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DESCRIPTION:Special Seminar with Honorary Degree Candidate Dr. Vijay P. Sin
 gh\,  Ph.D.\, D.Sc.\, Ph.D. (Hon.)\, D. Eng. (Hon.)\, D.Sc. (Hon.)\, Hon. 
 D. WRE\, P.E.\, P.H.\, Dist. M. ASCE\, Dist. Hon. M. IWRA\, Hon. M. AWRA\,
  Dist. F. AGGS\, NAE Distinguished Professor\, Regents Professor Caroline 
 & William N. Lehrer Distinguished Chair in Water Engineering Texas A&M Uni
 versity\, College Station\, Texas 77843-2117\, USA\n\nThe current global w
 ater situation makes it abundantly clear that water shortages in many area
 s of the world are multiplying\; current patterns of use and abuse of wate
 r resources\n	are rising\; the water source-to-sea connections are being se
 verely interrupted\; severe and long droughts are becoming more frequent\;
  wetlands are being damaged\; the balance between freshwater and saltwater
  is changing\; and freshwater fish populations are precipitously declining
 . These occurrences point to a global water crisis which is impacting food
  supply\, energy generation\, environment\, ecosystem health\, and social 
 and economic well-being.\n\nThus\, we ask the question: What is water secu
 rity and what systems can we engineer to ensure water security under the s
 pecter of global warming and looming climate change? How is this security 
 impacted by a burgeoning population\, rising standard of living\, growing 
 energy demands\, and massive migration of people?\n\nTo address these ques
 tions entails answering a number of other questions:  What is climate chan
 ge?  Why is global warming occurring?  How do the growing population and r
 ising standard of living affect water security?  What is the relation of w
 ater security to food security\, energy security\, health security\, and e
 cological security?  Is water security entirely a technical problem?  What
  is the role of engineers in enhancing and maintaining water security?  Wh
 at systems need to be engineered to help ensure water security?\n\nThese a
 nd related questions will be dealt with in this presentation.\n\nFinally\,
  a personal perspective on water security and engineering solutions will b
 e presented.\n\nHosted by the Department of Bioresource Engineering\n
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LOCATION:R2-046\, Raymond Building\, CA\, QC\, St Anne de Bellevue\, H9X 3V
 9\, 21111 Lakeshore Road
SUMMARY:Water: How Secure are we?
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/macdonald/channels/event/water-how-secure-are-we-
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