World Water Day at Birmingham

On Friday 20 March 2020, The University of Birmingham marked World Water Day

We shared new videos and presentations from world-leading water science researchers and experts through our YouTube playlist.

Welcome remarks from Professor Harry Dixon (Group Leader, Water Resources Systems at UK Centre for Ecohydrology & Hydrology and Shahbaz Khan (UNESCO Director Regional Science Bureau for Asia and the Pacific)

Water in a changing environment: too much, too little, too hot? by Professor David Hannah (Director of Research, College of Life & Environmental Sciences, Professor of Hydrology, School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences, UNESCO Chair in Water Science)

The Household Water Insecurity Experiences Scale: A new way to quantify water access and use by Dr Sera Lewise Young (Associate Professor, Northwestern University (USA))

Conserving and Restoring Wetlands in the Climate Change Era: an Uphill Battle with Many Allies by Dr Luca Marazzi (Research manager, Earthwatch Europe (Oxford))

Droughts in a human-modified environment by Doris Wendt: Ph.D. student at the University of Birmingham

River temperature, climate change and the potential of riparian tree planting as a management strategy by Dr. Faye Jackson (Marine Scotland Science)

Gulp! Making impactful theatre about water by Dr Adam Ledger (Reader in Theatre and Performance, University of Birmingham)

Warming water towers: Climate change, glacier retreat and water security by Dr. Jonathan Mackay (hydrologist at the British Geological Survey)

Dr. Julian Klaus - Senior scientist at Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology and Ecohydrology Research Group led a webinar on Hydrology through the lens. Novel data types for enhancing models and system understanding. View the seminar here.

2020 World Water Day was about water and climate change – and how the two are linked. Adapting to the water effects of climate change will protect health and save lives. Using water more efficiently will reduce greenhouse gases. We cannot afford to wait. Everyone has a role to play.

Water Science at The University of Birmingham

Water is a major research theme at the University of Birmingham. That is why the UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences, Birmingham Water Council and the Institute for Global Innovation welcome you to celebrate World Water Day.

Find out more about the vital water research taking place across The University of Birmingham