When Waters Speak Through Science and Art
Rivers, and other water bodies, are the blood vessels of our world. They provide fresh water to support, directly or indirectly, the lives and daily livelihoods of billions of people globally. However, when they run dry, overflow, or become unpredictable, they turn into major threats to society. Climate change is projected to amplify and accelerate these challenges.

The webinar will bring together musicians, visual artists and scientists to discuss the impacts of climate change on water resources in East-Africa, and on the millions of people who depend on them for their livelihoods.

This event is the second of a series organised by UNESCO-IHP, the University of Oxford, and the orchestra of St John’s, engaging audiences by connecting them to water security and climate change issues through science, music and visual arts.
Date: 28 May 2021, 12:00 (Friday, 5th week, Trinity 2021)
Venue: Venue to be announced
Speakers: Dr Cayenna Ponchione-Bailey (Associate Conductor of the Orchestra of St. John’s), Hannah Jacob and Nicholas O'brien (pecq musicians), Eyayu Genet (Visual artist and art Educator at Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia), Dr Catherine Grasham (Postdoctoral researcher in Water Security and Society, University of Oxford), Dr Meron Teferi Taye (Researcher, International Water Management Institute, Addis Ababa Office, Ethiopia), Prof Daniel Olago (Professor, Institute for Climate Change and Adaptation, University of Nairobi, Kenya)
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://www.watermuseums.net/news/when-waters-speak-2-reaching-water/
Audience: Public
Editor: Alice Chautard