Jun
9
Message From the President
June 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Ari M. Michelsen, President AWRA
Water in its various forms, quantities, and qualities crosses virtually all human and environmental boundaries. An unfortunate example of water crossing boundaries is the British Petroleum deep sea oil well leak into the Gulf of Mexico. In this case water laden with oil is impacting the environment from seabed to surface, [...]
Feb
17
Message From the President
February 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Ari M. Michelsen, President AWRA
At its January 22, 2010, meeting, the AWRA Board of Directors (BOD) voted unanimously to donate $1,000 to Mercy Corps’ Haitian earthquake relief effort. Board members have made additional donations. Mercy Corps had a presence in Haiti prior to the earthquake and is now, with experienced on-the-ground first responders, focusing on [...]
Jan
1
Ari M. Michelsen, 2010 Greeting
January 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment
Ari M. Michelsen, President AWRA
I am pleased to offer New Year’s Greetings for 2010. This New Year brings many opportunities and challenges to the water resources community, but first, a confession.
I am an economist, the first as AWRA President in more than 20 years. While everyone doesn¹t view the world and water resources from the [...]
Apr
24
The Fifth World Water Forum
April 24, 2009 | 1 Comment
Jerry Sehlke, President AWRA
I was just recently reminded just how big and how important an issue water resources management is and just how blessed were are to be able to work with wonderful people not only in our local, regional and national water resources communities, but also in the world water community at large. [...]
Mar
6
Managing Water Resources Development in a Changing Climate
March 6, 2009 | 3 Comments
Jerry Sehlke, President AWRA
Most AWRA members are not directly associated with “climate change science” or “climate change technology” programs; however, many are on the front line relative to “climate change adaptation.” As such, we should actively participate in climate change research and discussions in our own particular field of study or practice in order to [...]
Jan
9
Challenges and Opportunities
January 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Jerry Sehlke, President AWRA
It seems that with every presidential election and inauguration we hear about how important this election is and how critical the issues are facing us this election cycle. And each time it is probably true. However, it is undeniable that we are presently facing many monumental challenges. These include a world-wide economic [...]
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