Water in the World We Want: Water & Climate Security in a Warming World
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1 Water in the World We Want: Water & Climate Security in a Warming World A Presentation by R.W. Sandford EPCOR Chair, Water Security United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health
2 UNU s Global Network Created: 1972 by UN General Assembly
3 Water Security: The UN post-2015 sustainable development goals
4 The silence around the silence with respect to climate change
5 Follow the Water: Water & Climate Security are Inseparable
6 Water & Climate Security: Follow the water
7 Connecting the Dots: The real urgency resides in recognizing that our nation s hydrology is changing.
8 The Clausius-Clapyron Relation Rudolf Clausius Benoit Clapeyron The water-holding capacity of the Earth s atmosphere increases by 7 per cent per degree Celsius
9 Atmospheric Rivers
10 What we know scientifically: The loss of Arctic sea ice appears to be causing the jet stream to meander.
11 The Polar Vortex
12 Follow the Water: Flooding on the Canadian Prairies
13 Follow the Water: Flooding on the Central Great Plains
14 What we know scientifically: There are multiple linkages in the climate system
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16 Follow the Water: Flooding in Pakistan in 2010
17 Follow the Water: Flooding on the Central Great Plains
18 Follow the Water: Flooding in Southern Alberta in 2013
19 Follow the Water: The prairie snowpack in Regina, Saskatchewan in late April, 2013
20 Follow the Water: Then came 2014
21 Follow the Water: Flooding in Kamloops, British Columbia July 24 th, 2014
22 Follow the Water: Flooding in Burlington, Ontario August 4 th, 2014
23 Follow the Water: Flooding in Steinbach, Manitoba August 28 th, 2014
24 Follow the Water: Flooding in Nova Scotia December, 2014
25 Follow the Water: Winter Storm Juno January, 2015
26 Follow the Water: What are the larger lessons we can learn from this?
27 Follow the Water: A new geological era?
28 Restorative Development
29 Our atmosphere is the suspended residue of all physical & life processes since the beginning of time.
30 Thinking ahead of the Keeling Curve
31 2015 RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study KEY FINDINGS MEETING February 12, 2015
32 Personal Experience with Flooding in the last 12 months, 2015 Personally affected by flooding in last 12 months? DK/NA 1 Yes 7 Know someone who was personally affected by a flood in Canada in Since the 2014 floods, have taken precautionary measures to protect self and household from any future floods 6 Own home was damaged by flooding in No 92 None of the above 68 Besides the 7% of Canadians personally affected by flooding, 27% know someone affected by flooding in n=2,242
33 Feelings After Experiencing Flooding Damage to Home Every time there is rain storm / extreme snow melt, worry house will flood again 46 Experienced significant emotional distress that lasted well after home was damaged by flooding Don t think home can withstand the impact of another extreme rainfall / snowmelt Don't feel safe in home since it flooded Flooding does have an emotional toll, particularly on those with flooding experience in 2014.
34 Measures Taken and Plan to Take in Coming Year to Prevent Water Damage of Home, 2015 Outside Measures Inside Measures Maintain eavestroughs and downspouts Clear snow from roofs / around basement windows Install downspout extensions and splash pads Keep storm sewer grates clear Landscaping such as grading Install window wells and window well covers Replace paved surfaces with water-permeable materials Install caulking around windows Store valuables in basement Install/repair sump pump Install/repair backflow valve in Stormproof basement with Conduct flood protection Move recreation room from Apply for basementflooding Take n
35 The Anatomy of a Movement ` Centrists Lake Friendly Balanced Individualists
36 Leadership Must Come From All Levels.
37 Times Are Changing.
38 Water in the World We Want: Water & Climate Security in a Warming World A Presentation by R.W. Sandford EPCOR Chair, Water Security United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health
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