The protection of water ecosystems depends on supportive values (ethics), and analyzing those ethics can contribute to conservation strategies. (Presented as part of a WWF-sponsored session at the World Water Forum)
'Presentation Kettunen & ten Brink at Iddri May 07 on the Values of Biodiversity Related Ecosystem Services. Enhancing the integration of biodiversity into policy and decision-making
'Presentation Kettunen & ten Brink at Iddri May 07 on the Values of Biodiversity Related Ecosystem Services. Enhancing the integration of biodiversity into policy and decision-making
Odds and ends of rehabilitating (restoring) degraded landscapesCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Lalisa A. Duguma at "Odds and ends for restoring landscapes through agroforestry" Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
What is MA?
Ecosystem services
Brief history of MA
Who governs MA
Organizational structure
How was the work of MA done?
How much did the MA cost and who funded it?
Millennium development goals of 2015
Main findings of MA
To make - 5 R _ reduce recycle reuse revenue rotten Industrial resource US$ 450 billion Business India needs 20,000 plants or 3000 hubs to serve 120 billion People.
Melissa Leach: Planetary boundaries, politics and pathways. Plenary dialogue,...STEPS Centre
Professor Melissa Leach, IDS Director and former STEPS Centre Director, gave this presentation as part of a Plenary Dialogue with Johan Rockstrom of the Stockholm Resilience Centre at the Resilience 2014 conference in Montpellier, France on 7 May 2014. Find out more: http://steps-centre.org/
Restore 10,000 acres of cypress wetlands using wetland assimilation of wastewater effluent.
Increase protection from future storm surges.
Provide cost effective method for wastewater treatment by using wetlands for tertiary treatment.
Provide for a quality community recreational area.
Odds and ends of rehabilitating (restoring) degraded landscapesCIFOR-ICRAF
Presentation by Lalisa A. Duguma at "Odds and ends for restoring landscapes through agroforestry" Discussion Forum on the first day of the Global Landscapes Forum 2015, in Paris, France alongside COP21. For more information go to: www.landscapes.org.
What is MA?
Ecosystem services
Brief history of MA
Who governs MA
Organizational structure
How was the work of MA done?
How much did the MA cost and who funded it?
Millennium development goals of 2015
Main findings of MA
To make - 5 R _ reduce recycle reuse revenue rotten Industrial resource US$ 450 billion Business India needs 20,000 plants or 3000 hubs to serve 120 billion People.
Melissa Leach: Planetary boundaries, politics and pathways. Plenary dialogue,...STEPS Centre
Professor Melissa Leach, IDS Director and former STEPS Centre Director, gave this presentation as part of a Plenary Dialogue with Johan Rockstrom of the Stockholm Resilience Centre at the Resilience 2014 conference in Montpellier, France on 7 May 2014. Find out more: http://steps-centre.org/
Restore 10,000 acres of cypress wetlands using wetland assimilation of wastewater effluent.
Increase protection from future storm surges.
Provide cost effective method for wastewater treatment by using wetlands for tertiary treatment.
Provide for a quality community recreational area.
A hand note on water resource management, specially in the context of Bangladesh. I prepared the note for the MS final exam on the course water resource management.
Donal Daly, EPA Catchment Science and Management Unit outlines a possible approach to integrating Water Framework Directive and Biodiversity goals at the catchment scale.
A subject that is at the core of nearly every conversation I have, my goal was to simply show others how I frame sustainability, and then how I take the steps I do. I tend to look past the environmental and investment focuses that have come to define sustainability towards systems and program, and it was through this lens that I really looked to focus the 30 or so who were in attendance.
As it is through this lens that I have developed my own platforms and solutions in China.
Water Sustainability Summit What will it take Get in the gr.docxjessiehampson
Water Sustainability Summit
What will it take?
Get in the groups
that you were in last time
The Process We Have Been Modeling Is Happening All Around the World…
https://www.pwi.org/
https://www.pwi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.viewPage&pageID=509&nodeID=1
Water Sustainability Summit
What will it take?
Lake Oroville, California - Before Summer 2015
“the use of water that supports the ability of human society to endure and flourish into the indefinite future without undermining the integrity of the hydrological cycle or the ecological systems that depend on it.”
Sounds good.
What’s Gleick’s own critique of this?
“By itself, however, it is too general to offer guidance for water managers, planners, and scientists.
To make decisions about how to allocate and use water resources, other goals and criteria need to be identified.”
We Start with Peter Gleick’s Take on Water Sustainability
Gleick, P (1998). Water in Crisis: Paths to Sustainability. Ecological Applications, 8(3): 571-579
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Peter Gleick’s Take on Water Sustainability
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Gleick, P (1998). Water in Crisis: Paths to Sustainability. Ecological Applications, 8(3): 571-579
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His seven criteria sound pretty good too. Are we done?
Is this all it takes?
How prioritize these recommendations?
Is this the best way to frame it?
How do his recommendations compare to those found in the other readings?
Peter Gleick’s Take on Water Sustainability
Why do you think this particular article was assigned for everyone to read instead of one of the other 5?
What does water “consciousness” mean?
How do the recommendations in this article compare to Gleick’s?
What ideology is represented in this article?
Discuss…
Clarke - On Developing “Water Consciousness”: Eight Movement Building Principles
On Developing “Water Consciousness”: Eight Movement Building Principles
Clarke, T (2008). On Developing “Water Consciousness”: Eight Movement Building Principles, in Lohan, T, ed., Water Consciousness. AlterNet Books. Pp. 161-167
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Eight Movement Building Principles
Water Integrity
Treat water with reverence and respect
Water Commons
Water must be available to all people and nature
Resist commodification of water
Water Sovereignty
Local communities must be able to control their watersheds
Water Equity
Justice and equity favor public water supply systems
Water Conservation
Use only what we need
Water Quality
Protect ecosystems and human health
Water Security
Prevent water conflicts
Water Democracy
The people become the guardians of water via grassroots, bottom-up activities
Clarke - On Developing “Water Consciousness”: Eight Movement Building Principles
Do you subscribe to this conclusion?
Clarke, T (2008). On Developing “Water Consciousness”: Eight Movement Building Principles, in Lohan, T, ed., Water Consciousness. AlterNet Books. Pp. 161-167.
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The Global Dimension of Water Governance: Why the ...
The Clean Water America Alliance has released Water Sustainability Principles for a National Policy Framework available at www.CWAA.US. The principles were developed through several 2010 national dialogues and refined further by a recent meeting of 50 water leaders representing water associations from drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, energy, research, and other interests. “Shrinking budgets and increasing demands are putting pressures on the water sector overall to embrace innovation, integration and collaboration like never before. Engaging Water Association leaders to discuss and revise the draft framework was a step toward unifying the voice for water,” explains Alliance President Ben Grumbles. “We will continue to take comments on the water sustainability principles and broaden the scope of its collaboration to all interested sectors and citizens from coast to coast.” The Clean Water America Alliance’s goal is to collaborate on a flexible framework that highlights the value of water and the need for specific and sustainable actions.
From 27-29 October 2014, WLE, in cooperation with the CGIAR Systemwide Program on Collective Action and Property Rights (CAPRI) and the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees, and Agroforestry (FTA), held a workshop on Institutions for Ecosystems Services in Washington DC.
The goals of the workshop were to:
-Encourage sharing and discussion on research methods and tools to study the links between institutions and ecosystem services
-Synthesize lessons about institutional arrangements needed to ensure that ecosystem services projects are able to deliver benefits to local resource users and produce local, regional, and national global environmental benefits
-Identify policies and program interventions that can strengthen these institutions
-Outline priorities for future research, policy, and project implementation, particularly of relevance for PIM, WLE, and FTA programs
These slides cover the purposes for ecosystem service valuation (ESV), methods for valuation, examples of valuation studies, and government regulation and program related to ESV.
Builder.ai Founder Sachin Dev Duggal's Strategic Approach to Create an Innova...Ramesh Iyer
In today's fast-changing business world, Companies that adapt and embrace new ideas often need help to keep up with the competition. However, fostering a culture of innovation takes much work. It takes vision, leadership and willingness to take risks in the right proportion. Sachin Dev Duggal, co-founder of Builder.ai, has perfected the art of this balance, creating a company culture where creativity and growth are nurtured at each stage.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Mission to Decommission: Importance of Decommissioning Products to Increase E...
Water Ethics and Ecosystems, World Water Forum, March 2012, Marseille
1. Water Ethics for People
and Ecosystems
David Groenfeldt, Director
Water-Culture Institute
14 March, 2012
dgroenfeldt@waterculture.org
2. Why Worry about Water Ethics?
Cultural and individual values motivate water behavior;
Values/ethics constitute an important (but usually
neglected) dimension of water governance;
Current management of water ecosystems is
unsustainable;
Values can and do change;
We can improve water governance through managing
values.
3. An Alternative to “Payment for Ecosystem Services”
“Payment” is a management tool
Let’s call it “management” instead of “payment”
“Ecosystem services” are defined through a lens of cultural
values (ethics)
Which services are given priority? (a cultural and ethical judgment)
Integrate the management of ecosystem services with the management of
other benefit categories (social, cultural)
Let’s call these benefits “ethical services”
“Management for Ethical Services” = MES
4. What Ethics? Where are they?
1. Choices about how ecosystems are managed
Rivers, lakes, wetlands
Aquifers
2.
Decisions about how water is used
Agriculture
Urban / domestic
Industrial
3.
Priorities in how water is governed
Participation
Equity
5. 1. Ethical Choices in Ecosystem Management
Physical Manipulation
Channel straightening (Rhine, Rio Grande)
Levees (“Room for Rivers”)
Dams and reservoirs (Mekong)
Impacts to Flow Regime / Quantity
Environmental Flow concepts (Santa Fe River; TNC Water Funds)
Impacts to Water Quality (Territ’Eau)
Water quality standards
Principle of “Polluter pays”
6. 2. Ethics of Water Use
Agriculture (agro-system services)
Culture heritage (Agricultural Heritage sites; EU Ag Policy)
Social welfare (Large-scale farming – Malaysia Grainary Policy)
Environmental sustainability (Finger millet in India)
Urban / Domestic
Water conservation / reuse [Project WET]
Access
>Human right to water & sanitation (WASH programs)
Industrial / Extractive
Reducing use and impacts (Water Footprinting)
Community stewardship (Corporate Social Responsibility)
Cross-sectoral allocation
(IWRM)
7. 3. Ethics of Water Governance
Irrigation
Farmer/community participation (PIM – INWEPF)
Water Supply and Sanitation
Human right to water/sanitation (Butterfly Effect)
Local vs centralized systems (Eau Vive – Mali)
Watersheds and River Basins
River Basin Approaches (WFD, Wladir River Commission)
Community Watershed Groups (Jal Bhagirathi Foundation)
8. Conclusion: Using Water Ethics to Promote Sustainability
Uncover the ethics motivating existing policies and practices ;
Help agencies / organizations / communities discover the values underlying their
water behavior
Develop methodologies for doing this (“ethics analysis”)
Incorporate ethical principles into the process of consensus building
around water management options
Deciding on alternative project / policy strategies
Dispute resolution (including transboundry negotiations)
Make sure key ethical views (e.g., Indigenous Peoples) are included
Build on Environmental Concepts
From Environmental Flows to cultural, social, and economic flows
From PES MES
9. New Job Descriptions…
Environmental groups
Look for synergies with economic, social, and cultural values
Policy-makers
Consider total “ethical” value of water flows
Researchers
Case studies and better methodologies for analyzing ethics
10. MERCI / THANK YOU
worldwaterforum6.org
solutionsforwater.org