2008 Research Colloquium
Global Water: From Conflict to Sustainability – Challenges and Opportunities in an Interdependent World
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Hilton Fort Collins
Colloquium Presentations
Printable poster (PDF)
2005-2015 is the decade designated by United Nations as the International Decade for Action: "Water for Life" and 2008, the ‘International Year for Sanitation,’ coincides with many of the issues we are facing today in Colorado including: poor water quality and salinization, wastewater treatment, aging sewer systems, and antiquated policy & institutional frameworks. Historically, international work in water resources has long been a focus at Colorado State University. Today, international water research and development continues and is spread across campus ranging from Engineering, Natural Resources and Agriculture to Sociology, Environmental Health, Business and Biological Sciences.
Environmental and human induced climate changes are effecting natural water regimes world-wide. The Global Water Colloquium aims to present the impact these changes have on decreasing water quality and increasing water scarcity visible across spatial and temporal scales in the hope that the university community will engage in open discussions and collaborative solutions. Many such solutions in the form of technological advances in hydrology and hydraulics will be presented during the 28th Annual Geophysical Union - Hydrology Days being held directly after the Global Water Research Colloquium on March 26-28. Warner College of Natural Resources will be hosting a three day event to celebrate 50 years of the Watershed Science Program beginning March 27th.
The colloquium is designed to benefit investigators with research activities that could be applied to water resources at a local, regional, national and international level as well as researchers with established water resources research programs. Individuals, private consultants, public administrators, managers, policy makers, and those interested in learning more about international research activities in water resources would also benefit from the research colloquium.
Schedule
| MORNING SESSIONS | |
|---|---|
Opening Remarks |
Topic: Water: Past, Present and Future at CSU – Where have we been, where are we going? |
Introduction |
Topic: Global Water: Challenges and Opportunities in an Interdependent World |
9:15am |
Introduce Research and Art Posters |
9:30am |
Refreshments and Poster Session |
1st Session |
Topic: Water Supply for Human Systems |
2nd Session |
Topic: Health, Sanitation and Infectious Diseases |
Lunch |
Introduction: Jim Cooney (International Programs) |
| AFTERNOON SESSIONS | |
3rd Session |
Topic: Adaptation to Changing Hydrologic and Climate Regimes |
2:45pm |
Poster Awards |
3:00pm |
Refreshments and Poster Session |
4th Session |
Topic: Where are the coming opportunities for the Land Grant University to engage in global water issues? |
Conclusion |
Topic: Closing Remarks |
Reception |
Master of Ceremonies: Reagan Waskom |
The Global Water: From Conflict to Sustainability Colloquium is hosted by the Office of the Vice President for Research. The co-chairs for the colloquium include Reagan Waskom, Director of Colorado Water Resources Research Institute; Luis Garcia, Department Head of Civil Engineering; and Melinda Laituri of the Forest, Rangeland, Watershed Stewardship Department.