Art Umble, Director of the Stantec Institute for Applied Science, Technology & Policy, provides a fascinating discussion identifying the key megatrends impacting water and exploring the issues driving those megatrends.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
Art’s distinguished background in waterThe work undertaken by the Institute for Applied Science, Technology and PolicyThe knowledge gaps we need to fill in order to develop a strategy to address water stressKey water megatrends: (1) Water Stress; (2) Global Urbanization; (3) Transboundary Water; (4) Agricultural ProductivityWater stress as a global, national, and regional issueThe three S’s of water stress: scarcity, socio-economics, and securityWater stress is usually discussed in scarcity terms, but socio-economics factors (i.e., infrastructure adequacy) also plays a significant roleThe global urbanization challenge and the concentration of water demandHow population growth will affect water stressAgriculture water sources – “blue water” and “green water” and what they areHow evapotranspiration affects green waterUnsustainable irrigation and the reasons behind itArt’s thoughts on how we address water stressResources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
Art’s LinkedIn pageThe Stantec Institute for Applied Science, Technology & Policy’s websiteTWV #227: A Refreshing Vision for Water with Metropolitan’s Adel HagekhalilThanks to each of you for listening and spreading the word about The Water Values Podcast! Keep the emails coming and please rate, review and subscribe to The Water Values Podcast on Apple Podcasts if you haven’t done so already. And don’t forget to tell your friends about the podcast and whatever you do, don’t forget to join The Water Values mailing list!