Presents:Water Scarcity, Global Changes and
Groundwater Management Responses
DESCRIPTION/ABSTRACT:
While water scarcity and global change certainly ask for innovative scientific and technological solutions, they also pose technical, socio-economic, cultural and ethical challenges. This requires a multi-disciplinary approach that integrates science, technique, institutional organization, management, economy, culture and history, combined to a good perception of risk and an adequate use of risk/benefit analysis. Education and communication are critical connectors of the components of such an approach.
The International Conference will examine all types of water resources available in a watershed or a region, stressing the unique role of groundwater in water-scarce areas and its significance in most other areas, identifying the difficulties due to the specific characteristics of groundwater and evaluating the adaptability of existing or new methods and instruments to these specificities.
SPEAKER BIO:
Chairpersons
Dr Andras Szollosy-Nagy, Director of the Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO
Dr Matt Larsen, USGS, Chair of the US IHP National Committee
Prof. William Cooper, Director of the Urban Water Research Center, University of California, Irvine
Scientific and Executive Director
Prof. Jean Fried, University of California, Irvine and UNESCO
MORE INFORMATION:
The conference brochure is available at
http://www.uwrc.uci.edu/documents/SCARCE-WATER-BROCHURE-Final.pdf .
For information, contact Prof. Bill Cooper at wcooper@uci.edu or 949-824-5620.
While water scarcity and global change certainly ask for innovative scientific and technological solutions, they also pose technical, socio-economic, cultural and ethical challenges. This requires a multi-disciplinary approach that integrates science, technique, institutional organization, management, economy, culture and history, combined to a good perception of risk and an adequate use of risk/benefit analysis. Education and communication are critical connectors of the components of such an approach.
The International Conference will examine all types of water resources available in a watershed or a region, stressing the unique role of groundwater in water-scarce areas and its significance in most other areas, identifying the difficulties due to the specific characteristics of groundwater and evaluating the adaptability of existing or new methods and instruments to these specificities.
SPEAKER BIO:
Chairpersons
Dr Andras Szollosy-Nagy, Director of the Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO
Dr Matt Larsen, USGS, Chair of the US IHP National Committee
Prof. William Cooper, Director of the Urban Water Research Center, University of California, Irvine
Scientific and Executive Director
Prof. Jean Fried, University of California, Irvine and UNESCO
MORE INFORMATION:
The conference brochure is available at
http://www.uwrc.uci.edu/documents/SCARCE-WATER-BROCHURE-Final.pdf .
For information, contact Prof. Bill Cooper at wcooper@uci.edu or 949-824-5620.
Date:
December 1, 2008 to December 6, 2008
Time:
All day
Location:
UC Irvine, Irvine CA
Host:
Bill Cooper, UC Irvine
December 1, 2008 to December 6, 2008
Time:
All day
Location:
UC Irvine, Irvine CA
Host:
Bill Cooper, UC Irvine
Date:
Monday, December 01, 2008 - Saturday, December 06, 2008All Day
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