World experts flood McMaster for Water Week
Water experts and those interested in the globe’s most precious resource are gathering at McMaster Oct. 6-10 for the University’s first Water Week.
Organized by Dustin Garrick, the Philomathia Foundation Professor in Water Policy and Research, the week is full of lectures, workshops and networking events meant to connect researchers, students and community members.
Session topics include climate change, global public health, social and economic development and water governance.
Can’t-miss talks
The Science-Policy Interface: Climate, Adaptation and Decision-making
Speaker: Katharine Jacobs
Bio: Director, Centre for Climate Adaptation science and Solutions at the University of Arizona, formerly of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
When/where: Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m., McMaster Innovation Park
Hydro-Climatic Change: The Anthropocene and its Consequences
Speaker: Robert Sanford
Bio: EPCOR Chair of the Canadian Parternship Initiative in support of United Nations Water for Life Decade, Director of the Western Watersheds Research Collaborative
When/where: Oct. 7, 6:30 p.m., McMaster Innovation Park
Water, Technology and Global Public Health
Speaker: Jamie Bartram
Bio: Director of the Water Institute at UNC, Don and Jennifer Holzworth Distinguished Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
When/where: Oct. 8, 5 p.m., CIBC Hall (3rd floor of the McMaster University Student Centre)
Full conference program and speaker bios can be found at waterweek.mcmaster.ca.
