Drought and Water Scarcity

Dr Pam Berry gives a talk on water scarcity, drought and their impact on the environment.

Dr Gianbattista Bussi talks about some of the water quality research being undertaken in the MaRIUS project, focusing on algal modelling. Dr Gianbattista Bussi talks about some of the water quality research being undertaken in the MaRIUS project, focusing on algal modelling.

Dr Eric Sarmiento talks about the human geography research taking place in the MaRIUS project, which is looking at drought and water scarcity Dr Eric Sarmiento talks about the human geography research taking place in the MaRIUS project. http://www.mariusdroughtproject.org/

Professor Paul Whitehead talks about the Impact of drought on water quality Prof Paul Whitehead talks about the water quality research taking place in the MaRIUS project. This talk was recorded at the Drought Symposium "Drought Risk and Decision Making", on 08/09/15, Exeter College, UK. Hosted by the MaRIUS project: http://www.mariusdroughtproject.org/

Dr Christina Cook talks about the governance research taking place in the MaRIUS project. Dr Christina Cook talks about the governance research taking place in the MaRIUS project. http://www.mariusdroughtproject.org/ This podcast was made in December 2015 to record the presentation delivered at the Oxford Drought Symposium in September 2015.

DrIVER – Designing social learning systems for improving drought monitoring and early warning Dr Kevin Collins talks about the research taking place in the DRIVER project. https://www.drought.uni-freiburg.de/ Recorded at the Drought Risk & Decision Making Symposium, hosted by the MaRIUS project, on 8 September 2015.g

Evidence of increasing resilience in the irrigated agricultural sector to water scarcity and drought Dr Rey talks about the impact of drought on agriculture, and how water scarcity has resulted in farmers in the East England becoming increasingly resilient. Recorded at the Drought Symposium "Drought Risk and Decision Making", on 08/09/15, Exeter College, UK. Hosted by the MaRIUS project: http://www.mariusdroughtproject.org/

An exploration of the climatic factors influencing drought, with a focus on the current western US drought and the research being undertaken in the MaRIUS project. Dr Guillod talks about the climatic factors influencing drought, the Weather @ Home citizen science approach devised to examine climatic impacts, with a focus on the Western US drought and the research being undertaken in the MaRIUS project. Recorded at the Drought Symposium "Drought Risk and Decision Making", on 08/09/15, Exeter College, UK. Hosted by the MaRIUS project: http://www.mariusdroughtproject.org/

An Introduction to the MaRIUS project: Managing the Risks, Impacts and Uncertainties of drought and water Scarcity Droughts and water scarcity pose a significant risk to societies, economies and ecosystems worldwide. In 2012 the UK experienced the driest spring in over a century, following two dry winters. A full drought could have led to potential losses of £1.5 billion. Yet despite this severe economic impact, our scientific understanding of the complex drivers causing drought occurrence, duration and intensity, and our ability to characterise and predict minimise their impacts, is often inadequate. Following the 2011-2012 UK drought experience, the MaRIUS project has received NERC funding to explore how best to manage future droughts. This project – Managing the Risks, Impacts and Uncertainties of drought and water Scarcity (MaRIUS) will introduce a risk-based approach to drought and water scarcity in order to inform management decisions and prepare households.