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Joint Seminar of USC Center on Public Diplomacy & Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Speaker: Prof. Massoud Pirbazari, USC Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Talk Title: Safe Water for All Nations & Engineering Public Diplomacy CPD Conversations in Public Diplomacy

Abstract: The USC Center on Public Diplomacy is pleased to host Professor Massoud (Mike) Pirbazari and the student research team from his project, “Safe Water for All Nations (S.W.A.N.)” to discuss how environmental engineering and public diplomacy intersect at the most basic human need—water. This talk will be led by Naomi Leight, CPD’s Assistant Director for Research and Publications.

Water, essential to humankind’s existence, is increasingly unavailable because of pollution, failure to develop conservation programs, and mismanagement of water resources. During the near future, water shortages could lead to conflict in many parts of the world. Water-related problems are global in scope, and although international bodies actively support initiatives to conserve and fairly allocate water, not enough is being done to address this critical topic.

With this conversation, the USC Center on Public Diplomacy launches its Water Diplomacy Initiative which will result in a number of academic publications on Water Diplomacy, a major conference on the topic in spring of 2012, a briefing in Washington, D.C., and continuing research activities addressing this critical issue.

During the conversation, Dr. Pirbazari and his team will present their research projects and how the S.W.A.N. project has addressed some of the most pressing water issues. S.W.A.N is an initiative that focuses on the improvement of drinking water quality for citizens of developing countries. S.W.A.N.'s goal is to provide comprehensive and visually based information so that people, at the household level, can treat their water, and in turn, improve their health and well-being.

For more information on the initiative, please click here.

Refreshments will be served.

This event is free and open to the public, however you must R.S.V.P. below.

Parking is available on the USC campus for $8. Please enter through USC Gate 3 at Figueroa St. and McCarthy Way and purchase parking for Parking Structure X.
Tags: water diplomacy • public diplomacy


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Host: USC Center on Public Diplomacy

Location: Social Sciences Building (SOS) - 250

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Evangeline Reyes