Webinar

World Water Day – Nature for Water

International Water Resource Association

Nature Based Solutions

Target Audience

These webinars are designed to reach academics, dedicated practitioners, and policy professionals in a unique and informative way.

Description

World Water Day is celebrated every year on March 22nd. It is a day to focus attention on the key importance of our planet’s freshwater resources and to push for greater recognition of their sustainable management. Annually, its theme is proposed by UN-Water and is part of a broader campaign that highlights the complex role of water in our daily lives.

‘Nature for Water’ explores nature-based solutions for current water issues. From droughts to floods and personal water insecurity to region-wide water security tensions, this year’s theme is a call to understand and explore the role of nature in addressing and solving our water issues.

Learning objectives

Webinar topics include:

Natural Infrastructure for Water Management
Water Stewardship in Private Sector
Nature-Based Solutions to Basin-wide Concerns
Multiple Benefits for Source Water Protection
Nature-based Solutions, Water and Sustainable Agriculture

Each webinar features leading experts in the field, and are a synthesis of the critical facts and arguments needed to help the audience understand and discuss water policy. These webinars are designed to reach academics, dedicated practitioners, and policy professionals in a unique and informative way.

Panelists

Rebecca Welling

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-welling-149a3021/

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Kari Vigerstol

https://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/urgentissues/water/our-water-experts/kari-vigerstol-bio.xml

The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

David Coates

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-coates-6b7b8414/

Independent Consultant, frm. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Lucy Lee

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucy-lee-2755b426/

World Wildlife Federation (WWF)

Katharine Cross

https://iwa-network.org/people/katharine-cross/

International Water Association (IWA)

Scott McKenzie

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottobrienmckenzie/

PhD Candidate, University of British Columbia

Free

Start date March 22, 2018

Start time 15:00

Language English

Format

Panellists presentation, Q&A

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