This year’s Roundtable of Regions Summit is titled Climate Resilience and Integrated Regional Water Management: Building Successful Partnerships. This free virtual-only event is being held November 15, 16, and 17 from 8:30 – 11 a.m. each day. An optional breakout discussion session is being planned for November 16 from 11 a.m. – noon.
The purpose the Summit is to create and deliver timely, practical, and adaptable information on climate change planning resources. The Summit will highlight working with partners to achieve water and climate resilience at both the regional and statewide scales. The strength and value of IRWM is that it is a well-established program that engages small and large water providers, Tribes, underserved communities, and other interested stakeholders.
The daily themes for the November Summit will be as follow:
November 15: Climate Science and Resilience: Programs, Plans and Partners
November 16: How Regions are Building Climate Resilience; Tools and Resources
November 17: Working Together for Regional Resilience
Who should Attend: IRWM practitioners and stakeholders, water and environmental resource managers, Tribes, under-represented community group members, climate researchers and experts, groundwater resource managers, non-profit organizations, state agencies and other resource management groups, floodplain managers, and coastal and sea level rise interests.
Register here. For more information and to view the draft agenda, visit the Roundtable website or e-mail administrator@roundtableofregions.org.
Sponsored by: The IRWM Roundtable of Regions, California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Water Boards, Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA), California Association of Resource Conservation Districts (CARCD), Maven’s Notebook, Local Government Commission (LGC), California Stormwater Quality Association (CASQA), Alliance of Regional Collaboratives for Climate Adaptation (ARCCA), and Floodplain Management Association (FMA).
About the IRWM Roundtable of Regions: The Roundtable of Regions (ROR) is a consortium of representatives from Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWM) regions across California. Each IRWM group is unique, but all aim to support collaborative efforts among agencies, NGOs, Tribes, and stakeholders within a region to identify and implement water management solutions which increase regional self-reliance, reduce conflict, and manage water to achieve multiple objectives. The ROR provides a forum for interested parties working on IRWM to discuss those interests, to engage with Department of Water Resources (DWR) IRWM staff, and to coordinate on long-term program sustainability and outcomes.
