Date: 22nd March, 2010 Time: 8.00pm
Venue: Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork
Admission:
Free. All welcome
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is coordinating the organization of the World Water Day 2010 campaign on behalf of UN-Water and in collaboration with FAO, UNDP, UNECE, UNICEF, UNESCO, UN-Habitat, WHO, and the UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication as well as with partner organizations such as International Water Association, World Wide Fund for Nature, World Water Council and Cork Environmental Forum.
March 22nd 2010 will mark a global event on water management with events and presentations taking place throughout across the planet in every continent. Cork Environmental Forum in association with Engineers Ireland are hosting a water seminar at Rochestown Park Hotel, Cork.
About the speakers:
Declan Waugh, Director EnviroManagement Services and founder of Partnership for Change, has twenty years experience in environmental management, research, impact assessment, environmental auditing and risk assessment, waste management, planning and development, contaminated site investigation and management of environmental risk. He has spent ten years working in environmental management of the mining industry and ten years working as an environmental consultant managing a wide variety of infrastructure projects and green tech projects in addition to being a noted environmental researcher. The title of his presentation is ‘Flood risk management: An examination of the Bandon Flood event of Nov 19th 2009 including land use planning and disaster management’.
Weather, climate and water resources can have a devastating impact on socio-economic development and on the well-being of humankind. According to the World Meteorological Organization weather and climate-related extreme events, such as tornadoes, thunderstorms, storms, cyclones, floods and drought, account for nearly 75 per cent of all disasters. They can lead to an enormous toll of human suffering, loss of life, infrastructure and economic damage. How we monitor these events, try and predict their occurrence and ultimately plan and prepare for extreme weather events and issuing timely warnings are essential to mitigate the disastrous impact of such events on a population and economy.
Declan’s presentation will examine what we may have learnt from the recent extreme flooding which occurred in November 2009, an event that caused enormous social and economic impact on both urban and rural communities across Ireland.
Tony Cain, principal of H2O Consult, has 20 years experience in the design and construction of sewerage systems in the UK and Ireland. He has particular experience in the hydraulic analysis and detailed design of sustainable drainage systems and road drainage systems and was the drainage design manager for a €1 billion programme of road construction works in Ireland including N6, N7 and the M50PPP project. He has recently set-up his own company, H2O Consult, to deliver sustainable water management solutions in Ireland. He is also a member of the management committee of Cork Environmental Forum and has recently been nominated by SWAN for appointment to the South West River Basin District Management Plan Advisory Council. The title of his presentation is ‘Sustainable drainage systems and rainwater harvesting: An overview of the types, design, environmental benefits of SUDS and rainwater harvesting systems’.
Contact: Kevin Murray, chair, Cork region
E: bellagiokm@gmail.com
Note: This event is run in association with Cork Environmental Forum.
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