Vincent Resh, Professor Emeriti, Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 2:30 - 4:30 pm
Hosted at St. Paul's Towers
100 Bay Place, Oakland, CA 94610
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Shortages and excesses of water are now a global phenomenon. This talk will describe these issues both globally and as applied to California. Current political issues including reallocation of water resources from the north to the south of the state will be discussed along with pros and cons of various proposals under considerations.
Vincent H. Resh has been a professor of Environmental Science, Policy & Management at the University of California, Berkeley since 1975. Professor Resh has been an adviser to the World Health Organization and other United Nations Organizations for over 25 years in evaluating human impacts on water resources in developing countries in Asia and Africa. He also serves on various scientific advisory boards on water issues in California. He received the University of California’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 1995 and has taught about issues related to water and the environment to over 20,000 Berkeley undergraduates.