Stanford Freshwater Events
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Webinar | Health Implication of High Nitrate in Central Valley Well Water
February 27, 2025
A panel of experts in geophysics, human health, and environmental justice discussed the upward trend in nitrate levels in Central Valley groundwater, its link to dairy manure, and its subsequent health concerns. Sponsor: Climate and Energy Policy Program
Conference | Advancing Sustainable Water Management
April 18-19, 2024
Professor William P. Barnett and Stanford student Charlotte Kramer host a discussion with Paul Milgrom, professor of Humanities and Sciences and Barton H. “Buzz” Thompson, professor of Natural Resources Law to discuss the takeaways from an academic conference held at Stanford GSB on Apr 18-19 2024.
Sponsors: Graduate School of Business & Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Webinar | National Climate Resilience Framework: Food, Land and Water
April 30, 2024
Hear from Stanford scholars and other experts about implementation of the 2023 National Climate Resilience Framework, the the US government's first-ever vision for a climate-resilient nation and guidance for resilience-related activities and investments by the federal government and its partners. Sponsor: Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Workshop | Global Water Crises and the Role of the Private Sector
April 26, 2024
Lleading water-law scholars discuss major freshwater challenges facing the United States and the world and what role, if any, the private sector can play in solving those challenges. Sponsor: Stanford Law School
Lecture | China's Water Law and Natural Resource Management
April 22, 2024
Professor Huiyu Zhao, environmental law faculty member and associate professor at Koguan Law School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, speaks on China’s frameworks for managing environment and natural resources. Sponsor: Water in the West Program
Briefing | Inequitable Climate: The Case of Clean Water
March 29, 2023
Stanford scholars and other experts examining the challenges and potential solutions to ensuring communities across the United States have access to clean water. Sponsor: Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Forum | More with Less: Meeting societal water demands
October 20, 2022
Dr. Landon Marston, assistant professor at Virginia Tech in the Charles Edward Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, speaks on meeting societal water demands under increasing water scarcity. Sponsor: Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment
Woods water programs have an extensive catalog of past workshops, dialogues and other convening. See list below and contact us for related presentation materials and publications.