Registration Open for World Water Day Event - Fri 21st March, 1-3pm
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Established on 22 March 1993, World Water Day is an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of freshwater. The aim of this annual event is to celebrate water and raise awareness of the 2.2 billion people living without access to safe water, to tackle the global water crisis.
A core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030.
Event Overview
On this World Water Day, we must work together to put glacier preservation at the core of our plans to tackle climate change and the global water crisis. The Panel Discussion entitled “Glacier Preservation” aims to raise awareness about the issue and provide a platform for discussing innovative solutions to tackle the challenge.
Glaciers are melting faster than ever. As the planet gets hotter, our frozen world is shrinking, making the water cycle more unpredictable. For billions of people, meltwater flows are changing, causing floods, droughts, landslides and sea level rise. Countless communities and ecosystems are at risk of devastation.
As we work together to mitigate and adapt to climate change, glacier preservation is a top priority. We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow down glacial retreat. And, we must manage meltwater more sustainably. Saving our glaciers is a survival strategy for people and the planet: join us for our Panel Discussion on Friday 21 March 2025, 1-3pm to learn more.
This webinar will be delivered by:
Panel:
- Thomas Gribbin, Doctoral Researcher, BGS
- Professor Rachel Carr, Professor in Glaciology, Newcastle University
- Dr Nick Barrand, Associate Professor of Glaciology, University of Birmingham
- Dr Sihan Li, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, University of Sheffield
- Dr Caroline Clason, Associate Professor of Physical Geography, Durham University
Chairs:
- Professor Stefan Krause, University of Birmingham
- Professor David Hannah, Director of the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action, University of Birmingham
- Professor Iseult Lynch, University of Birmingham
The World Water Day activities are held by the Birmingham Water Research Centre under the auspices of the UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences and UNESCO UNITWIN network on Ecohydrological Interfaces at Birmingham, the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability & Climate Action.
This event is free to attend and is open to all, both within and outside the University. If you wish to attend, please register here.
Best wishes,
Stefan
Professor Stefan Krause
Royal Society Industry Fellow
Chair of Ecohydrology and Biogeochemistry
School of Geography, Earth, and Environmental Sciences
University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/gees/krause-stefan.aspx
Visiting Research Professor, University of Lyon 1, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
Laboratory of the ecology of natural and anthropised hydrosystems (LEHNA)
Co-lead UNESCO UniTwin network on “Ecohydrological Interfaces Under Change”
Head of the Birmingham Water Council
Lead of the Water Challenges theme - Institute of Global Innovation
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Campaigns & Media:
Global Water Challenges:
Water Crisis: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/heroes/water-crisis.aspx
World Water Day at Birmingham: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/water-sciences/world-water-day/index.aspx
Household Water Inequalities: https://smartwatermagazine.com/news/university-birmingham/scientists-shine-new-light-household-water-inequality
Environmental Plastic Pollution:
Birmingham QUEST - Ganga Water Pollution Crisis: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/quest/sustainable-environments/microplastics-in-the-ganga.aspx
Birmingham QUEST - Microplastics in Rivers: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/quest/sustainable-environments/microplastics.aspx
Birmingham Brief - Single Use Plastics: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2019/04/tracking-the-sources-of-plastic-pollution.aspx
Birmingham Brief - Plastic Recycling Crisis: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2021/getting-a-grip-on-the-uks-plastic-recycling-crisis-alternatives-to-shipping-the-problem-overseas
Chronicles of Higher Education – Global Plastic Pollution Crisis: https://sponsored.chronicle.com/UniversityofBirmingham/
100 Plastic Rivers Programme: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/water-sciences/projects/plastic-rivers.aspx
First News: https://www.firstnews.co.uk/talking-points/special-report/plastic-recycling-doesnt-work-says-pm-is-he-right/
Equality and Diversity in HE:
Nature News: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01506-4
THE – Times Higher Education: https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/female-scientists-less-likely-win-prizes-named-after-men
Birmingham Brief: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2022/women-miss-out-on-academic-awards-if-prizes-named-after-a-man
Forschung und Lehre: https://www.forschung-und-lehre.de/karriere/forscherinnen-erhalten-seltener-preise-als-ihre-kollegen-4744
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