Climate Change and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Three Stories from an International Development Context

September 18, 2024 12:00pm iCal Google Calendar

Speaker Series: Climate Change, Health and Society



Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm, Ph.D.
President, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science

Climate Change and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Three stories from the International Development Context

Dr. Miralles-Wilhelm leads the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES), an institution that plays a key role in providing sound science to help state and national leaders manage the environment and prepare the next generation of environmental leaders. He is an expert in hydrology and water resources, modeling of surface/groundwater systems and the water-energy-food nexus, and climate-hydrology-vegetation interaction. Dr. Miralles-Wilhelm also serves as the University System of Maryland’s Vice Chancellor for Sustainability.

Tune in via Zoom:  https://umaryland.zoom.us/j/99803996972

Or in person: University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Nursing, room 140

 

 

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