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Mar 21 Seminar – Water, Energy, and Security: Colliding Imperatives

March 12, 2013

March 21st at 1:00-4:00 p.m.

Please join us for the Progress Energy Seminar “Water, Energy, and Security: Colliding Imperatives” featuring a keynote address by Steven Solomon, author of Water: The Epic Struggle, for Wealth, Power, and Civilization and a panel discussion with Thomas Lippman, Middle East Institute, Paul Faeth, Center for Naval Analyses, Keith Schneider, Circle of Blue, and David Schlobohm, North Carolina State University.
This event is free of charge and open to the public, but RSVP is required. The seminar is held by the TISS/NCSU Energy and Security Initiative in conjunction with the Water Resources Research Institute Annual Conference and will also include full conference participants. Agendas and additional details about each program can be found at the links below.

To RSVP

To RSVP for the Progress Energy Seminar, please go to: Colliding Imperatives
To register for the full WRRI conference, which includes the seminar, please go to: WRRI Water Conference

Why Join Us?

There is widespread awareness that both energy and water are vital for human security. Water is essential for survival and energy is involved in almost every facet of our life from the provision of medical services to our economic production. What is less well appreciated is the symbiotic relationship between water and energy – the distribution and purification of water often depends on energy, while energy production often requires the diversion and/or causes the contamination of water. Also less well understood is the crucial role played by energy and water in ensuring, not just human security, but also national and international security. Finding a way to promote our best interests in all three areas simultaneously creates some subtle challenges. These are best met by collaborative efforts across disciplines. We invite you to join us for this seminar to engage in a discussion with our expert panel about these topics on the state, national, and international scales.