When:
Monday, March 22, 2021
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Contact:
Northwestern Center for Water
Group: NCWR
Sponsor: University of Birmingham
Category: Other, Academic, Lectures & Meetings, Multicultural & Diversity, Global & Civic Engagement
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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To extend UN World Water day celebrations, we are extending activity to a…
Virtual 2021 World Water Week @ University of Birmingham
Tuesday 23 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Laurent Pfister (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)
Wednesday 24 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Christa Kelleher (Syracuse University)
Thursday 25 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Chelsea Rochman (University of Toronto)
Friday 26 March 2021, 2:00 – 4:00pm GMT
Inauguration of UNESCO UNITWIN network on Ecohydrological Interfaces
Speakers from:
· Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
· University of Lyon
· University of Western Australia
· University of Birmingham
When:
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Contact:
Northwestern Center for Water
Group: NCWR
Sponsor: University of Birmingham
Category: Other, Academic, Lectures & Meetings, Multicultural & Diversity, Global & Civic Engagement
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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To extend UN World Water day celebrations, we are extending activity to a…
Virtual 2021 World Water Week @ University of Birmingham
Tuesday 23 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Laurent Pfister (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)
Wednesday 24 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Christa Kelleher (Syracuse University)
Thursday 25 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Chelsea Rochman (University of Toronto)
Friday 26 March 2021, 2:00 – 4:00pm GMT
Inauguration of UNESCO UNITWIN network on Ecohydrological Interfaces
Speakers from:
· Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
· University of Lyon
· University of Western Australia
· University of Birmingham
When:
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Contact:
Northwestern Center for Water
Group: NCWR
Sponsor: University of Birmingham
Category: Other, Academic, Lectures & Meetings, Multicultural & Diversity, Global & Civic Engagement
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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To extend UN World Water day celebrations, we are extending activity to a…
Virtual 2021 World Water Week @ University of Birmingham
Tuesday 23 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Laurent Pfister (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)
Wednesday 24 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Christa Kelleher (Syracuse University)
Thursday 25 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Chelsea Rochman (University of Toronto)
Friday 26 March 2021, 2:00 – 4:00pm GMT
Inauguration of UNESCO UNITWIN network on Ecohydrological Interfaces
Speakers from:
· Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
· University of Lyon
· University of Western Australia
· University of Birmingham
When:
Thursday, March 25, 2021
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Contact:
Northwestern Center for Water
Group: NCWR
Sponsor: University of Birmingham
Category: Other, Academic, Lectures & Meetings, Multicultural & Diversity, Global & Civic Engagement
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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To extend UN World Water day celebrations, we are extending activity to a…
Virtual 2021 World Water Week @ University of Birmingham
Tuesday 23 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Laurent Pfister (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)
Wednesday 24 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Christa Kelleher (Syracuse University)
Thursday 25 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Chelsea Rochman (University of Toronto)
Friday 26 March 2021, 2:00 – 4:00pm GMT
Inauguration of UNESCO UNITWIN network on Ecohydrological Interfaces
Speakers from:
· Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
· University of Lyon
· University of Western Australia
· University of Birmingham
When:
Friday, March 26, 2021
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
Where: Online
Cost: Free
Contact:
Northwestern Center for Water
Group: NCWR
Sponsor: University of Birmingham
Category: Other, Academic, Lectures & Meetings, Multicultural & Diversity, Global & Civic Engagement
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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To extend UN World Water day celebrations, we are extending activity to a…
Virtual 2021 World Water Week @ University of Birmingham
Tuesday 23 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Laurent Pfister (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)
Wednesday 24 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Christa Kelleher (Syracuse University)
Thursday 25 March 2021, 2:00 – 3:00pm GMT
Speaker: Professor Chelsea Rochman (University of Toronto)
Friday 26 March 2021, 2:00 – 4:00pm GMT
Inauguration of UNESCO UNITWIN network on Ecohydrological Interfaces
Speakers from:
· Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
· University of Lyon
· University of Western Australia
· University of Birmingham