Bangkok--15 Dec--Asian Institute of Technology
While carbon may be the key to mitigation, the name and essence of climate change adaptation is water. This was the central theme of the Seventh AIT Distinguished Adjunct Faculty (DAF) Faculty Seminar Series delivered by Prof Janos J Bogárdi at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) on 2 December 2016.
Quoting Leonardo da Vinci who said that "Water is the driving force of all nature," Prof. Bogárdi added that water is more than a resource. Delivering his talk on the topic "Between Global and Local Challenges: Water Resources and their Management will Shape our Future," he outlined the ethical dimension of water-related issues, which are intertwined with technical, economic and social solutions.
"If Russia cuts all its forests, then there would be no rainfall in China. Similarly the precipitation in the industrial zone in Southern Brazil comes from the Amazon," Prof. Bogárdi said.
He spoke about water challenges for policy, people and professions stating that the size of the water footprint is correlated to population density, affluence, and efficiencies of water use. Water is extrinsically and intrinsically linked to the majority of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Prof Bogárdi said. Further, water-related issues are critical in the territory that lies within the catchment area of AIT, he said.
H.E. Dr. Peter Jakab, Ambassador of Hungary to Thailand graced the occasion.
Photo caption: Prof Janos J Bogárdi