The Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund
2009 Science for Nature Symposium Presentations
Symposium Overview | Speaker Profiles
Day 1: November 3rd , 2009
- Keynote: Fred Pearce, freelance journalist and author: Securing Water for Nature and People in a Changing Climate
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Session 1: Impacts, Uncertainty, and Field Experiences
- LeRoy Poff, Colorado State University: Freshwater Ecosystems and Climate Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation
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Download Slides | Watch Video (Includes LeRoy Poff & Daniel Schindler; Schindler begins at 47:47) - Nick van de Giesen, Delft University of Technology: Climate Change, Hydrology, and Improved Water Supply in the West African Savanna
Download Slides | Watch Video (Includes Nick van de Giesen, Eugenio Barrios, & Allison Aldous) - Eugenio Barrios, WWF Mexico: Three River Basin Management Experiences from Mexico
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Allison Aldous, The Nature Conservancy: Adaptation Strategies for Groundwater-dependent Ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest
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Session 2: Adaptation, Development, and Institutional Change
- John Furlow, USAID: Applying Climate Science and Information for Robust Development
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Day 2: November 4th, 2009
- David Reed, WWF: WWF’s Role in Adaptation and Freshwater
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Session 3: Adaptation, Development, and Institutional Change
- Kathleen Miller, NCAR: Rules and Tools for Adaptive Water Resource Management in a Changing Climate
Download Slides | Watch Video (Includes David Reed, Kathleen Miller, & Jim Jarvie; Miller begins at 22:53) - Alfred M. Duda: GEF International Waters Focal Area Experiences, Adaptive Management, & Changing Climate
Download Slides | Watch Video (Includes Al Duda & Peter McCornick) - Jim Jarvie, Mercy Corps: Humanitarian and Development Response to Climate-Enhanced Water Hazards to the Poor and Vulnerable: Jakarta Case Example
Download Slides | Watch Video (Includes David Reed, Kathleen Miller, & Jim Jarvie; Jarvie begins at 1:09:30) - Peter McCornick, Duke University: Water, Development and Climate Change Challenges in the Ganges and Mekong Rivers
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Session 4: Next Steps in Freshwater Conservation
- Brian Richter, TNC: The Fate of Rivers and People in a Changing World
Download Slides | Watch Video (Includes Brian Richter & John Matthews) - John Matthews, WWF: Moving forward: Key Impacts and Implications of the Symposium and the next steps on freshwater adaptation
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