Agenda and Presentations 2019
Thursday, 25 April, 2019
La Fundación Botín, Calle de Castelló, 18, 28001 Madrid, Spain
Adapting Water Rights to Face Climate Change Impacts:
A Comparison of California and Spain
A One-Day Workshop Sponsored By:
The Botin Foundation and
Rosenberg International Forum on Water Policy
University of California Agricultural and Natural Resources
Climate change is altering the precipitation regimes in California and in Spain. Water right systems in both States are deeply entrenched in their institutional frameworks, and perhaps not flexible enough. Modifying water right systems requires a careful consideration of hydrological, environmental, economic and legal analysis.
The Seminar will focus on:
- Water right systems in both States: degrees of flexibility and adaptability
- Climate change projections and implications for water allocation
- Identified needs to change water rights
- Observed adaptation means with present water right systems
- Barriers to adapting water right systems
- Innovative solutions to redefine water rights
Agenda
0900 - Opening Ceremony
Javier García Cañete, The Botín Foundation
Glenda Humiston, Vice President, Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of California, Oakland, USA
Soroosh Sorooshian, Forum Chair; Distinguished Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science Depts.; Director, Ctr. for Hydrometeorology & Remote Sensing, University of California, Irvine, USA
SESSION 1: Framing the Scene—Main Water Policy Challenges
Moderated by: Soroosh Sorooshian, Forum Chair; Distinguished Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science Depts.; Director, Ctr. for Hydrometeorology & Remote Sensing, University of California, Irvine, USA
0910 - California, USA
Doug Parker, California Institute for Water Resources, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, USA
0930 - Spain
Alberto Garrido, Professor, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Lucia De Stefano, Associate Professor, Complutense University of Madrid & Deputy Director, Water Observatory, Botín Foundation, Spain
SESSION 2: What Do Climate Change Models Tell Us
Moderated by: Dan Dooley, Principal, New Current Water and Land, LLC, Fresno, California, USA
0950 - Spain
Luis Garrote, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM)
1010 - California, USA
Soroosh Sorooshian, Forum Chair; Distinguished Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science Depts.; Director, Ctr. for Hydrometeorology & Remote Sensing, University of California, Irvine, USA
1030 - Sessions 1 and 2 Q&A
Moderated by Nuria Hernández-Mora, Partner, Fundación Nueva Cultura del Agua
1055 - Break
SESSION 3: Characterizing Water Right Systems and the Foundations for Policy Implementation
Moderated by: Ayman Rabi, Executive Director, Palestinian Hydrology Group
1125 - Spain
Professors Beatriz Setauín & Antonio Embid, Universidad de Zaragoza
1145 - California, USA
Dan Dooley, Principal, New Current Water and Land, LLC, Fresno, California, USA
SESSION 4: Case Studies—Examples of Adapting Water Allocation Systems: Challenges and Opportunities
Moderated by: Ayman Rabi, Executive Director, Palestinian Hydrology Group
1205 - Spain
Jesús Carrera, Senior Scientist, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC, Spain
1225 - California, USA
David Guy, Executive Director, Northern California Water Association, California, USA
1245 - Sessions 3 and 4 Discussion
Moderated by: Ayman Rabi, Executive Director, Palestinian Hydrology Group
SESSION 5: Concluding Roundtable Discussion
1300 - Roundtable Discussion
Moderated by: Helen Ingram, Professor Emerita, University of California, Irvine, USA, Nuria Hernández-Mora (Consultant, Spain) and Mònica Bardina (Agencia Catalana del’Aigua, Catalan Water Agency)
1405 - Adjourn