water4life - Postgraduate Conference

18th July 2012 - 10:00

Burn O'Vat Glacial Meltwater Pothole, Aberdeenshire by Clare Gordon

DESCRIPTION
The conference, hosted by water@leeds, aims to engage with the
dynamics of the water sector and its interfaces, including urbanisation,
climate change and the ecosystem. This truly interdisciplinary event provides a valuable and unique opportunity for students from across
disciplines to meet, exchange ideas and explore and debate the key
issues underlying the science and practice of water. The conference's
held on 18 July 2012 at the University of Leeds.


SPEAKERS
Mark Fletcher
Mark is a director of Arup and leads their UK, Middle East and Africa
water business. He has over 25 year’s experience in water management
across the water cycle from groundwater, water supply, water treatment,
wastewater treatment, sewerage, asset management, sustainable
waterways and flood risk management. A chartered engineering geologist
and chartered engineer, he is also an honorary visiting professor at
Bradford University and a visiting professor with the Royal Academy of
Engineering. He also sits on the Water Security Advisory Group at NERC
and the Leeds City Region LEP Economic Drivers and Innovation Panel.


Fred Pearce
Fred Pearce is a freelance author and journalist based in London.
He has been an environment consultant of New Scientist magazine
since 1992, reporting from 67 countries. He also writes regularly for
the Yale e360 web site in the US, and the Guardian and Mail on
Sunday newspapers in the UK. He is a frequent lecturer, having
spoken on all six continents in the past four years. His recent books
include The Landgrabbers (published in May 2012), Peoplequake,
The Climate Files, When the Rivers Run Dry and Confessions of an Eco
Sinner. They have been translated into 16 languages. When the Rivers
Run Dry was listed among the all-time Top 50 Sustainability Books by
the University of Cambridge’s Programme for Sustainable Leadership.


THEMES
Secure and Sustainable Water Resources –
Effective management of current stock and adaptation to climate
change to ensure a future security.
Catchments and Ecosystems –
Management of surface water and groundwater resources to protect
ecosystem functioning.
Water Quality and Health –
Safeguarding public health through effective interventions for water,
sanitation and hygiene.