Dramatic changes in precipitation, severe drought conditions and reduced snow pack greatly threaten the world’s water supply and its coastal and inland resources and infrastructure. Projected sea level rise this century is expected to threaten agriculture, water supply, flood control and increase the salinity of our rivers. Panelists will discuss water mitigation and adaptation strategies that address the economic, environmental and public health challenges of drought, sea level rise, reduced snow pack and the impact of these challenges through the developed and developing world

Chair

Amey Marrella
Commissioner of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Moderator

Rita Schmidt Sudman
Executive Director of the Water Education Foundation

Speakers

[Speaker] Frank Boeren
Deputy Director of Oxfam’s South America Regional Office

[Speaker] Ana Júlia Carepa
Governor of Pará, Brazil

[Speaker] David Downie
General Manager of the Office of Water, Department of Sustainability and Environment for Victoria, Australia

[Speaker] Dr. Amy Luers
Environmental Program Director at Google

[Speaker] Rick Miles
Minister of the Environment of New Brunswick, Canada

[Speaker] Berta Pesti
Programme Manager of Hub for Innovative Partnerships for United Nations Development Programme


[Speaker] Nancy Sutley
Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality

[Speaker] Dr. Robert C. Wilkinson
Director of the Water Policy Program for the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management at the University of California, Santa Barbara