讲座简介：

This talk provides an overview of research that seeks to understand how water quantity and quality respond to climate and other drivers of change. Such hydrological knowledge is imperative to unravel interacting processes, to assess uncertainties in space-time projections, and to develop sustainable water policies and adaptation strategies for the betterment of ecosystems and society in a changing world.

主讲人简介：

David M. Hannah is Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sustainability), Professor of Hydrology and UNESCO Chair in Water Sciences, and Director of the Birmingham Institute for Sustainability & Climate Action (BISCA) at the University of Birmingham. He was included in Reuters list of the world’s top climate scientists. He was Chair of UKRI-NERC Science Committee (2023-25).

His long-term vision is to understand water cycle processes, hydrological events (flood, drought) and water-related impacts under climate and other drivers of change. Access to safe water and sound management of freshwater ecosystems are key requirements for human health, prosperity and security.

David’s research was honoured with the Tison Award (2014) from the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS). In 2019, he became a Royal Society Wolfson Fellow; and he was awarded the Murchison Award from the Royal Geographical Society in 2022. In 2023, he was elected as a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union.

David is very active in UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrology Programme, formerly UK Representative for the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), and current President of the IAHS-International Commission for Surface Water. He promotes knowledge exchange to communicate the importance of water and climate science for society. He has authored reports underpinning the UK RIDE/ LWEC Climate Change Impacts Report Card for Water for decision-makers; his work has been included in multiple IPCC reports; and he gives policy advice to UK water industry, NGOs, Scottish Government, overseas government agencies, and water sector regulators on climate change adaptation.

With Birmingham colleagues and external stakeholders, he launched a report targeting national and international policy makers - Keeping 1.5°C Alive at a House of Lords roundtable event in May 2022. To mark COP28 in November 2023, he led a new report on Adaptation and Building Resilience in a Changing World for which significant policy, media and societal impact and engagement were captured (including 230 pieces of press coverage with potential reach of 596M people). The University of Birmingham (led by BISCA) is actively contributing to COP30 in Belém, Brazil by publishing a report on Bridging Research and Policy for Global Climate Action that includes evidence-based policy briefs on: adaptation and resilience, energy transition, climate justice and health, sustainability education, and climate finance.