Lezing | Studium Generale
Navigating the Unpredictable: Climate Chaos and the Future of Water
- Datum
- dinsdag 4 maart 2025
- Tijd
- Toelichting
- Free public lecture, everyone welcome! Registration required
- Bezoekadres
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Anna van Buerenplein
Anna van Buerenplein 301
2595 DG Den Haag - Zaal
- Auditorium 2.21
Please note the new start time: 19:30 (half an hour later than previously announced). Please register here.
Salt water running from your kitchen tap, widespread floods and droughts, and the loss of biodiversity – how do we manage the impacts of climate change that are already visible, while preparing ourselves for the future challenges we have yet to grasp? On March 4th, David Zetland and Joeri Reinders will discuss these questions with you.
Joeri will explore the impact of climate change on the water cycle. How do the effects of climate change, such as rising temperatures, affect extreme events such as flood and droughts? What impact does human activity have on water levels and natural hazards? And how can we better prevent floods and manage our water sustainably in the future?
David will discuss the political and economic challenges we face in adapting to changes in the water cycle. Think for instance of the consequences of collapsing infrastructure due to flooding, or the salinization and resulting loss of farmland and freshwater resources, but also of climate-induced migration. Solutions to these issues do not always account for unforeseen consequences, and are often unfair, as measures taken by wealthier regions further disadvantage poorer communities. In his lecture, David will show that these challenges are not only a matter of politics. Instead, market-based solutions, such as water pricing and water markets, can and should be used responsibly in addressing problems we already face today, while also preventing future crises.
After their talks, Joeri and David will together answer your questions, and discuss big and small actions we can all take to make a change.
About this event
What are the pressing issues of our time, and how can different disciplines come together to address them? Studium Generale and Leiden University College (LUC) present the Global Challenges series: events that bring together a researcher from LUC and an expert from another discipline to tackle a shared topic from their unique perspectives. By combining insights from their fields, these scholars shed new light on critical topics such as sustainability, inequality, global health, and more.