with
John Pomeroy, University of Saskatchewan
With large parts of Western Canada facing
the driest conditions in decades, the public is increasingly
turning to scientists for answers. For hydrologist John
Pomeroy, sleepwalking to disaster is not an option. Pomeroy
has been at the forefront of studies that underline the
fragility of Western water resources. He will point to ways
that improvements in land management and water measurement
and modeling can help stabilize water supplies and reduce
the vulnerability of Western farmers and cities to droughts,
water shortages and floods.
John Pomeroy is the Canada Research Chair
in Water Resources and Climate Change and Director of the
Centre for Hydrology at the University of Saskatchewan.
Many of his more than 200 publications, including nine books,
focus on water in cold climate environments. He serves as
President of the International Commission on Snow and Ice
Hydrology and Chair of the International Hydrological Decade
on Prediction in Ungauged Basins, and he was until recently
President of the Canadian Geophysical Union. He leads or
co-leads two major water projects: one to predict changes
in Rocky Mountain snow and water supplies, the other to
understand and predict prairie droughts. Dr. Pomeroy is
also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Organized by: The Partnership Group for Science and Engineering
(PAGSE)
Sponsored by:
--the Speaker of the Senate
--the Speaker of the House of Commons
--Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Date: Thursday May 27, 2010 from 7:30 am - 9:00 am
Place: Room 200, West Block, Parliament Hill
Cost: No charge to Members of the House of Commons, Senators
and Media. All others $20
Registration: Please register by contacting Donna Boag,
PAGSE Manager: 613-991-6369, pagse@rsc.ca
Registration Deadline: Tuesday May 25, 2010
