Water Choices Event Held at USF
Nov 1, 2011
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USF’s Patel School of Global Sustainability and the Florida Earth Foundation teamed up for Water Choices IV on Tuesday, Nov. 1 at the Patel Center for Global Solutions. The event focused on the role of public-private partnerships in solving Florida’s water challenges.
Water Choices IV is the latest in a series of events that have focused on water policy, infrastructure, law, regulation, land use and best practices. Previous events have taken place at University of Miami, University of Central Florida and the University of North Florida. The USF think-tank event featured experts from around the state who actively explored solutions with participants.
“One of the primary goals of the Patel School of Global Sustainability is to come up with results-oriented solutions that are interdisciplinary in nature. We are very happy to be teaming up with the Florida Earth Foundation on this day to find tangible results to some of Florida’s ongoing water problems,” said Dr. Kala Vairavamoorthy, Director of the Patel School of Global Sustainability.
The session created a collaborative environment where participants actively discussed and proposed ways to solve Florida’s water challenges along with industry leaders from around the state, including Steve Seibert, former Senior Vice President for the Collins Center for Public Policy and Florida Trend journalist Cynthia Barnett, author of Mirage and Blue Revolution. Other experts include Florida Next Foundation chair Alex Sink, representatives from the Tampa Bay Estuary Program, Tampa Bay Water and The Mosaic Company.
“Engaging people through the Water Choices process provides ways for people to take ownership in water solutions,” said Stan Bronson, Executive Director of the Florida Earth Foundation.