"The Past, Present, and Future of Water: Challenges and Opportunities"
Apr 20, 2021 12:00 pm
- Sponsor
- iiSee, Joint Areas Centers; Co-sponsored by the Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program and others
- Speaker
- Dr. Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute
- Cost
- Free and open to the public
- Registration
- Registration required (password 149338)
- Contact
- Anita Kaiser
- arkaiser@illinois.edu
- Phone
- 217-333-6221
- Views
- 44
- Originating Calendar
- Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
Joint Area Centers Symposium (JACS)/iSEE Congress lecture presented by Dr. Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute.
Description: Freshwater has played a central role in human evolution, the rise and fall of civilizations, the revolutions of chemistry, physics, and biology, and the complex challenges facing modern society. Dr. Peter Gleick will offer a look at this role, address the current water crises facing the planet, and discuss how we might transition from the difficult water crises of the 21st century to a more positive, sustainable vision for the future.
Hosted by iSee and the Joint Area Centers; co-sponsored by WGGP and others.