Areas of Interest:Water
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Institute Activities Related to Water

 

  • Memo to Members of the Legislative Commission on Options for Planning and Adapting to Impacts of Global Climate Change in North Carolina
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  • 2008 Water Allocation Study2008 Water Allocation Study as presented to the N.C. Environmental Review Commission on January 18, 2009.
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  • EVENT: Tuesday, November 6th - Seminar with Stephen Faulkner, Research Ecologist, USGS National Wetlands Research Center: Evaluating Conservation Practices and Restoration of Ecosystem Services in the Lower Mississippi Valley: Science and Resource Management Challenges
  • realoceans.orgrealoceans.org  - September 2007
      
    RealOceans.org is an online tool for policymakers, stakeholders, and real people like you.  This new website provides policy relevant synopses of the latest ocean research as well as customizable forums dealing with ocean policy in real time. First person synopses allow scientists to quickly share timely findings and relate their research to the real world. The "On the Waterfront" section allows industry professionals to share on the ground accounts of how ocean policy affects them.  The Ecosystem Based Management (EBM) Knowledge Base provides easy to read summaries of EBM research for Congressional and agency staff, activists and researchers.  Come visit, learn, and share at RealOceans.org
       
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  • Water Report"Adaptive Implementation of Water Quality Improvement Plans: Opportunities and Challenges"  - September 2007
      
    This 101-page report includes an executive summary for policymakers, along with the detailed conclusions from an expert panel that was convened to explore the expanded use of adaptive implemention for the EPA's Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program, especially in the face of uncertainty in TMDL forecasts.
       
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  • Water Report"The Future of Water in North Carolina: Strategies for Sustaining Abundant and Clean Water"  - September 2007
      
    At a time when all counties in North Carolina are experiencing some degree of drought, this new report from the Nicholas Institute identifies six long-term strategies for improving the management and conservation of water resources in the Tarheel State.
       
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  • EVENT: Conference: - “The Future of Water in North Carolina: Strategies for Sustaining Abundant and Clean Water” - March 1, 2007 at the McKimmon Center, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
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  • EVENT: Workshop: “Tools for Joint Production of Ecosystem Services: North Carolina Case Study” -- January 19, 2007 at Sarah P. Duke Gardens
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  • EVENT: Workshop on environmental peace building -- November 30, 2006 at Duke University.
    Erika Weinthal (Associate Professor, Nicholas School) in conjunction with Ken Conca (Director, Harrison Program on the Future Global Agenda, University of Maryland), Geoffrey Dabelko (Director, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars) and Richard Matthew (Director, Center for Unconventional Security Affairs, University of California, Irvine) will bring together a group of distinguished scholars and practitioners for a discussion of the role of the environment in post-conflict peace building and the rebuilding of war-torn societies.
  • methane reportDo Recent Scientific Findings Undermine the Climate Benefits of Carbon Sequestration in Forests? - April 2006

    An Expert Review of Recent Studies on Methane Emissions and Water Tradeoffs

    Recent scientific papers document previously unknown or under-reported methane emissions and water trade-offs that could reduce the benefits from terrestrial carbon sink practices such as reforestation and plantations. This Nicholas Institute report examines the policy implications of these findings.  The report is a consensus document from a roundtable of top experts convened at the Institute earlier this year. Recent scientific papers document previously unknown or under-reported methane emissions and water trade-offs that could reduce the benefits from terrestrial carbon sink practices such as reforestation and plantations. This Nicholas Institute report examines the policy implications of these findings.  The report is a consensus document from a roundtable of top experts convened at the Institute earlier this year.

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  • EVENT: Press and Hill Briefings on International Water -- March 9, 2006

  • Water, Development and US Policy - 2006

    Aspen Water DocumentFew issues matter more to public health, economic opportunity, and environmental integrity than the availability of clean water and sanitation. With the 4th World Water Forum scheduled for Mexico city in March 2006, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke’s Nicholas School and the Aspen Institute conducted a multi-stakeholder dialogue to help highlight the importance of global water issues, suggest steps to provide services more rapidly and effectively, and to identity and draw attention to constructive ways the U.S. government and other U.S. participants can take part in the Forum. This report is a summary of their conclusions from that April gathering at the Aspen Institute’s Wye River Conference Center.

    Full Report (180 K) >
    Table of contents  (7K) >
    Foreword (21K) >
    Recommendations in Brief (14K) >
    "A Silent Tsunami," Report of the Co-chairs (108K) >
    Letter to Organizers, Fourth World Water Forum (25K) >
    Participants and additional information (24K) >