by Carilyne Vance
World Green Energy Symposium
On Thursday, April 7, 2016 and Friday, April 8, 2016 the
CAUSES hosted two very important and impactful events; the World Green Energy
Symposium and the 2016 AWRA-NCR Annual Water Symposium. The World
Green Energy Symposium, was held in the University’s new LEED Platinum
certified Student Center and was moderated by Ms. Jan Fox, former news anchor
for WUSA-TV9 and featured keynote speaker Tommy Wells, Director, Department of
Energy and Environment. Mr. Wells was
joined by Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy of the United States Department of Agriculture,
Mr. Michael Bae Johnson of ConEdison of New York and Dean Sabine O’Hara. All speakers focused on the need to combat
food insecurity, water scarcity and the availability of sustainable energy
sources in a collaborative effort between Developed and Non-Developed
countries. The importance of innovative
technologies and the re-thinking of current practices were stressed along with
the urgent need to prepare future generations for the challenges ahead through
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math programs.
AWRA-NCR Annual Water Symposium, held at the University of
the District of Columbia’s David A. Clarke School of Law, brought together
leaders in the field of water resource and waste management from across the
region to discuss new technologies for finding and supplying water where it is
needed and efficiently treating waste. Presentations
were given by Emily Feenstra, Deputy Director of the US Water Alliance, Dr.
Kimberly L. Jones, Professor of Environmental Engineering and Chair of the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Howard University, Saul
Kinter, Innovation Program Manager for DC Water and Dr. Eugene Stakhiv,
Associate Research Scientist at Johns Hopkins University, Department of
Geography and Environmental Engineering and Visiting Scholar at the Corps’
Institute for Water Resources. The accompanying panel discussion stressed the
need for a unified approach to managing the Earths’ depleting water resource
and the need to build a bridge between those who have a seemingly abundant
source and those who suffer through cyclical or sustained scarcity.
For more information on these events and organizations,
please visit www.udc.edu/causes.
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