Information for Lead on WaterWays Conference

What: WaterWays Conference 2007
When: March 13 - 15, 2007
Where: University of North Texas; Denton, TX
Why: To inform and educate the public on the increasing global water issues, specifically about the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin.
Who: Robert F. Kenndy, Jr.; Ramaswamy R. Iyer; John A. McLachlan
How: sponsored by the Dixon Water Foundation through the Philosophy of Water Project; Generous assistance has been provided by the Department of Environmental Journalism, the Elm Fork Education Center, the School of Visual Arts, the Institute of Applied Sciences, and the Department of Philosophy & Religion Studies at the University of North Texas-Denton.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.= Waterkeeper Alliance
Ramaswamy R. Iyer= Former Secretary of Water, Government of India
John A. McLachlan= Director, RiverSphere and the Katrina Environmental Research & Restoration Network

Major Problems that WaterWays will address: "...water scarcity, quality and quantity of reserves, restoration of riparian areas, and the cultural perceptions of water. WaterWays is an interdisciplinary program that seeks to bring together scientists, philosophers, politicians, artists, managers and specialists from both the public and private sector, encouraging dialogue across traditional boundaries. Through an intermixture of annual class offerings, biennial conferences, and on-going research, WaterWays works to offer new approaches for comprehending the relationship between humans, natural ecosystems, and water." (www.water.unt.edu/waterways.htm)