Invitation to the 12th Meeting of The Hague Roundtable on Climate and Security
The Hague Roundtable on Climate & Security is an independent initiative to support international cooperation on climate impacts. The 12th Roundtable Meeting will take place from 13-14 April 2022 under the theme Resilience in food-water systems: groundwater & irrigation practices with focus on Central Asia.
You’re invited to join with experts from water, agriculture and research organizations in the Southeastern United States and internationally to share approaches in water and agriculture projects. This hybrid event will feature presentations and working groups to discuss needs and potential project cooperation on water and food security adaptation in Central Asia.
A live/online panel will convene at IHE Delft Inst. for Water Education in the Netherlands, and in India hosted by the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR). These panels will connect online with some 150 officials meeting live at Mississippi State University to explore opportunities for collaborative action
Event Program (all times CET)
13 April 2022
15:00 Welcome & Introduction to MSU/IHE Delft/Hague Roundtable
15:10 Irrigation & Field Management: Dr. Drew Gholson, National Ctr for Alluvial Aquifer Research / MSU
15:40 Surface & Alternative Water Use/Reuse: Dr. Michele Reba, Research Hydrologist USDA / Arkansas State Univ.
16:10 Hydrological forecasting and climate impact on water in Central Asia: Dr. Abror Gafurov, Hydrologist, GFZ Potsdam
16:50 Working group on exploring partnerships in food-water resilience in Cent. Asia; with John Matthews of AGWA
17:40 – 18:00 Plenary: Way forward from working group; with John Matthews
14 April 2022
15:00 Welcome & Introduction
15:10 Groundwater/Aquifers: Dr. Dana Porter, Professor & AgriLife Extension agri engineering, Texas A&M Univ.
15:40 Groundwater/Aquifers: Cathy Janasie, Senior Research Counsel at Natl. Sea Grant Law Ctr./ Univ. of Mississippi
16:10 Cooperation/water and food security: from (Tajikistan TBC); Presentation & Discussion
16:50 Working group discussion on exploring partnership action in groundwater + view on UN 2023 Water Conference, with the Netherlands and Tajikistan; Henk Ovink, NL Special Envoy for Water Affairs & John Matthews of AGWA
17:40 – 18:00 Plenary: Way forward from working group; with Henk Ovink
The event is co-hosted by Mississippi State University and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, with participation of the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), the Red Cross Climate Centre, and the Global Network of Civil Society Organisations for Disaster Reduction (GNDR). For more information, visit https://hagueroundtable.com/
