Overview

The Freshwater Change Planetary Boundary considers Blue Water - water available in the environment in surface and ground water and Green water - water avilable to plants. Both Blue and Green Water PBs are transgressed - and yet we live in a world in which billions of people lack access to safe water. Globally, some 80% of freshwater extraction is for agriculture, and some 10% for the energy sector. The water industry are a key influencer of the Freshwater Change PB as stewards of the water cycle. As a globally leading voice in the water sector, author and systems thinker, Gustaf will make the case why as water professionals we need to fully comprehend the water-climate-energy-food-economics-lifestyle connections.

Speaker

Gustaf Olsson, Emeritus Professor, Lund University

Gustaf Olsson is professor in Industrial automation and since 2006 professor emeritus at Lund University, Sweden. He is a distinguished fellow of IWA as well as an honorary member of IWA. His has devoted his research to control and automation of urban water systems, power production, electrical power systems and industrial processes. Since his retirement, he has focused on interactions between water, energy, climate change, food, economy and lifestyle. He has been the editor-in-chief of Water Science and Technology and member of the IWA (International Water Association) Board of Directors. 

Time

09:00 - 10:00 BST.

Software

The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web portal.