World Water Day Global Symposium 2021

Join the experts leading water sciences research across the world, and those leading projects to help secure water for all. This annual symposium brings together a broad range of water professionals from a wide range of science, policy, regulatory, industry, intergovernmental backgrounds and the wider public to discuss the critical water challenges we face.

Speakers;

• Professor Peter Gleick, President Emeritus, Pacific Institute
• Professor Nandita Basu, Associate Professor, Water Sustainability and Ecohydrology, University of Waterloo
• Dr Fraser Sugden, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Birmingham

Panellist Speakers:

• Prof Laura Lautz, Program Director - Hydrologic Sciences National Science Foundation (NSF), and SUNY
• Ms Sophie O’Connell, Sustainable Water Use Birmingham
• Dr Anil Mishra, UNESCO Paris
• Prof Doug Wilson, Chief Scientist at the Environment Agency, England

Convenors from the University of Birmingham;

• Professor David M. Hannah, UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences and UNESCO UNITWIN in Ecohydrological Interfaces
• Professor Stefan Krause, Water Theme Leader Institute of Global Innovation and UNESCO UNITWIN in Ecohydrological Interfaces