On June 17-20, the 1stInternational Conference on Water Security took place in Toronto. The conference brought together water experts from around the world to discuss new platforms and tools to move scientific knowledge and data into solutions that mitigate the impacts of human activities on the availability and quality of freshwater resources. Keynotes, oral presentations and posters covered water security from different perspectives in order to understand, address and plan for climate and environment-driven hazards, as well as socio-economic determinants, such as the cultural and political context in which water security issues arise. The conference is part of the Elsevier Conferences series and was co-chaired by Upmanu Lall (Columbia University) and Philippe Van Cappellen (University of Waterloo). The complete program of the conference can be found on the conference website.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018