PUBLIC LECTURE: Frontiers in Hydrology Research: a global perspective
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The hydrological cycle is rapidly changing across environments due to new stresses caused by unprecedented rates of population increase, unsustainable levels of development and escalating greenhouse emissions. Over the last decade there has been acknowledgement that rising temperatures in many parts of the world are enhancing instabilities of climate patterns which is causing an intensification of hydrological cycle which leads to extremes events.
Water management across spatial and temporal scales and geopolitical boundaries is becoming a major international challenge, to potential investors, how to share costs and benefits between stakeholders that have a huge disparity in socio-economic conditions.
Hydrologic sciences have been confronted with the need to be more innovative in dealing with water–related issues across both temporal and spatial scales by integrating with other science disciplines to analyse complex water systems. New water stresses caused by the global change hydrological cycling requires water scientists to be courageous; to be proactively engaged in both field hydrology and desk top approaches to an improved understanding of this changes facing the global community.
Further engagement with stakeholders is paramount in terms of problem definition, to research design and delivery of appropriate solutions by taking on board community knowledge and expectations. Water scientists, water lawyers, social scientists and policy makers now face the challenge to provide models of good governance of sustainable river basins through greater transparency, accountability and public participation.
This lecture will highlight past tropical Australian research and current work in Scotland a possible way forward to address future climate change impacts linked with flood impacts. Using the UNESCO IHP HELP programme, examples will be given to highlight potential keys for success from international river basins for ecologically sustainable water management and role of science to promote principles of equity and sustainability at the river basin level.
Cost: Free. No RSVP required.
Speaker(s) |
**Professor Mike Bonell, IHP HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, University of Dundee**
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Location |
Webb Lecture Theatre (G.21), Ground Floor, Geography Building, UWA
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Contact |
Institute of Advanced Studies
<[email protected]>
: 6488 1340
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URL |
http://www.ias.uwa.edu.au/lectures/bonell
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Start |
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:00
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End |
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:00
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Submitted by |
Audrey Barton <[email protected]>
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Last Updated |
Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:43
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