Integrating natural and built infrastructure in water resources development – what’s stopping us?
| Dates: | 9 November 2020 |
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| Times: | 15:00 - 16:00 |
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| What is it: | Webinar |
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| Organiser: | Global Development Institute |
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| Who is it for: | University staff, External researchers, Adults, Alumni, General public |
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| Speaker: | Mark Smith, Matthew McCartney |
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FutureDAMS would like to invite you to our upcoming webinar, hosted by Professor David Hulme, with speakers Mark Smith (Director General) and Matthew McCartney (Sustainable Water Infrastructure & Ecosystems Research Group Leader) from International Water Management Institute (IWMI):
Integrating natural and built infrastructure in water resources development – what’s stopping us?
The FutureDAMS annual forum keynote lecture will explore how to support the planning and design of integrated natural and built infrastructure and scale up the use of nature based solutions with the effective use of trusted tools.
Nature-based solutions have gained a high profile in recent years as policy leaders, development practitioners and business have awakened to the multiple benefits made possible by harnessing services from nature in solutions for sustainable development and the climate crisis. Water security is no different, with the potential for integrating natural infrastructure into planning and investment in water resource management, alongside or in place of built infrastructure, attracting intensifying interest. Further progress in the application, scaling and financing of nature-based solutions for water will benefit from better evidence for how the natural and built infrastructure work in concert, as well as the trade-offs between them. Data, and new tools for interrogating data, will help to bridge divides between nature and engineering in practice and policy. This lecture will explore the challenges encountered in trying to increase use of nature-based solutions for water and methods and tools for overcoming them, including through cases from the Zambezi and Tana basins.
The presentations will be followed by a panel discussion and we will welcome questions from the audience. Please email Rose Sumner if you would like to submit any questions in advance.
Speakers
Mark Smith
Role: Director General
Organisation: International Water Management Institute
Matthew McCartney
Role: Research Group Leader – Sustainable Water Infrastructure & Ecosystems
Organisation: International Water Management Institute
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