Denton, TX-March XX, 2007-75% of the water on Earth is oceans, but how does it get from land out to sea? The University of North Texas will be hosting the 2nd bi-annual Waterways conference March 13-15.
“Waterways: the confluence of Art, Science, Policy and Philosophy”, will bring together many departments of the University along with a variety of professionals from both the public and private sector. The conference will focus its discussions on the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin and other river basins. The main topic will be the GBM, which is bordered by India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Tibet. The GBM is the third largest basin in the world behind that of the Amazon and Congo Basins, and it is one of the most fertile.
“Because the GBM is a highly populated area, water engineers and water managers responsible for building dams and other methods of flood control should consider the culture”, said Irene Klaver, UNT Associate professor in the University’s Environmental Philosophy graduate program.
Klaver will co-direct the newly founded River Cultures and Ecological Futures and will help push policies that respect the cultures of those who live along basins.
Guests for the event will include Robert F. Kennedy Jr, president of Waterkeeper Alliance and Rasaswamy R. Iyer (Former Sec. of water for India)
The event is free and open to the public. For schedule of speakers or directions please visit the waterways website www.water.unt.edu, or call Irene Klaver 940-565-2266.
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