Groundwater in Mega Cities

Tuesday, 8 February, 2022
08:00-10:00 AM Pacific Standard Time

Objective: Review the current state of groundwater globally and explore case studies that highlight the cross-cutting challenges that declining groundwater levels pose to populations living in mega cities around the world.

Agenda

07:55 Zoom Room Opens

08:00 Welcome
Glenda Humiston, Vice President, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
Soroosh Sorooshian, Forum Chair and Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science, University of California Irvine

Session moderated by: Christina Babbitt

08:10 Groundwater in Mega Cities: An Overview of Dependency and Challenges - Dr. Stephen Foster, Chair, International Water Association, Groundwater Management Group and Visiting Professor, University College London
[abstract & biography]

08:35 Groundwater + Megacities = a Brazilian perspective - Ricardo Hirata, Professor, Institute of Geosciences, University of São Paulo; Director, Groundwater Research Center; and Vice-President, Brazilian Ground Waters Association
[abstract & biography]

09:00 Subsidence in Tehran and Isfahan: The story of the sinking capitals - Nikahang Kowsar, Publisher, AbanganIran.org
[abstract & biography]

09:25 Discussion and Q&A with Presenters - Moderated by Lucia De Stefano and Ariel Dinar

9:55 Closing
Soroosh Sorooshian, Forum Chair and Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth System Science, University of California Irvine

10:00 Adjourn