• Speakers:
  
  • Tamee Albrecht, Assistant Professor of Watershed Sustainability, Dept. of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability
  • Steven Conrad, Associate Professor of Systems Engineering, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Frances Davenport, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  • Jacob Petersen-Perlman, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Anthropology & Geography

This lightning talk session will focus on various aspects of water governance, policy, and impacts of environmental change. Dr. Tamee Albrecht will present her research on water policy and governance, highlighting current projects on urban water utilities, post-fire watershed restoration effectiveness and social impacts, and collaborative governance of international wetlands. Dr. Steven Conrad will present on the importance of human dimensions in water management and modeling. Dr. Frances Davenport will present her research on climate change and the associated changes in extreme weather events and water resource availability, highlighting her current work to understand changes and future projections of extreme precipitation and flooding. Dr. Jacob Petersen-Perlman will present his research on how political organizations adapt to environmental change in their water resources, with a focus on Western groundwater governance and management.