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 (3^rd floor of the McMaster University Student Centre)

Full conference program and speaker bios can be found at waterweek.mcmaster.ca.