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Lecture: Civic Engagement and the Management of Water Resources ?
Date and Time
Thursday Apr 2, 2015
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM EDTApril 2, Thursday, 12:30 PM
Location
Middlebury College, The Orchard (Franklin Environmental Center at Hillcrest)
Fees/Admission
Free
Contact Information
Mahaney Center for the Arts/MCA Box Office (802) 443-3168 phone
Send EmailLecture: Civic Engagement and the Man...Description
Human life depends on the availability and quality of water to sustain our health, grow our food, power our homes with electricity, and stimulate our economies. However, due to overpopulation, increased demand for food, climate change, and pollution, as much as two-thirds of the world's citizens may face water-stressed conditions by 2025. Using the Nile Basin and our Champlain Basin as regional and local case studies, Nile Project founder Mina Girgis, Middlebury Professor of Geology and Environmental Studies Pete Ryan, and Mike Winslow of the Lake Champlain Committee will explore the use of innovative civic engagement strategies to overcome political stakeholder barriers, create a common understanding between competing interests, and build constituencies for action where water has become an impediment to peace and socio-economic development. This lecture is offered as part of the Howard E. Woodin Environmental Studies Colloquium. Sponsored by the Mahaney Center for the Arts, the Performing Arts Series, the Arts Council, the Department of Music, the Dance Program, the Environmental Studies Program, and the New England Foundation for the Arts.
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