This the first webinar in a 3 part series. The series begins with agricultural water policy and practice in California.
California is facing many of the same climate change challenges that BC is, including increasing water use alongside growing water scarcity. Both jurisdictions are implementing new policies and regulations to manage complex water systems.
Dr. Michael Kiparsky, founding Director of the Wheeler Water Institute at the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at the UC Berkeley School of Law, and Dr. Josué Medellín-Azuara, Associate Professor at UC Merced and Director at Davis Center for Watershed Sciences, will discuss how implementation of water policies and regulations for surface and groundwater have impacted the California agriculture industry.
Speakers will discuss lessons that can be learned from California, sustainable water management, equitable water use in the context of climate change, and key water governance challenges and successes.
Presenter Details
Dr. Michael Kiparsky presents on Governance and Innovation under California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act - Early Lessons for (and from) the Water Sustainability Act
Bio: Michael Kiparsky is the founding Director of the Wheeler Water Institute within the Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at the UC Berkeley School of Law. Dr. Kiparsky has worked on technical and policy aspects of water resources management for 15 years, and has experience in consulting, non-profit, and agency settings
Dr. Josue Medellin-Azuara presents on Managing Sustainable Agroecosystems and Communities under Climate Extremes: Evolving Insights from California
Bio: Josué Medellín-Azuara is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of California, Merced. He is also an Associate Director for the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the UC Agricultural Issues Center, and an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Public Policy Institute of California. He has worked as an advisor, consultant and collaborator for numerous NGOs and agriculture and water agencies
