Water is a transdisciplinary, cross-cutting issue at the heart of everything from urban planning to nature-based solutions to climate change. Each year shocks such as floods and droughts have devastating impacts on people and economies worldwide. Ensuring access to an acceptable quantity and quality of water and protection from water-related shocks is a defining challenge for society in the 21st century. The Oxford Water Network (OWN) is uniquely placed to foster and advance world-class research to address these challenges and devise solutions. It also supports an MSc programme training the next generation of leaders. The Oxford Water Network is a multi-disciplinary research community, harnessing the University of Oxford’s diverse research to address the challenge of managing water (both salt and freshwater) in a complex and uncertain world. Oxford researchers work to address key challenges of water security, use knowledge to inform policy and planning, and develop instruments to improve practice in partnerships with government, research and business communities.
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Upcoming Webinar on the impacts of flooding and conflicts in Sudan. November 20th, 2024, at 15:00 UTC+01:00 https://lnkd.in/gW9XkB7j passcode: enruc Mohammed Basheer Oxford Water Network IWRA - International Water Resources Association Chahinaz ZIANI
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Excited to promote this hybrid event on climate information for resilience chaired by Alice Chautard on April 11th. Please sign up via the link below - if you are in Oxford, we'd love to see you at the museum!
☀️ What role does #climatescience play in supporting #climateadaptation for poor, vulnerable & marginalised communities? 📈 Join us on 11 April for this hybrid event where we will discuss and reflect on the social and political barriers to producing, sharing, accessing and using climate information. 🎤 Speakers: - Dr. Alice Odingo, Associate Professor, University of Nairobi - Bettina Koelle, Associate Director, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre - Dr. Dorice Agol, Visiting Fellow, LSE https://lnkd.in/dmcq2594 In collaboration with REACH | Water Security, University of Oxford, Oxford University Museum Of Natural History, SEI — Stockholm Environment Institute Sukaina B. Rosie Witton Kate Williamson Janne Parviainen Richard Taylor Ruth Butterfield