Event
Basin-wide Cooperation for Drought Resilience: Case Studies to Inform Transboundary Management
Howard Neukrug, Steve Tambini, Rohit Aggawrala, Shanti Rosset, Jeffrey Hoffman, Steven Smailer, Birgit Vogel
| Houston Hall, Hall of Flags3417 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Join us in person as we kick off New York Water Week at Houston Hall on the University of Pennsylvania’s campus to hear from a panel of leaders from the Delaware River Basin and beyond as they discuss areas of cooperation within their basins and how their stories can inform successful transboundary water management.
The audience will hear presentations from leaders in the Delaware River Basin, the Colorado River Basin, and the Danube River Basin, followed by a panel discussion between leaders with the opportunity for audience questions.
Speakers include Howard Neukrug, Executive Director of the Water Center at Penn; Steve Tambini, Executive Director of the Delaware River Basin Commission; Rohit Aggawrala, Chief Climate Officer and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Environmental Protection; Shanti Rosset, Colorado River Resources Manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California; Jeffrey Hoffman, State Geologist of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; and Steven Smailer, Director, Division of Water of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control.