We would like to hereby point your attention to the conference on the histories and futures of water and drought, organised by the VU projects Dealing with Drought and PerfectSTORM, in collaboration with the Amsterdam Sustainability Institute (ASI) and the Drought in the Anthropocene network (DitA) set to take place at VU Amsterdam in September.
Please be invited to the half-day symposium:
“Water Pasts & Futures: (In)securing water in times of drought”
📅 When: Tuesday, 30 September 2025
📍 Where: VU Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam
🔗 More info: www.perfect-storm.org | copingwithdrought.com
✉️ Questions? Feel free to get in touch — you can send an email to h.m.metselaar@student.vu.nl
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What to Expect
This half-day symposium explores both historical and future droughts, the risks of cascading drought-to-flood events, and the social, political, and technological responses shaping (drinking) water security today. It includes themes such as: Environmental justice and water access inequalities, Drought coping measures—individual to institutional, and Different waters for different purposes.
Expect a mix of science and policy, along with a special visit to the VU Art-Science Gallery.
We’ll open with introductions from Petra van Dam and Anne van Loon, and host a range of voices bridging academic disciplines and practical perspectives. See the attached flyer for the preliminary presentation titles.
Want to Attend?
RSVP here to join us: https://forms.gle/Bdat6C8z481HnBGK8 (also if you are not sure yet whether you will be able to make it, please let us know via this form)
Want to Contribute?
We’re inviting researchers and practitioners to present a poster or give a max 3-minute talk on the theme:
“Different Waters for Different Purposes”
Each speaker will present a single visual — this could be a poster, infographic, image, or any impactful visual — to kick-start discussions around historical and contemporary challenges to (drinking) water security.
📝 Interested in presenting? You can let us know in the attendance form by the first of July (same link https://forms.gle/Bdat6C8z481HnBGK8)!
See this flyer for the full programme.
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