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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![Sustainable cost recovery: re-shaping the moral economy of Financing Water for All]()
Sustainable cost recovery: re-shaping the moral economy of 'Financing Water for All'
31/05/2012 Duration: 12minPresentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Johanna Wadsley, The Open University, UK.
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![Water (un)control and water (in)security theorising an infrastructural framework for water apportionment and access]()
Water (un)control and water (in)security; theorising an infrastructural framework for water apportionment and access
31/05/2012 Duration: 11minPresentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Bruce Lankford, University of East Anglia, UK.
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![Infrastructure and incentives for water security in North-west China]()
Infrastructure and incentives for water security in North-west China
31/05/2012 Duration: 14minPresentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Simon Howarth, Mott MacDonald, UK.
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![Does privatisation increase water security in the Global South? Evaluating the findings and methods of empirical literature]()
Does privatisation increase water security in the Global South? Evaluating the findings and methods of empirical literature
31/05/2012 Duration: 09minPresentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Marja Hirvi, University of Helsinki, Finland.
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![Water security in the Canadian prairies: science and management challenges]()
Water security in the Canadian prairies: science and management challenges
31/05/2012 Duration: 15minPresentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Howard Wheater, University of Saskatchewan.
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![Flooding and professional dialogue: scientists and local decision-makers exchange ideas]()
Flooding and professional dialogue: scientists and local decision-makers exchange ideas
31/05/2012 Duration: 18minPresentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Carolyn Roberts, University of Oxford, UK.
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![Designing robust water supply systems in the UK]()
Designing robust water supply systems in the UK
31/05/2012 Duration: 15minPresentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Fai Fung, University of Oxford, UK.
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![Water security, climate change and agriculture: a simple framework for rapid assessments]()
Water security, climate change and agriculture: a simple framework for rapid assessments
31/05/2012 Duration: 16minPresentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Kit Nicholson, Consultant for HR Wallingford.
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![Approaching water security from a risk perspective]()
Approaching water security from a risk perspective
31/05/2012 Duration: 11minPresentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Christina Cook, University of British Columbia, Canada.
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![Water security - a matter of national defence]()
Water security - a matter of national defence
31/05/2012 Duration: 20minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: law and defence' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Wendell King, US Army Command and General Staff College, USA.
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![The web of water security: Legal challenges in an interconnected world]()
The web of water security: Legal challenges in an interconnected world
31/05/2012 Duration: 18minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: law and defence' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Bjørn-Oliver Magsig and Ruby Moynihan, University of Dundee, UK.
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![A systemic legal response to water security: the responsibility to provide solutions beyond definitions!]()
A systemic legal response to water security: the responsibility to provide solutions beyond definitions!
31/05/2012 Duration: 15minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: law and defence' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Christina Leb, University of Geneva, Switzerland.
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![Defining water security for heavy manufacturing industries in Teesside, North East England: from the perils of the 1959 drought to the burden of oversupply]()
Defining water security for heavy manufacturing industries in Teesside, North East England: from the perils of the 1959 drought to the burden of oversupply
31/05/2012 Duration: 12minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water security, human development and governance' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Christine McCulloch, University of Oxford, UK.
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![Measuring transparency in the water sector: the Spanish case]()
Measuring transparency in the water sector: the Spanish case
31/05/2012 Duration: 10minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water security, human development and governance' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Lucia De Stefano, Botin Foundation, Spain.
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![Regional water security and public health implications in Bengal Delta]()
Regional water security and public health implications in Bengal Delta
31/05/2012 Duration: 09minPresentation from the parallel session 'Water security, human development and governance' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Ali Shafqat Akanda, Tufts University, USA.
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![Beyond metrics: can water footprinting improve water security?]()
Beyond metrics: can water footprinting improve water security?
31/05/2012 Duration: 18minPresentation from the parallel session 'Corporate water security risk: harnessing science-enterprise partnerships' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Dave Tickner, WWF-UK.
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![Measuring what you manage: corporate water risk]()
Measuring what you manage: corporate water risk
31/05/2012 Duration: 15minPresentation from the parallel session 'Corporate water security risk: harnessing science-enterprise partnerships' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Alex Money, University of Oxford, UK.
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![SABMillers perspective on corporate water risk]()
SABMiller's perspective on corporate water risk
31/05/2012 Duration: 14minPresentation from the parallel session 'Corporate water security risk: harnessing science-enterprise partnerships' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By David Grant, SABMiller.
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![Lessons from public-private-civil society partnerships to address shared water risk]()
Lessons from public-private-civil society partnerships to address shared water risk
31/05/2012 Duration: 16minPresentation from the parallel session 'Corporate water security risk: harnessing science-enterprise partnerships' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Robin Farrington, GIZ, Germany.
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![Elements of sustainable urban water services]()
Elements of sustainable urban water services
31/05/2012 Duration: 13minPresentation from the parallel session 'Urban water services delivery' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Michael Rouse CBE, University of Oxford, UK.
