Metrics of Institutional Adaptive Capacity of Water Governance in Arid Regions of the Americas

When

9:30 to 11 a.m., Oct. 2, 2014

Where

Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and the Institute of the Environment

On Thursday, 10/2, from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. in Marshall 531, the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and the Institute of the Environment will sponsor two speakers as part of a workshop on the metrics of institutional adaptive capacity of water governance in arid regions of the Americas.

  • 9:30 –10:00 - Maria Carmen Lemos

    • Understanding institutional adaptive capacity in water governance
  • 10:30 – 11:00 - Diana Liverman

    • Why create metrics?: Understanding the role of evaluation and assessment in climate adaptation

Members of the public are welcome to attend the two presentations; seating may be limited.


Maria Carmen Lemos is a political scientist at the University of Michigan and a co-principal investigator in the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA) Center. Her research focuses on use of techno-scientific knowledge in environmental policymaking, especially water management, in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and United States.

Diana Liverman is co-director of the UA's Institute of the Environment and Regents Professor of geography and development. Her research focuses on the human dimensions of environmental change, climate policy, and environmental governance. The public portion of the workshop will end after the two presentations are concluded.

CLIMAS member