Without water, there would be no life. A lecture as part of the Studium Generale series on 19 November 2015 at 6 pm on the Kleve campus on the topic ‘Drinking from your roof – Comparing water management in Australia and Germany’.
Kleve/Kamp-Lintfort, 10 November 2015: Water is perhaps the world’s most valuable natural resource. Without water, there would be no life. But how do people actually use and manage this resource? There are significant seasonal and regional variations in water availability and
supply worldwide. Whilst Germany has water in virtual abundance and dry summer months can be offset by sufficient rainfall in autumn and winter, Australia is the driest inhabited continent. Although surrounded by water, the country suffers repeatedly from severe drought. Climate change is exacerbating this precarious situation – not only in Australia, but Germany is also increasingly feeling the effects of climate change.
The Australian hydraulic engineer Lachlan Bain lives in Germany and, from here, leads water management projects in Australia. In his lecture, delivered in English, he compares water management in Germany and Australia. Among other things, he highlights how water is used in both countries and explores the extent to which the two nations can learn from one another.
The lecture forms part of the Studium Generale programme. The lecture series is aimed at the general public, as well as students, lecturers and staff at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences, and presents current topics in a way that is relevant to everyday life and informative. The series also offers the opportunity to engage with current issues. “We invite everyone, regardless of age, to attend these fascinating lectures,” says the university’s President, Dr Heide Naderer. At the same time, she sees the programme as an opportunity to visit the university’s two campuses and the new buildings on the new campuses.
The Studium Generale lectures at Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences are free of charge for members of the public.
