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10 November, 2015
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Research Tuesdays: WATERISK
Date/Time: Tuesday, 10 November 2015, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: The Braggs lecture theatre
Cost: Free event. Registration essential.
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In the World Economic Forum's recently released 2015 global risk assessment, the threat identified as having the greatest potential impact was "water crises".
As our population grows and climate changes, the effective management of water resources will become increasingly critical; not just for the survival of communities and industries, but entire regions.
So how should we prepare for this volatile future? In this special Research Tuesdays forum, our expert panellists will explore the issues in detail, analysing:
- the key big-picture factors of climate change and infrastructure
- the economics of water, especially in the often neglected area of demand
- South Australia's specific challenges regarding water regulation, policy and planning
- current best-practice water management around the world.
The presenters:
Associate Professor Sarah Wheeler is an Australian Research Council Future Fellow with the University of Adelaide's Global Food Studies research centre.
Dr Michele Akeroyd is Director of South Australia's Goyder Institute for Water Research.
Dr Seth Westra is a Senior Lecturer in the University of Adelaide's School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering, and leads its Intelligent Water Decisions group.
Professor Mike Young holds a Research Chair in Water and Environmental Policy at the University of Adelaide and was the Founding Executive Director of its Environment Institute.
We hope you can join us for this important event.
Contact: Jessica Douglas, Email: jessica.douglas@adelaide.edu.au, Research Marketing Coordinator, Business: 08 8313 0884