Citizen Science for adaptative water management
UNESCO will bring together its partners and civil society in the COP 27 Green Zone, to share experiences of successful climate action. Over 40 events will be hosted at the UNESCO Pavilion, ranging from scientific presentations of climate mitigation and adaptation efforts, to incorporating climate change related issues into education systems, promoting local and indigenous knowledge and its inclusion in global climate science and policy processes, and the inclusion of youth. Associate Professor of Water Innovation Studies Uta Wehn will speak about Citizen Science for water management: lessons learned from practice.
Programme
Opening remarks — Abou Amani, UNESCO-IHP
The Role of Citizen Science in Water Resources Management — Ann Van Griensven, UNESCO Chair on Open Water Science and Education
Innovative case studies from the UNESCO Water Family
- Levering new technologies for community-based hydrological monitoring. Experiences from Peru and Nepal — Wouter Buytaert, Imperial College of London, United Kingdom;
- Citizen Science for water management: lessons learned from practice — Uta Wehn, IHE Delft, The Netherlands;
- Integration of local and indigenous knowledge for climate-resilient water resources management: lessons learned from the Bolivian Altiplano — Magali Garcia, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia
- Citizen Science Examples from the southern African Region – IHP South Africa — Ramogale Sekwele, IHP National Committee, South Africa
Panel discussion and Q&A
Closing remarks — Gert Verreet, Flemish Government