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Plenary Sessions
 

Official Opening: USAID Introductions, Workshop Objectives, and Agenda (PRESENTATION)
Bill Sugrue, Director of the Office of the Environment and Natural Resources, welcomes training workshop participants and outlines the objectives and agenda for the week. Included in the opening will be a video greeting/presentation from Andrew Natsios, Agency Administrator.

 

New Directions for USAID and Prospects for the Environment Sector
Bill Sugrue, Director of the Office of the Environment and Natural Resources. Introduction by Alan Hurdus.

 

Peering into the Future: Water in the 21st Century (ABSTRACTS)
Peter Gleick of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security, based in Oakland, California. Introduction by Dan Deely. (PRESENTATION)

 

Integrated Water Resources Management: Concepts and Practices (ABSTRACTS)
Frank Rijsberman, Director of IWMI; and Peter Rogers, Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering, Harvard University. Introductions by Chris Scott and Peter McCornick.

PRESENTATION BY RIJSBERMAN
PRESENTATION BY ROGERS

 

Competition for a Scarce Resource: Threats and Opportunities for the Water Sector (ABSTRACTS)
Aaron Wolf, from Oregon State University; and Roland Steiner, from the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Introduction by Steve Olive.

PRESENTATION BY WOLF
PRESENTATION BY STEINER

 

Worldwide Overview of Water Related Agency Activity (ABSTRACTS)
Richard Volk and Meg Findley, G/ENV USAID. Introduction by Richard Volk. (PRESENTATION)

 

Dinner Speaker: Margaret Catley-Carlson, Chair of the Global Water Partnership. Introduction by Richard Volk. (PRESENTATION)

Technical Sessions
 

Track 1: Integrated Water Resources Management at the Basin Scale:

Ridge to Reef: The Conceptual Watershed (ABSTRACTS)

Ridge to Reef: Management Instruments (ABSTRACTS)

  • Bill Painter, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (PRESENTATION)
  • Azharul Mazumder, Team Leader, Environment Team, USAID/Bangladesh

Ridge to Reef: Sharing the Basin (ABSTRACTS)


Track 2: Water Supply and Sanitation

Small Scale Water Supply and Sanitation: State of the Art Approaches (ABSTRACTS)

Key Issues in Developing Financially Viable Water and Wastewater Systems (ABSTRACTS)

Sanitation and Health: The Urban Poor (ABSTRACTS)


Track 3: Finite Water, Multiple Demands: A Sector-level View

Water and Energy (ABSTRACTS)

Water and Agriculture: Water Quality and Quantity Impacts (ABSTRACTS)

Ecological and Economic Impacts of Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation (ABSTRACTS)


Track 4: Cross-Cutting Issues

Water Sector Reform (ABSTRACTS)

Climate Variability and Extremes: Implications for Water Resources Management (ABSTRACTS)

  • Upmanu Lall, Professor, Earth & Environmental Engineering, Columbia University (PRESENTATION)
  • Juli Trtanj, Program Manager for Climate Variability ad Human Health, NOAA Office of Global Programs (PRESENTATION)
  • Candyce E. Clark, Director, Applications Research Program, NOAA Office of Global Programs (PRESENTATION)
  • Jonathan Pundsack, Program Manager for Latin America and the Caribbean, NOAA Office of Global Programs (PRESENTATION)

Valuation of Water Resources (ABSTRACTS)


Track 5: Environmental Trends

HIV/AIDS and the Environment—Why You Should Care (ABSTRACTS)

Water and Energy Resources Development: Dams and Hydropower (ABSTRACTS)

Walking on Water? Mainstreaming Gender in to Mission Activities

  • Nancy Diamond, Environmental Social Scientist, Diamond Consulting (PRESENTATION)
  • Chris Pannkuk, Water Management Specialist, Investing in Women in Development Fellow, USAID/Armenia
  • Susan van Keulen-Cantella, CBNRM Specialist, USAID/Guinea
  • Bradley Carr, USAID/El Salvador (PRESENTATION)

Towards Better Environmental Governance: Property Rights, Procedural Rights, and Institutional Development (ABSTRACTS)

A Threats Based Conservation of Biodiversity (ABSTRACTS)

The Environment and Cities: Love or Hate Relationship?

Potential Consequences of Climate Change on the Water Sector (ABSTRACTS)

Sustaining Trees and People-GENV/ENR Forestry Team (ABSTRACTS)

Tools and Techniques
 

Track 1: Environment and Natural Resources Tools

(A) Guide to USAID Legislation, Policies, and Procedures; and (B) Biodiversity Primer

  • John Smith-Sreen, Environment Officer Asia Near East Bureau USAID (Part A) (PRESENTATION)
  • Jill Kelley, New Entry Professional (Environment) USAID (Part A)
  • Mary Rowen, Wildlife and Biodiversity Advisor, USAID (Part B)

60 Minutes of Regulation 216 and its Application throughout the Agency

Biotechnology and Bidiversity: What are the Environmental Issues and USAID Tools? (ABSTRACTS)

  • Josette Lewis, Biotechnology Advisor, USAID Robert Frederick, Senior Scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
  • Robert Frederick, Scientist/ORD Biotechnology Liaison, National Center for Environmental Assessment, EPA (PRESENTATION)

Critical and Emerging Issues in Forest Management: Field Management Tools and Techniques (ABSTRACTS)

  • Alex Moad, Assistant Director for technical Cooperation U.S. Forest Service, International Programs (PRESENTATION)

Track 2: Municipal Water Supply, Sanitation, and Wastewater Tools

Public/Private Partnerships in Water and Wastewater Utility Management (ABSTRACTS)

Treated Wastewater and Agricultural Reuse (ABSTRACTS)

Water and Wastewater Treatment Technologies Appropriate for Reuse Model (WAWTTAR): A System Design Tool (ABSTRACTS)

Industrial Water Pollution Prevention in Latin America (ABSTRACTS)


Track 3: Data Information Tools

Hydrologic Assessment: Procedures to Determine a Water Balance (ABSTRACTS)

River Forecasting and Disaster Mitigation (ABSTRACTS)

Water Quality Monitoring "By Whom, For What?" (ABSTRACTS)

Research, Library, and Internet Resources for Environmental Officers (ABSTRACTS)


Track 4: Socio-Economic and Institutional Tools

Collaborative Problem Solving and Conflict Prevention (ABSTRACTS)

Applications of Environmental Education and Communication

Transboundary River Basin Management (ABSTRACTS)

Stakeholder Participation: Moving Beyond a "One Size Fits All" Approach (ABSTRACTS)


Track 5: Tools for Cross-Cutting Water Issues

Innovative Wastewater Treatment Technologies (ABSTRACTS)

Tools for Sustainable Aquaculture Development (ABSTRACTS)

  • Maria Haws, Director of Pearl Research and Training Program Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center, University of Hawaii (PRESENTATION)
  • James Tobey, Associate Resource Manager, Coastal Resources Center, University of Rhode Island (PRESENTATION)

Ecosystem Approaches to Water Management: The Chesapeake Bay Program (ABSTRACTS)

Reducing Agricultural Water Use (ABSTRACTS)

Regional Small Group Presentations and Discussion
Opportunity for Small Groups to present discussion results to the plenary.

 

WORKSHOP ABSTRACTS AND PRESENTATIONS