Water Security, Risk and Society Conference

Presentations given at Oxford's International Conference on Water Security, Risk and Society, April 16-18th 2012. The event convened many of the world's leading thinkers from science, policy and enterprise to understand the status of and pathways to water security at multiple scales.

Sustainable cost recovery: re-shaping the moral economy of 'Financing Water for All'

Presentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Johanna Wadsley, The Open University, UK.

05-31
12:47

Water (un)control and water (in)security; theorising an infrastructural framework for water apportionment and access

Presentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Bruce Lankford, University of East Anglia, UK.

05-31
11:16

Infrastructure and incentives for water security in North-west China

Presentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Simon Howarth, Mott MacDonald, UK.

05-31
14:36

Does privatisation increase water security in the Global South? Evaluating the findings and methods of empirical literature

Presentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Marja Hirvi, University of Helsinki, Finland.

05-31
09:39

Water security in the Canadian prairies: science and management challenges

Presentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Howard Wheater, University of Saskatchewan.

05-31
15:39

Flooding and professional dialogue: scientists and local decision-makers exchange ideas

Presentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Carolyn Roberts, University of Oxford, UK.

05-31
18:14

Designing robust water supply systems in the UK

Presentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Fai Fung, University of Oxford, UK.

05-31
15:27

Water security, climate change and agriculture: a simple framework for rapid assessments

Presentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Kit Nicholson, Consultant for HR Wallingford.

05-31
16:10

Approaching water security from a risk perspective

Presentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Christina Cook, University of British Columbia, Canada.

05-31
11:39

Water security - a matter of national defence

Presentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: law and defence' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Wendell King, US Army Command and General Staff College, USA.

05-31
20:02

The web of water security: Legal challenges in an interconnected world

Presentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: law and defence' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Bjørn-Oliver Magsig and Ruby Moynihan, University of Dundee, UK.

05-31
18:09

A systemic legal response to water security: the responsibility to provide solutions beyond definitions!

Presentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: law and defence' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Christina Leb, University of Geneva, Switzerland.

05-31
15:54

Defining water security for heavy manufacturing industries in Teesside, North East England: from the perils of the 1959 drought to the burden of oversupply

Presentation from the parallel session 'Water security, human development and governance' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Christine McCulloch, University of Oxford, UK.

05-31
12:48

Measuring transparency in the water sector: the Spanish case

Presentation from the parallel session 'Water security, human development and governance' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Lucia De Stefano, Botin Foundation, Spain.

05-31
10:21

Regional water security and public health implications in Bengal Delta

Presentation from the parallel session 'Water security, human development and governance' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Ali Shafqat Akanda, Tufts University, USA.

05-31
09:39

Beyond metrics: can water footprinting improve water security?

Presentation from the parallel session 'Corporate water security risk: harnessing science-enterprise partnerships' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Dave Tickner, WWF-UK.

05-31
18:36

Measuring what you manage: corporate water risk

Presentation from the parallel session 'Corporate water security risk: harnessing science-enterprise partnerships' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Alex Money, University of Oxford, UK.

05-31
15:34

SABMiller's perspective on corporate water risk

Presentation from the parallel session 'Corporate water security risk: harnessing science-enterprise partnerships' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By David Grant, SABMiller.

05-31
14:19

Lessons from public-private-civil society partnerships to address shared water risk

Presentation from the parallel session 'Corporate water security risk: harnessing science-enterprise partnerships' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Robin Farrington, GIZ, Germany.

05-31
16:43

Elements of sustainable urban water services

Presentation from the parallel session 'Urban water services delivery' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Michael Rouse CBE, University of Oxford, UK.

05-31
13:47

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