Food security, water security & environmental protection must go hand in hand. At the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association Senior Leaders Breakfast, I spoke about the need for DEFRA to take a more joined-up approach & balance competing priorities to secure British farming.
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Water security, insecurity, policy, and research 💦 #WaterSecurity #WaterInsecurity #WaterPolicy #WaterResearch A feed from the Center for Water Research at Northwestern University | NU Water
🏆 Vaidic Srijan wins the SDG 6 (Clean Water & Sanitation) Startup award at #GSA2026, India Chapter, Miranda House, Delhi. We also released our case study “Restoring the Health of Natural Waterbody with NbS” 📘💧 #SDG6 #NatureBasedSolutions
Morocco doesn’t discuss water scarcity. It manages it. Shared aquifers, desalinated seawater, treated water back to irrigation. 3rd IWA Conference · Agadir · 14–16 Dec 2026 Abstracts close 9 Nov, 23:59 GMT iwa-swsm2026.org
Bringing Together Members of Parliament for Safe Water Worldwide “Water security is not a technical problem waiting for engineers but a governance problem waiting for legislators.” www.watercaucus.org/
Bringing Together Members of Parliament for Safe Water Worldwide “Water security is not a technical problem waiting for engineers but a governance problem waiting for legislators.” www.watercaucus.org/
Funded 2-year MSc position at UNBC on glaciers, snowpacks, and First Nations water security! Come work with me and @alexbevington.bsky.social ! www.moshlab.org/news/funded-2-yr-msc-at-unbc-glaciers-snowpacks-and-first-nations-water-security @unbcgeographyensc.bsky.social
WEDNESDAY! Laurel Anderson presents: “Teaching about Art and Water: Insights from the Block Museum of Art.” Wed, Apr 8, 2026 • 11:30am–12:30pm 2205 Tech Dr, 1st Floor, Room 1-160 Lunch provided. All Northwestern community members welcome.
Join us Tue, Apr 7 (4:30–5:30 PM) for NU Water’s Watering Hole in Hogan 1160. Dr. Alessandro F. Rotta Loria: “Underground Climate Change: Threat and Resource for Urban Areas Worldwide.” 15–20 min + Q&A, snacks. www.linkedin.com/in/alessandr... #NUWater #WateringHole
🎯 Tomorrow! Join us for an insightful conversation with Dr. Paris Collingsworth about vital Lake Michigan work. From water quality monitoring to community outreach, learn how Sea Grant is making waves. March 3rd | 4:30pm | Hogan 1-160. Snacks provided! 💧
📢 One week away! Don't miss Dr. Paris Collingsworth from Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant discussing dissolved oxygen monitoring in Lake Michigan and Sea Grant programs. Tuesday, March 3rd at 4:30pm in Hogan 1-160. See you there! 🌊 #GreatLakes #WaterScience
🌊 Join our monthly Watering Holes seminar on Tuesday, March 3rd, 4:30-6:00pm at Hogan 1-160. Dr. Paris Collingsworth from Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant discusses dissolved oxygen monitoring in Lake Michigan. Open to all—no registration needed! #GreatLakes #WaterQuality #LakeMichigan
🌊 Tomorrow! Watering Hole, Feb 3, 4:30pm, Hogan Rm 1160. Lisa Schechtman on global water policy & SDGs. 15-min talk, networking, snacks. All welcome, just show up! Don't miss this chance to connect with water experts. See you there! 💧 #WaterPolicy #Networking
🌊 1 week away! Join us Feb 3, 4:30pm at Hogan Rm 1160 for our next Watering Hole. Lisa Schechtman shares insights on global water challenges from her USAID experience. Flash talk + networking with snacks. All faculty/students welcome! No registration needed. #WildcatsInWater
🌊 Watering Hole is back! Feb 3, 4:30-5:30pm, Hogan Rm 1160. Lisa Schechtman (former USAID advisor) speaks on global water policy + SDGs. 15-min talk, networking, snacks! All welcome, no registration. Add to your calendar—link in comments. #WaterPolicy #SDGs
Three brilliant scientists from The Morton Arboretum shared insights on trees & water at a packed event! 🌲💧 Highlights: evapotranspiration = tree sweat, trees are the only infrastructure that gains value over time, & Chicago hosts 2 of 11 global Centers for Species Survival!