Synopsis
Presentations given at Oxford's International Conference on Water Security, Risk and Society, April 16-18th 2012. The event convened many of the world's leading thinkers from science, policy and enterprise to understand the status of and pathways to water security at multiple scales.
Episodes
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![Catalysing sustainable water security - role of science, innovation and partnerships]()
Catalysing sustainable water security - role of science, innovation and partnerships
31/05/2012 Duration: 32minPresentation from the public lecture, part of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Sir John Beddington, UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser.
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![Managing risk from climate variability and change: lessons from Australias Murray-Darling Basin]()
Managing risk from climate variability and change: lessons from Australia's Murray-Darling Basin
31/05/2012 Duration: 22minPresentation from the plenary session 'Global change and the evidence base for strategic policy and business decisions' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Jamie Pittock, Australian National University, Australia.
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![Decision making under uncertainty: a new paradigm for water security]()
Decision making under uncertainty: a new paradigm for water security
31/05/2012 Duration: 23minPresentation from the plenary session 'Global change and the evidence base for strategic policy and business decisions' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Patricia Gober, University of Saskatchewan, Arizona State University, USA.
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![Growing water scarcity in agriculture - future challenge to global water security]()
Growing water scarcity in agriculture - future challenge to global water security
31/05/2012 Duration: 22minPresentation from the plenary session 'Global change and the evidence base for strategic policy and business decisions' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Malin Falkenmark, Stockholm International Water Institute, Stockholm University, Sweden.
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![Water scarcity, water quality and aquatic ecology: impacts of climate and land use change on the River Thames system]()
Water scarcity, water quality and aquatic ecology: impacts of climate and land use change on the River Thames system
31/05/2012 Duration: 12minPresentation from the parallel session 'Impacts of global change on water security' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Paul Whitehead, University of Oxford, UK.
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![How credible are hydrological projections in a changing world?]()
How credible are hydrological projections in a changing world?
31/05/2012 Duration: 11minPresentation from the parallel session 'Impacts of global change on water security' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Thorsten Wagener, Pennsylvania State University, USA.
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![Changing land-atmosphere feedbacks in tropical African Wetlands]()
Changing land-atmosphere feedbacks in tropical African Wetlands
31/05/2012 Duration: 10minPresentation from the parallel session 'Impacts of global change on water security' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Simon Dadson, University of Oxford, UK.
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![Securing water in a changing climate]()
Securing water in a changing climate
31/05/2012 Duration: 11minPresentation from the parallel session 'Impacts of global change on water security' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Declan Conway, University of East Anglia, UK.
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![Building dams, building states: water, development and politics in the Tigris-Euphrates Basin]()
Building dams, building states: water, development and politics in the Tigris-Euphrates Basin
31/05/2012 Duration: 12minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: transboundary waters' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dale Stahl, Columbia University, USA.
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![Pan-European landscape of cooperation on transboundary waters: main issues and security implications]()
Pan-European landscape of cooperation on transboundary waters: main issues and security implications
31/05/2012 Duration: 17minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: transboundary waters' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Annukka Lipponen, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Switzerland.
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![Water diplomacy: a networked approach to understanding, measuring and managing water security]()
Water diplomacy: a networked approach to understanding, measuring and managing water security
31/05/2012 Duration: 16minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: transboundary waters' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Shafiqul Islam, Tufts University, USA.
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![Scenario based elicitation of expert perceptions of water security and climate change adaptation in the Nile Basin]()
Scenario based elicitation of expert perceptions of water security and climate change adaptation in the Nile Basin
31/05/2012 Duration: 15minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: transboundary waters' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Marisa Goulden, University of East Anglia, UK.
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![Three things for the water security community to know about the energy sector]()
Three things for the water security community to know about the energy sector
31/05/2012 Duration: 10minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water and energy security' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Walter Reinhardt, Australian National University, Australia.
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![Water security, energy scarcity and sustainable development]()
Water security, energy scarcity and sustainable development
31/05/2012 Duration: 17minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water and energy security' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Carles Ibanez, Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries, Spain.
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![Resource implications of the move to non-conventionals in the energy and water sectors]()
Resource implications of the move to non-conventionals in the energy and water sectors
31/05/2012 Duration: 09minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water and energy security' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Antony Froggatt, Chatham House, UK.
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![Solar water - ecosystem implications of the food/water/energy nexus in La Mancha, Spain]()
Solar water - ecosystem implications of the food/water/energy nexus in La Mancha, Spain
31/05/2012 Duration: 07minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water and energy security' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Alvar Closas, University of Oxford, UK.
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![Joint Monitoring Programme Equity and Non-Discrimination Working Group]()
Joint Monitoring Programme Equity and Non-Discrimination Working Group
31/05/2012 Duration: 13minPresentation from the parallel session 'WASH: goals, targets and metrics for the next 25 years' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Virginia Roaf, Adviser to the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to water and sanitation.
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![Joint Monitoring Programme Sanitation Working Group]()
Joint Monitoring Programme Sanitation Working Group
31/05/2012 Duration: 11minPresentation from the parallel session 'WASH: goals, targets and metrics for the next 25 years' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Andrew Cotton, Loughborough University, UK.
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![Joint Monitoring Programme Water Working Group]()
Joint Monitoring Programme Water Working Group
31/05/2012 Duration: 19minPresentation from the parallel session 'WASH: goals, targets and metrics for the next 25 years' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Tom Slaymaker, WaterAid, UK.
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![Water and sanitation planning: concepts, institutions and action]()
Water and sanitation planning: concepts, institutions and action
31/05/2012 Duration: 13minPresentation from the parallel session 'WASH: goals, targets and metrics for the next 25 years' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor David Bradley, University of Oxford, UK.
