Water Security, Risk and Society Conference

Presentations given at Oxford's International Conference on Water Security, Risk and Society, April 16-18th 2012. The event convened many of the world's leading thinkers from science, policy and enterprise to understand the status of and pathways to water security at multiple scales.

  • 12 minutes 47 seconds
    Sustainable cost recovery: re-shaping the moral economy of 'Financing Water for All'
    Presentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Johanna Wadsley, The Open University, UK.
    31 May 2012, 4:10 pm
  • 11 minutes 16 seconds
    Water (un)control and water (in)security; theorising an infrastructural framework for water apportionment and access
    Presentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Bruce Lankford, University of East Anglia, UK.
    31 May 2012, 4:09 pm
  • 14 minutes 36 seconds
    Infrastructure and incentives for water security in North-west China
    Presentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Simon Howarth, Mott MacDonald, UK.
    31 May 2012, 4:08 pm
  • 9 minutes 39 seconds
    Does privatisation increase water security in the Global South? Evaluating the findings and methods of empirical literature
    Presentation from the parallel session 'Sustainable water infrastructure' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Marja Hirvi, University of Helsinki, Finland.
    31 May 2012, 4:07 pm
  • 15 minutes 39 seconds
    Water security in the Canadian prairies: science and management challenges
    Presentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Howard Wheater, University of Saskatchewan.
    31 May 2012, 4:06 pm
  • 18 minutes 14 seconds
    Flooding and professional dialogue: scientists and local decision-makers exchange ideas
    Presentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Professor Carolyn Roberts, University of Oxford, UK.
    31 May 2012, 4:05 pm
  • 15 minutes 27 seconds
    Designing robust water supply systems in the UK
    Presentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Fai Fung, University of Oxford, UK.
    31 May 2012, 4:04 pm
  • 16 minutes 10 seconds
    Water security, climate change and agriculture: a simple framework for rapid assessments
    Presentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Kit Nicholson, Consultant for HR Wallingford.
    31 May 2012, 4:03 pm
  • 11 minutes 39 seconds
    Approaching water security from a risk perspective
    Presentation from the parallel session 'Informing decision-making' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Christina Cook, University of British Columbia, Canada.
    31 May 2012, 4:01 pm
  • 20 minutes 2 seconds
    Water security - a matter of national defence
    Presentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: law and defence' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Dr Wendell King, US Army Command and General Staff College, USA.
    31 May 2012, 4:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 9 seconds
    The web of water security: Legal challenges in an interconnected world
    Presentation from the parallel session 'Water security in international affairs: law and defence' of the Water Security, Risk and Society conference. By Bjørn-Oliver Magsig and Ruby Moynihan, University of Dundee, UK.
    31 May 2012, 3:59 pm
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