Sustainable Water

Convener: 

Richard Allan, Scottish Water, Dundee, UK

Programme:

Wednesday 5 August (afternoon)

Thursday 6 August (morning and afternoon)

Friday 7 August (morning)

Keynote Speakers

Water scarcity and water security
J. Tony Allan, King's College London, UK

Social Justice and Water
Adrian T. McDonald, University of Leeds, UK

Title TBC
Joel Scheraga, US Environmental Protection Agency, USA

Water Sustainability and Climate Change in the EU and global context
Philippe Quevauviller, European Commission, Belgium

Speakers

Addressing Anticipated Climate Change Impacts on the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation's Water and Power Operations
Levi D. Brekke, Denver Federal Center, USA

The European Water Framework Directive - chemical monitoring programmes, results from case studies and analytical challenges
Ulrich Borchers, IWW Water Research Centre, Germany

Constructed wetlands: concepts and expectations - a regulator's perspective
Brian d'Arcy, SEPA, UK

Planning for climate change in the water industry
Bruce Horton, Water UK, UK

Safe Management of Chemical Contaminants for Potable Water Recycling
Stuart J. Khan, University of New South Wales, Australia

The role of Science and Technology in enabling access to safe water and sanitation
Frank Lawson, Wateraid, UK

Reactive nanoparticles for in situ groundwater remediation: Role of macromolecular organic surface coatings on reactivity, aggregation and deposition on surfaces
Gregory V. Lowry, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

What impact will climate change have on rural water supply in Africa?
Alan M. McDonald, British Geological Survey, UK

Safe, sustainable drinking water; everyone's right
Margaret McGuinness, Scottish Water, UK

Title TBC
Chris Spray, UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Science and Policy, UK

Water Resource Management and WFD Implementation in Scotland
Robert Stewart, Scottish Water, UK

Title TBC
Kala Vairavamoorthy, UNESCO, UK

Symposium Information

This symposium will focus on the issue of world water resources and how these resources are being impacted on by the effects of human intervention and climate change. 

The symposium is broken down into 4 half day sessions on the following themes:

• Exploration into the current state of the world's water resources 
• Forecasting and monitoring of water resources
• Examining the link between clean, safe drinking water and social justice
• Innovation and new processes that will enable protection of water resources and public health