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SUMMARY:Drought\, Disaster\, and Decision-Making: Can a Crisis Be Averted in the Colorado River Basin?
DESCRIPTION:Join expert researchers and water managers for this virtual mini-symposium as we examine dire conditions and the escalating crisis in the Colorado River Basin\, where the future ability to serve 40 million users across Western states\, tribes\, and Mexico hangs in uncertainty. \nWhat to Expect: We’ll unpack climate-driven declines\, shed light on complex interstate negotiations\, and examine pathways to resilience. Speakers will consider pragmatic outcomes and what a balanced deal could look like for the West — and for California’s water future. Each panel will be followed by moderated Q&A. \nWhen: Friday\, May 8 from 9:00am-12:00pm Pacific Time \nWhere: Register here to receive the Zoom link to attend. \nPresented by: UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation in partnership with UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability\, UCLA Water Resources Group\, UCLA Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment\, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources\, and the California Institute for Water Resources. \nRegister Here\n\nAgenda at a Glance\n\nOpening Remarks\nPanel 1: Setting the Stage – The State of the River\nPanel 2: Demystifying the Negotiations Process\nPanel 3: Approaches for a More Resilient River\nPanel 4: Where We Go From Here\nClosing Remarks\n\nHosts\nDr. Edith de Guzman\, Water Equity and Adaptation Policy Cooperative Extension Specialist\, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation and UC Agriculture and Natural Resources\nDr. Gregory Pierce\, Senior Director\, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation; Director\, Human Right to Water Solutions Lab; Director\, UCLA Water Resources Group \nFeatured Speakers\nIan James\, Water Reporter\, Los Angeles Times (moderator)\nChairwoman Amelia Flores\, Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) Tribal Council\nAnne Castle\, Senior fellow\, Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources\, Energy\, and the Environment at the University of Colorado Law School\nBradley H. Udall\, Senior Water and Climate Research Scientist and Scholar\, Colorado Water Center\, Colorado State University; Senior Fellow\, Colorado River Research Group\nDr. Kathryn Sorensen\, Director of Research\, Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University\nShivaji Deshmukh\, General Manager\, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California\nChairman JB Hamby\, Chairman of the Colorado River Board of California\nDr. Mark Gold\, Director\, California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego\nCara Horowitz\, Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Executive Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law; Director\, Frank G. Wells Environmental Law Clinic\nDr. Glen M. MacDonald\, John Muir Memorial Chair in Geography; Director\, White Mountain Research Center\, UCLA Distinguished Professor\, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability\nDr. Benjamin Bass\, Research scientist\, UCLA Center for Climate Science\nNoah Garrison\, Environmental Science Practicum Director\, UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability\nBrennon Mendez\, Emmett/Frankel Fellow in Environmental Law and Policy at UCLA School of Law\nIsabel Friedman\, Senior Advocacy Associate\, Natural Resources Defense Council \nRelated Articles \nReport puts numbers on massive gap in water costs in the West by Claire Griffiths \nAs the Colorado River shrinks\, states fail to tap one of their most promising and accessible water sources by Claire Griffiths \n  \n 
URL:https://innovation.luskin.ucla.edu/event/drought-disaster-and-decision-making-can-a-crisis-be-averted-in-the-colorado-river-basin/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Virtual Symposium
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