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Water and Society: Past, Present and Future
9 & 10 NOVEMBER 2009
Royal Society, 6–9 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1 5AG
Convenors: Professor Steven Mithen FBA, Sir Brian Hoskins FRS,
and Dr Emily Black
The availabilty and continuity of provision of fresh water is vital for human society and has been a key influence in the world’s social and economic development over the last 20,000 years. Changes in its future availability will be one of the most important impacts of naturally occurring climate variability and human-induced climatic change, particularly in semi-arid regions. Sessions on the past, the present and the future of water supply will bring together experts from a wide range of disciplines including archaeology, geography, development studies, hydrology and meteorology.
About the Convenors
Professor Steven Mithen FBA is Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Reading, where is was previously the first Head of the School of Human & Environmental Sciences, formed by the amalgamation of the Departments of Archaeology, Geography, Soil Science and the Postgraduate Institute of Sedimentology. Professor Sir Brian Hoskins CBE FRS is a British dynamical meteorologist and climatologist based at the Imperial College London. Best known for his work on the mathematical theory of extratropical cyclones and frontogenesis, he has also produced research across many areas of meteorology, including the Indian monsoon and global warming, recently contributing to the Stern Review and the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.
Speakers
Speakers include Professor Julia Slingo OBE, Professor Pinhas Alpert, Dr Stuart Black, Professor Rob Potter, Dr Andrew Wade, Professor Paul Valdes, Professor Sandy Harrison, Professor Michael Barton, Dr Rebecca Foote, Professor Katja Tielboerger, Mr Iyad Dahiyat and Dr Debbie Hemming.
Registration
Registration is required for this event, and should be done via the booking form on the Royal Society's website.
This event is jointly
sponsored by the
Royal Society
Illustration: Euphrates River and water diversion pumps above Ar Raqqah. © Glen MacDonald, reproduced by permission