Droughts and floods will be the focus of World Water Day in the Okanagan, with a panel discussion to be held on campus at UBC Okanagan, Tuesday.
UBC Okanagan’s Institute for Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystems Services, along with the Okanagan Basin Water Board and Okanagan WaterWise is going to be looking at some of the major issues that affect the Okanagan when it comes to water.
The panel presentation is titled exSTREAMS: The Okanagan Water Story and You.
The panel consisting of members from the above organizations will come together on Tuesday, March 22nd to have an open discussion about how Okanagan communities are working together to deal with droughts and floods.
A keynote address will come from the vice-chair of the Canadian Water Network Board, Margaret Catley-Carlson. The past chair of the Global Water Partnership will offer an international perspective on the global and regional issues of water.
World Water Day at UBC Okanagan will feature local organizations with display tables set up that will offer ideas for Okanagan residents to take under advisement. Ideas such as low-water landscape and high-efficiency home irrigation systems.
The World Water Day panel discussion and coinciding events are open to the public, but registration is required.
The event is being held on Tuesday, March 22nd, beginning at 6:00 p.m. Registration can be done online through eventbrite.ca.
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