Reflected in water: Mini symposium with Stockholm Water Prize laureate Andrea Rinaldo
IHE Delft and the Embassy of Italy to the Netherlands are organizing a mini symposium featuring a keynote speech by Andrea Rinaldo, Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and at the University of Padova and winner of the 2023 Stockholm Water Prize. The event also includes a panel discussion on water management under climate change.
About Andrea Rinaldo
Andrea Rinaldo is an Emeritus Professor of Hydrology and Water Resources at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne and the University of Padova. More information here.
Programme
12:45 - 13:15 – Keynote speech “Reflected in Water”
13:15 - 15:00 – Panel discussion with Andrea Rinaldo and other experts on water management under climate change: acute events versus chronic events.
Gaetano Casale
Manager Liaison Office
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