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WIT Virtual Seminar - Wetlands: Understanding the Wealth of Humankind

WIT Virtual Seminar - Wetlands: Understanding the Wealth of Humankind

Wetlands occupy 6% of the world’s land surface and are one of the most productive ecosystems suitable for human utilisation. Yet our understanding of this vital ecosystem is poor and insufficient and is often driven by negative rather than positive thoughts.

June 2, 2021

Time:

5:00 pm

Online

The 'Wetlands: Understanding the Wealth of Humankind' virtual seminar is organised by Centre for Water Informatics and Technology (WIT) as part of its ongoing Aab Beeti series.

In this discussion, we will take a look at wetlands not only in India but also in Pakistan, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (one of the earliest international environmental agreement in the post World War times) and will also subsequently focus on the East Kolkata Wetlands. We shall understand and explore the uniqueness of these wetlands and speak a little about the work the speaker does through the institutions she is connected with.

Date: June 2, 2021
Time: 5:00 pm (PKT)
Venue: Online

This event can be watched live on WIT, SBASSE and LUMS Facebook pages.

The session will be moderated by Dr. Talha Manzoor, Assistant Professor, Centre for Water Informatics and Technology. The Speaker is Dhruba Das Gupta from the Department of Civil Engineering in the Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, Shibpur.

WIT Virtual Seminar

Add to Calendar 2021-06-02 17:00:00 2021-06-02 18:00:00 WIT Virtual Seminar - Wetlands: Understanding the Wealth of Humankind The 'Wetlands: Understanding the Wealth of Humankind' virtual seminar is organised by Centre for Water Informatics and Technology (WIT) as part of its ongoing Aab Beeti series. In this discussion, we will take a look at wetlands not only in India but also in Pakistan, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (one of the earliest international environmental agreement in the post World War times) and will also subsequently focus on the East Kolkata Wetlands. We shall understand and explore the uniqueness of these wetlands and speak a little about the work the speaker does through the institutions she is connected with. Date: June 2, 2021 Time: 5:00 pm (PKT) Venue: Online This event can be watched live on WIT, SBASSE and LUMS Facebook pages. The session will be moderated by Dr. Talha Manzoor, Assistant Professor, Centre for Water Informatics and Technology. The Speaker is Dhruba Das Gupta from the Department of Civil Engineering in the Indian Institute of Engineering, Science and Technology, Shibpur. Online LUMS Drupal 8 adil.sarwar@lums.edu.pk Asia/Karachi public