H53P:
Translational Hydrology: Moving from Science to Decisions I

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Session ID#: 25364

Session Description:
How can scientists engage in translational research, thus enhancing human health and well-being? Arguments advanced over the past decade underscore the value of engaging not only local stakeholders, but also interdisciplinary research. Drawing on the diverse scientific and policy backgrounds of the panelists, we will discuss how insights from physical and social domains could be integrated to promote translational hydrology. Specifically, our panelists will address the value of data, rational public discourse, adaptive governance, community engagement, and immersive simulations in effectively making science part of the decision-making process. Reflecting on recent events in Flint and the Gulf Coast, the panelists will also address public health, power, property, and policy intersections with hydrological concerns and the challenges faced by the media in effectively conveying the magnitude of water challenges. We will kick off with introductory remarks from Dr. Rita Colwell (founding editor of GeoHealth) prior to panelist remarks and audience interactions.
Primary Convener:  Thushara Gunda, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Convener:  W. Bradley Hawkins, Vanderbilt University, Department of Health Policy, Nashville, TN, United States
Chairs:  W. Bradley Hawkins, Vanderbilt University, Department of Health Policy, Nashville, TN, United States and Thushara Gunda, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States
OSPA Liaison:  Thushara Gunda, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, United States
Index Terms:

1817 Extreme events [HYDROLOGY]
1834 Human impacts [HYDROLOGY]
1871 Surface water quality [HYDROLOGY]
6620 Science policy [PUBLIC ISSUES]

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

Science, Policy, and Rationality in a Partisan Era (Invited) (213161)
James W Kirchner, ETH Zurich, Dept. of Environmental Systems Science, Zurich, Switzerland; WSL Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Responding to climate risks in South Florida: New tools for adaptive water management collaboration between researchers and practitioners. (Invited) (225648)
Galen Treuer, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
Improved Management of Water and Natural Resources Requires Open, Cognizant, Adaptive Science and Policy (Invited) (226904)
Pierre David Glynn1, Alexey A. Voinov2, Carl D Shapiro1 and Karen E. Jenni3, (1)USGS, Reston, VA, United States, (2)University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, Enschede, Netherlands, (3)U.S. Geological Survey, Lakewood, United States
If We Know So Much, Why Do We Make Such Crummy Decisions? (Invited) (261275)
Mark Davis, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, United States
The Interconnectedness of Water and Health: Translating Science Into Public Health-driven Policy (Invited) (288335)
Maureen Y Lichtveld, Tulane University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA, United States
Covering Water Issues Through a Climate Lens (Invited) (290637)
Andrew Craig Freedman, Organization Not Listed, Washington, DC, United States; Mashable, Science Editor, New York, NY, United States

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