Water Resources Under Climate Change
10 October - 16:00 CET / 07:00 PST
Background:
Climate change has acute impacts on water resources, from rising instream temperatures to sea level rise and seawater intrusion, to increased evaporation of water stored in reservoirs and used for irrigation, or severe droughts and on the contrary heavy rains and flooding. Responding to these climate change impacts for water management presents particular challenges for policies and law. This webinar will survey the impact of climate change on water resources at global, transboundary and domestic levels.
Objectives:
Co-organised by the International Association for Water Law (AIDA), the objectives of the webinar were two-fold. One, to provide webinar participants with reports on how climate change is impacting water resources around the world. Two, to foster a comparative dialogue about the different responses to these impacts whether at domestic or transboundary levels.
Speakers and Presentation Titles:
- Dr. Ineke Kalwiji: Groundwater Regulation: British Columbia Case Study
- Dr. Malcolm Gander: Water Vapor: The Heat-Trapping GHG & Its Relationship to Global Water Resources
- Dr. Rosario Sanchez: Adapting to Climate Change in the Transboundary Rio Grande Basin Shared by Mexico and the United States
- Dr. Mara Tignino: Adapting to Climate Change in the Transboundary Indus River Basin Shared by India and Pakistan
Moderated by: Paul Kibel, Professor Emeritus in Water Law, and Executive Council Member, International Association for Water Law
Presented by: Lindsey Blodgétt, Webinar Officer, IWRA
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IWRA Webinars constitute an additional resource designed to help our members, academics, dedicated practitioners, and policy professionals further explore these and other timely themes engaging in fruitful discussions, also aligned with the international water agenda and in close collaboration with key partners.
