A season of presentations and panel discussions will be taking place from December to recognise the importance of integrated water resource management at field and policy level.
First event - Complex risk: the future of water resource and land management
(see below for more details)
The Appropriate Development Panel (ADP) for the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE), in collaboration with Oxfam and WaterAid, are hosting the events to highlight current and future risk to regional and local water resources in the most vulnerable environments.
The discussions will draw attention to the multiple risks to water resources and land, beyond climate change projections and will share information on how WASH agencies can operationalise water resource and land management and implement an innovative IWRM approach. The need to link water and land policy decisions to field realities will also be explored.
The discussions can be follow online and there will be a chance to ask the panels questions from anywhere in the world. The ADP also invites expressions of interest from organisations interested in sponsoring individual events. For further information or to register contact Daphne Guthrie.
Visit the Institute of Civil Engineers website for updated event details
Programme and speakers:
Complex risk: the future of water resource and land management
Tuesday 15 December 2009, 18:30
The sustainable management of water and land resources is fundamental in the delivery of health services and food security. This discussion will set the scene highlighting the need to operationalise water resource and land management.Speakers: Professor Richard Carter (WaterAid) and Roger Calow (Overseas Development Institute)
Recognising and respecting community-led adaptation
March 2010
Community Water Resource Management should form an integral component of broader IWRM initiatives, yet relief practitioners frequently overlook traditional approaches for managing water and land resources.Speakers: Dr Paul Trawick (Cranfield University) and Dr Nick Brooks (Tyndall Research Centre)
Practical Integrated Water Resource Management
June 2010
To become effective IWRM needs to be broken down into integral components, which encourage decentralisation and accountability towards end water users.Speakers: St John Day (Oxfam GB) and Oliver Jones (WaterAid Nepal)
Moving from practice to policy: the role of communities in effecting change
September 2010
To manage water resources effectively requires water and land policies that reflect operational reality rather than remaining aspirational. Mutual respect must exist between end water users and policy makers.Speakers: Dr Bruce Lankford (University East Anglia) and Dr Julie Trottier (University of Montpelier)
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