Events that address critical issues confronting society in pursuit of environmental balance, economic vitality & social justice.
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Speaking of Water: Water Rights and Water Wrongs – Rethinking Equity in California

Calit2 Auditorium Irvine, California, Select a Country:

Legally-established water rights have long been a foundation for allocation and adjudication of access to water in California. They have also been a focus for controversy between various groups over whose needs and uses should prevail. This panel explores current issues in water rights including how entitlements are determined, if reforms are needed, and how [...]

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6th Annual Southern California Microbiome Symposium

Calit2 Auditorium Irvine, California, Select a Country:

Join UCI Microbiome Initiative for the 6th Annual Southern California Microbiome Symposium: Connections to the Environment and Human. Date: September 21, 2018 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:45 p.m. Followed by a reception Location: UC Irvine, Calit2 Auditorium (directions) Register Here Event Website

Impacts of California’s Drought Mandate

Calit2 Auditorium Irvine, California, Select a Country:

Join WaterUCI for a colloquium featuring María Pérez-Urdiales, postdoctoral scholar at the School of Public Policy at UC Riverside, as she discusses the differential impacts of California’s drought using a sample of nine urban water districts in state.

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Fire and Ice: The Shifting Narrative of Climate Change

Calit2 Auditorium Irvine, California, Select a Country:

The UCI Forum for the Academy and the Public presents, "Fire & Ice: The Shifting Narrative of Climate Change," a two-day conference that will tackle the most serious threat to humanity: climate change. It will feature an interdisciplinary and international panel of scientists, writers, academics and communicators – including keynote speaker Bill McKibben, climate activist,… Continue Reading Fire and Ice: The Shifting Narrative of Climate Change

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Public Health Winter Seminar Series 2019

Calit2 Auditorium Irvine, California, Select a Country:

The Public Health Winter Seminar Series have started up again for 2019. Join faculty, students, and guest speakers for a seminar this quarter and learn about contemporary issues being addressed in public health. All seminars are scheduled from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM on Mondays in the Calit2 Auditorium. The seminars are free and open… Continue Reading Public Health Winter Seminar Series 2019

Water UCI Colloquium Series: From Scarcity to Abundance—Israel’s Experience with Water Management

Calit2 Auditorium Irvine, California, Select a Country:

The Middle East is one of the world’s most water scarce regions, but also has one of the world’s fastest growing populations. That means water demand is fast outstripping supply and climate change impacts will only exacerbate the issue. Despite this dire reality, Israel today has a water surplus, and has successfully decoupled itself from… Continue Reading Water UCI Colloquium Series: From Scarcity to Abundance—Israel’s Experience with Water Management

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Healing the Enlightenment Rift: Rationality, Spirituality, and Shared Waters

Calit2 Auditorium Irvine, California, Select a Country:

Water management is, by definition, conflict management: Weather in the Western US or internationally, competing stakeholder interests include domestic users, agriculturalists, hydropower generators, recreators, and environmentalists – any two of which are regularly at odds, and the complexity of finding mutually acceptable solutions increases exponentially as more stakeholders are involved.  Add international boundaries, and the [...]

California Water 2016 and Beyond

Calit2 Auditorium Irvine, California, Select a Country:

Presentation by Felicia Marcus, Chair of the California State Water Resources Control Board. Felicia Marcus was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the State Water Resources Control Board (Board) for the State of California in 2012, and designated by the Governor as Chair in April of 2013. The Board implements both federal and state laws [...]

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