2005 University of Nebraska Water Conference
2005-04-07 - 2005-04-08Second annual Water Law, Policy and Science Conference, Water Management and Policy in the Great Plains: Implications of Drought and Climate Change.
List of Events
Session I
Opening and Welcome, Plenary Session, and Session I
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Opening and Welcome
Dr. Harvey Perlman, Chancellor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Water Management and Policy: Increasing Competition for a Scarce Resource
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Dr. Peter H. Gleick, Director, Pacific Institute
Session I (all)
Framing the Issues in the Great Plains Context
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Climate Change Science: Prospects for Change in North America and the Central United States
Dr. Jerry Meehl, National Center for Atmospheric Research
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Drought: Understanding the Hazard and Reducing Societal Vulnerability
Dr. Donald Wilhite, Director, National Drought Mitigation Center, University of Nebraska
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Role of the Media in Framing Debates on Environmental Policy
John Janoy, Professor, School of Biological Sciences at the University of Nebraska
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Session II (all)
Climate Change and Drought in Western North America
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Incidence of Drought: What Can We Learn from the Historical and Paleoclimatic Record
Dr. Sherilyn Fritz, Department of Geosciences, University of Nebraska
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Water, Climate Change and Drought of the Pacific Northwest
Dr. Philip Mote, University of Washington
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Session III (all)
Decision Making under Uncertainty: Water Management and Policy Instruments to Mitigate Drought and Climate Change
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Drought and Critical Water Problems in the Colorado River Basin: Are the Lessons Learned
Dr. Roger Pulwarty, Research Scientist, NOAA Climate Diagnostics Center, University of Colorado
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Uncertainty, Prediction, and Error in Water Management
Dr. Tom Stewart, Center for Policy Research, SUNY-Albany, New York
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Nebraska's New Surface Water/Groundwater Law
Ann Salomon Bleed, Deputy Director, Nebraska Department of Natural Resources
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Making the Case for a National Drought Preparedness Policy
Shaun McGrath, Program Manager for Drought Response, Denver, Colorado
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Reception and Dinner
Pat Mulroy, General Manager, Southern Nevada Water Authority
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Addressing Water Conflicts: Lessons Leasrned
David J. Hayes, Chair of The Environment, Land and Resources Department and former Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Interior
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Session 4
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Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Prem Paul, Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Water Issues - Panel Discussion
Congressional Representatives:
W. Don Nelson, representing U.S. Senator Ben Nelson
Lindsay Mlady, representing U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel
Bob Bettger, representing Congressman Tom Osborne
A short presentation by Senator Hagel, taped especially for this conference, will also be presented.
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W. Don Nelson, representing U.S. Senator Ben Nelson
Lindsay Mlady, representing U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel
Bob Bettger, representing Congressman Tom Osborne
A short presentation by Senator Hagel, taped especially for this conference, will also be presented.
Beauty and the Beast: External Review of Restoration Science
Dr. Will Graf, Professor of Geography, University of South Carolina
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Science, Judgment and Controversy in Natural Resource Regulation
Holly Doremus, School of Law, University of California-Davis
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Water Management, Science and Decision-Making
Dr. Kathy Jacobs, Deputy Director, SAHARA, University of Arizona
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Role of the Media in Communicating Science
Ed Marston, Publisher Emeritus, and Matt Jenkins, Reporter, High Country News
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Question and Answer Session/Concluding Comments
Question and Answer Session/Concluding Comments
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