{"id":6527,"date":"2019-05-03T10:48:44","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T14:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metcalfinstitute.org\/?p=6527"},"modified":"2020-02-27T14:43:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T19:43:23","slug":"2019lectureseries-annoucement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/metcalf\/2019lectureseries-annoucement\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Lecture Series: Climate Change and the Future of Water"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa (photo credit: U.S. Geological Survey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The effects of climate change on water resources are being felt throughout the world \u2013 everything from acute water shortages and threatened water supplies to extreme flooding and altered ecosystems.<\/p>\n

In fact, the United Nations cites water as the primary medium through which climate change is being experienced.<\/p>\n

How are scientists working to understand and project the connections between climate change and water resources? What are communities, policy experts and decision-makers doing to meet the challenge and develop solutions? These topics and more will take center stage at Metcalf Institute\u2019s 2019 Annual Public Lecture Series<\/a>, June 3\u20137, at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the generous support of donors, the weeklong series will bring leaders in science, policy and journalism to the URI to explore the latest research, as well as innovative and collaborative efforts to plan for an uncertain future.<\/p>\n

All lectures are free and will be held in Corless Auditorium at URI\u2019s Graduate School of Oceanography on the Narragansett Bay Campus, 215 South Ferry Road in Narragansett. Parking with maximum accessibility is available the west end of the Watkins Building and in the lower lot of the Ocean Science and Exploration Center.<\/p>\n

Monday, June 3<\/strong>
\nJeff Goodell, Author and contributing editor to Rolling Stone magazine
\nThe Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World
\nBook-signing to follow lecture
\nSea levels are projected to rise fast in the coming decades, with profound implications for virtually every coastal city and town. Goodell will discuss the economic, environmental and political implications of rising seas, how cities around the world are preparing, and the challenges of reporting on this global-scale phenomenon.<\/p>\n

Tuesday, June 4<\/strong>
\nManny Teodoro, Texas A&M University
\nThe Water Infrastructure Crisis in the U.S. and a Roadmap for Reform
\nAmerica\u2019s water infrastructure challenges emerge in large part from the patchwork quilt of institutions that own, manage, finance, and regulate the supply. Teodoro offers a roadmap for water governance reforms to align institutional incentives with sustainable, affordable and effective infrastructure.<\/p>\n

Wednesday, June 5<\/strong>
\nTwila Moon, National Snow and Ice Data Center
\nFrom the Ice Sheet to Your Doorstep: The Expanding Impacts of Global Ice Loss
\nGlaciers and ice sheets around the globe are shrinking and disappearing, changing ocean properties and ecosystems and raising global sea levels. Moon will explore global ice loss, the implications for communities and economies, and the options for positive action to shape the future of ice on Earth.<\/p>\n

Thursday, June 6<\/strong>
\nEric Tate, University of Iowa
\nFloods and Community Resilience
\nWater and destruction to property generally get the attention when floods hit, but what about the impacts on people? Tate will describe what scientists know about the effects of flood disasters on communities and how vulnerability drives human impacts.<\/p>\n

Friday, June 7<\/strong>
\nBranko Kerkez, University of Michigan
\nSmart Water Systems: Could Windshield Wipers Help Prevent Floods?
\nIn this era of smart phones, digital assistants, and self-driving cars, can we build autonomy and intelligence into water systems? New low-cost sensors and controllers could reduce flooding impacts and improve water quality. Kerkez will describe the real-world test beds he is developing for smart stormwater systems.<\/p>\n

Read more about the speakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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