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SUMMARY:World Affairs Seminar to Address Water Security: Local\, National\, & Global Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:WORLD AFFAIRS SEMINAR\nStorer Ballroom\, Shepherd University\nOctober 24\, 2024  |  8:00 AM ­‑ 1:30 PM  |  Lunch Provided\n(8 AM – 8:30 AM Arrival) \nWORLD AFFAIRS SEMINAR WEB PAGE \n  \nFor the past 32 years\, the Rotary Club of Shepherdstown and the Rotary Club of Martinsburg\, West Virginia\, have convened an annual World Affairs Seminar for students from area high schools to engage in dialogue on a topic of local\, national and global relevance. \nThe overall objective is: \n\nTo bring together student leaders\, especially from school Interact Clubs\, from 6 area high schools of Berkeley and Jefferson Counties\, WV\, to engage in a constructive dialogue on better understanding an important issue of national and international importance;\nTo provide follow-up options to encourage constructive engagement in addressing the selected issue.\n\nThe approach is to mobilize experts as speakers\, to provide overall perspectives\, and to stimulate discussion\, through breakout groups and plenary discussion. \n2024 Theme\nWATER SECURITY: LOCAL\, NATIONAL\, & GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES \nPresentations and Panelists \nToo little\, Too Much\, Too Dirty: Improving Water Security Around the World in the Age of Climate Change\nGabriel Sidman\, Climate Change Specialist\, World Bank Group \nClimate Solutions Are Water Solutions: Blending Water into Climate Action\nJohn Matthews\, Executive Director\, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation \nWater Security in West Virginia: Challenges & Opportunities for the Mountain State\nDr. Nathaniel Hitt\, Senior Scientist\, West Virginia Rivers Coalition \nHow Long is Forever? PFAS Contamination in the state of West Virginia\nMaria Russo\, Clean Water Campaign\, West Virginia Rivers Coalition \n 
URL:https://shepherdstownrotary.org/event/world-affairs-seminar-2024/
LOCATION:Shepherd University\, Storer Ballroom
CATEGORIES:International Service,World Affairs Seminar
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