Facing Uncertainty in Water Management: From Urban Water Supply to Agriculture
Friday, 22 January 2021; 12:00-13:30 UTC / 13:00-14:30 CET
You are invited to the fourth installment of the ongoing webinar series “Climate-Resilient Water Management Approaches: Adaptation in an Age of Uncertainty,” co-organized by UNESCO, AGWA, and ICIWaRM.
The benefits offered by climate-resilient water management approaches are increasingly recognized and promoted across sectors and in vastly different contexts. This webinar will illustrate multiple ways to approach and adapt to variability and uncertainty in cases ranging from urban to agricultural settings.
First, speakers will highlight the use of the Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis (CRIDA) methodology for addressing urban water supply challenges in Asia. In Bangkok, Thailand and Colombo, Sri Lanka, CRIDA was used to identify potential vulnerabilities to municipal water supply systems and to propose concrete adaptation measures for reducing future risk to water security.
In the second presentation, speakers will cover the novel “Valuing Variability” concept that offers new perspectives on using water variability for food production in sub-Saharan Africa. Valuing Variability focuses on the experience and knowledge of small-scale food production systems with a long track-record of operating in regions with extreme water variability. Presenters will share examples concerning water management in the African drylands, amongst producers specializing in animal husbandry and crop farming.
To provide for an interactive webinar, each presentation will be followed by a Q&A session featuring questions from the audience.
*The webinar will take place in English. Live French interpretation will be available.
PROGRAM
Event Moderator
Anil Mishra, Programme Specialist, Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO
Opening Remarks
Anil Mishra, Programme Specialist, Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO
Speakers
Mukand Babel, Professor of Water Engineering Management, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)
Yasas Upeakshika Amilakumari Bandara, AIT
Rachel Koh, PhD Candidate, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Saverio Krätli, IIED and BRECcIA Programme of the University of Southampton
Fiona Ngarachu, Research Fellow, Kenyatta University, and BRECcIA Programme of the University of Southampton
Closing Remarks
Will Logan, Director, ICIWaRM