Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID 2009MA206B

2009 Water Resources Conference

Institute: Massachuseits
Year Established: 2009 Start Date: 2009-03-01 End Date: 2010-02-28
Total Federal Funds: $21,192 Total Non-Federal Funds: $20,310

Principal Investigators: Paula Rees, Marie-Francoise Hatte

Abstract: The Massachusetts Water Resources Research Center, in cooperation with the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service New England Regional Program will organize a one-day conference "Water Dependencies In New England: Systems, Stresses, and Responses" at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The conference will highlight interactions in water resources, including science, policy, management, and design. Of particular interest is the impact of hydrologic uncertainty due to global change on ecological support functions, water availability and quality for human consumption, natural disaster occurrence, infrastructure sizing and hydrologic processes. The goals of this conference are to provide an interdisciplinary forum for scientists, practitioners, and policy makers to discuss current critical water research; foster greater collaboration among scientists and practitioners; and strengthen the connection between research, extension, and policy.