aspx
Twitter: @freshwaterflows https://twitter.com/freshwaterflows
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