A must-read for California residents. Superb reportage on the dangers posed to millions of people when dams and levees fail... and dam masters unwillingness to frankly confront the issues.
NO PAYWALL. My gift.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/magazine/california-dams.html?unlocked_article_code=VKLlP_q3g1QzkJ07paJB6fQCp3dSot_xKn4WP6wiQfBg_G3vnPISsfleYAYzoTHNLgAMBlQBFYeTOlBSFdT4ADbE1w9ZfAj386Q_gYHjp1k0JFczscpWK3SWu-2KRfUpCRZO9LECPRtXAbL6ztKTU1TAz1Zo8lmgof2umJzXJokIN02bXLyCtAp8slaVy4Z0tV41cT3RVS_Bbzm81MKoTg94pwQPmogSDLjMIC21hxZqJ96bl3DYKRFaOOmc4FIM5IBRtq0e0F9wJ-pIRlaQJWX-t9-imK3UcxfmUO21nM1rBeRKavtfUhkTP9rPae6bx7U2q0fIWFcQCQ&smid=url-share

#California #dam #levee #flood #WaterPolicy #GlobalWarming #AtmosphericRiver #DisasterPreparation

This afternoon at Water Operations for Uncertain Futures 2023 #AFPLwouf23, we've taken on the role of various stakeholders and mapped out how we might carry out the #water concept pitches from initiation to adaptation. The takeaways? The considerations involved in shaping #water #futures are #complex and involve many interactions between #society, #environment, #technology, #industry, and #governance. Some things are easy to #adapt and #change – but on the whole, creating #robust and #equitable #systems in this space takes time, conversations, many knowledges, hard choices, and careful planning. And whether we know it or not, we all depend on the care people in this space take in creating robust water futures for us all.

#AFPLwouf23 is the third workshop in the Algorithmic Futures Policy Lab series, which has been made possible with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. ANU Institute for Water Futures and #OneBasinCRC have taken the lead in planning and supporting this workshop. Thanks, also, to the Fenner School of Environment and Society, ANU School of Cybernetics, ANU Centre for European Studies, CNRS LAMSADE, and DIMACS Rutgers University.

The content on this post and any material herein reflects only the author’s view. The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency and the European Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

#cybernetics #futures #waterpolicy #Australia #europeanunion

What water futures will we create today?

In Water Operations for Uncertain Futures 2023, we've already seen many possible visions of what our water futures might look like and how we can begin to shape them through #transdisciplinary practice, thanks to yesterday's excellent opening panel chaired by Katherine Daniell, including panelists David Kennewell, Nicola Ulibarri, Karen Hutchinson, Julianne Quinn, and Jasmin Zatarain Salazar from TU Delft. This morning, we're hearing the concept pitches we'll be working on collectively today -- each of which is an opportunity to shape our water futures with help from the knowledges of all our workshop participants.

More on the workshop: https://algorithmicfutures.org/wouf23

#AFPLwouf23 is the third workshop in the Algorithmic Futures Policy Lab series, which has been made possible with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. ANU Institute for Water Futures and OneBasinCRC have taken the lead in planning and supporting this workshop. Also thanks to the ANU Fenner School, ANU School of Cybernetics, ANU Centre for European Studies, CNRS LAMSADE, and DIMACS Rutgers University.

The content on this post and any material herein reflects only the author’s view. The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency and the European Commission are not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains.

#cybernetics #futures #waterpolicy #Australia #europeanunion

Image credit: Luis Tosta from Unsplash

Mandatory Water-Use Cuts Encouraged Californians to Develop Better Water-Saving Habits
#Water #WaterManagement #WaterConservation #WaterPolicy #California
https://www.azocleantech.com/news.aspx?newsID=33346

Italy tables ‘drought’ decree to address severe water crisis https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/italy-tables-drought-decree-to-address-severe-water-crisis/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #drought #Italy #MatteoSalvini #waterpolicy #waterscarcity

Italy tables ‘drought’ decree to address severe water crisis https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/italy-tables-drought-decree-to-address-severe-water-crisis/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #drought #Italy #MatteoSalvini #waterpolicy #waterscarcity

European companies must ride the wave and lead on water security https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/european-companies-must-ride-the-wave-and-lead-on-water-security/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SustainableFinanceDisclosureRegulationSFDR #waterpolicy #waterrisk

European companies must ride the wave and lead on water security https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/opinion/european-companies-must-ride-the-wave-and-lead-on-water-security/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SustainableFinanceDisclosureRegulationSFDR #waterpolicy #waterrisk

Read the review by W. van Deursen of "Misreading the #Bengal #Delta. Climate Change, Development, and Livelihoods in Coastal​ #Bangladesh", by Camelia Dewan, at https://water-alternatives.org/index.php/boh/item/324-misread
#watermanagement #waterpolicy #water_and_society #watergovernance #WaterBooks
@water_and_society

Farmer-led #irrigation development in sub-Saharan #Africa is... funded by donors: is this a policy contradiction, asks Grace Harmon :
https://water-alternatives.org/index.php/blog/flid #water @IWMI_ #irrigation #watermanagement #waterpolicy #water_and_society #watergovernance
@water_and_society

Qosh Tepa Canal under construction in #Afghanistan https://shar.es/afyZdd
'Applying science' and irrigating 500,000 ha (a child's play) will bring 'self-sufficiency'... Déjà vu?
#irrigation #watermanagement #waterpolicy #water_and_society #watergovernance
@water_and_society

"The highly anticipated State Water Task Force Report is flowing towards the public. After months in the making, dozens of sets of eyes, and waves of approvals, the Final Report of the #NewMexico #WaterPolicy and Infrastructure Task Force is on display.

"Its goal is to highlight the biggest issues plaguing the state’s #water supply right now, and ways to fix them before the water problems being created by #climatechange go from manageable to cataclysmic.

https://news.unm.edu/news/no-drought-of-solutions-unm-utton-center-aids-state-water-task-force-report #MegaDrought

"Federal Emergency Management Agency often spends tens of billions of dollars for hurricane disasters less damaging than a collapse of the Colorado River system would be."

Save vs spend: always a tough call. What's the planetary equivalent of a 401k fund?

#ColoradoRiver #WaterPolicy #ClimateChange

https://time.com/6251464/colorado-river-crisis-climate-change/

From last week: Looking towards Lake Mead form the Hoover Dam. The ongoing drought and water management problems at this famous landmark is on stark display, even at night. I distinctly remember a time when this bathtub ring was barely there in the early 2000's.

#ColoradoRiver #drought #NightPhotography #Photography #HooverDam #Nevada #WaterPolicy #Hydrology #ScienceMastodon

#ClimateChange #Drought #WaterScarcity #California #WaterPolicy #Water

Twitter refugees: are you into #waterpolicy in the West? ? Do you geek out on the socio-economic impacts of climate, water waste, and residential development on hydrology, and water delivery/infrastructure? If you're not already doing so, consider following
petergleick@mastodon.social #whotofollow #CAwater #CAwx

RT @100thMeridianKJ@twitter.com

Another #jobannouncement! The Arizona Water Banking Authority is #hiring a Technical Administrator/#WaterAnalyst. With #ColoradoRiver shortages, this role will be critical in #AZwater. Come work with me! #waterjob #waterpolicy https://www.azstatejobs.gov/jobs/wba-tech-administrator-phoenix-arizona-united-states#:~:text=The%20responsibilities%20of%20this%20position,with%20federal%20and%20state%20agencies%2C