Two Water Events for 2-24-10
Due to the extreme snow storm
events in Washington, D.C., both the February 24th Lunch/Panel
Discussion and the evening Congressional Water Caucus Events have been
postponed.
On
two important events that pertain to water policy, will take
place in
Thebaut, of The
Chronicles Group/Running Dry Project, Executive
and
Legislative Branches of the U.S. Government, together with the public
and
private sector, will join in an educational dialogue about drought and
water
scarcity, and its ultimate impact on national security.
Charity supported a similar event,
centered around national water policy, which took place in
28, 2009
donation from our volunteer executive staff, we will again join the
illustrious
group of co-sponsors.
summary below is from Michael Campana’s WaterWired Blog:
The
Chronicles Group/Running
Dry Project
and The
Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California
in association with the Embassy
of Australia
and
the CSIS Global
Water Futures Project
present:
Coping
with Drought & Water Scarcity: Lessons Learned from
Australia & the United States
WHAT:
A lunch/panel
discussion of what actions we need to take to tackle our unsustainable water future
WHEN: 24
February 2010, noon to
2:00 pm
WHERE: Center
for Strategic and International Studies, 1800 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, B-1
Conference Center (link to map)
2)
The lunch/panel
discussion is a prelude to the 24 February evening event which will be
held at
the U.S.
Capitol
Visitor Center
Auditorium from
pm
to
pm
and
will feature a special screening of Jim’s film
Running Dry: Beyond the Brink.
How
About Water: The Catalyst on
Nation Building and National Security
On
Wednesday, 24 February
2010, from 6 – 8:30 pm the Congressional Water Caucus and the Chronicles
Group/Running
Dry Project
in association with the Embassy
of Australia and the CSIS
Global Water Futures Project are hosting an event to bring
the Executive and
Legislative Branches of the U.S. Government together with the public
and
private sector in order to provide an educational dialogue about
drought and
water scarcity and its ultimate impact on national security.
Congressional
sponsors include Rep.
Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Rep.
John Linder (R-GA), co-founder of the
Congressional Water Caucus), Rep.
Jim Costa (D-CA), Rep.
George Radanovich (R-CA), and Rep.
Bart Stupak (D-MI). Non-Congressional sponsors
include the Southern
Nevada Water Authority, Metropolitan
Water District of
Southern California,
Brownstein
Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP, Adduci
Mastriani
& Schaumberg LLP, Golden
State Water Company, Water Replenishment
District of Southern California, StableRoad.org, Center for
Strategic and
International Studies,
Acequia, Mesa Elementary School, Oregon
State University,
Water
Charity. A special thanks also go to Water
for People for their ongoing support –
and to actress Jane
Seymour, who will be a special guest
at the event which will be held at the U.S.
Capitol Visitor Center Auditorium, Capitol Hill,
Washington, DC.