EPSCoR Workshop on Water Security Planning and Management

EPSCoR 水安全规划和管理研讨会

• 批准号: 1854631
• 负责人: Prabhakar Clement
• 金额: $ 9.89万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2019-08-01 至 2024-04-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1854631&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: EPSCoR; Workshop; Water; Security; Planning

Water security is the availability of acceptable quantity and quality of water for sustaining human health, economic welfare and the well-being of environmental and ecological systems while mitigating the associated risks and threats down to acceptable levels. For nations all around the globe, water security is of paramount concern since much of our economic well-being depends on the availability of fresh water. Currently, in the United States, many EPSCoR jurisdictions are confronting water security crises that are intensified by large-scale natural weather cycles and climate change effects. The objective of the Water Security Planning and Management workshop is to establish collaborative teams of investigators with sufficient scale and depth of expertise to catalyze water-security research capability across and among multiple EPSCoR jurisdictions. The workshop will help develop diverse multi-disciplinary research teams that will catalyze water research capability across and among multiple EPSCoR jurisdictions. These coordinated team efforts will provide professional development pathways to help train scientists in water-related STEM areas, particularly through the inclusion of underrepresented groups at minority institutions in several EPSCoR jurisdictions. Follow-up joint proposal development activities will generate additional opportunities for STEM training for underrepresented minorities across all EPSCoR jurisdictions.The proposed workshop will advance scientific knowledge by providing a unique forum for a systematic expert discussion of multi-jurisdictional and multi-disciplinary water security issues experienced by the EPSCoR states. The workshop sessions will be grouped under four focus areas: asset assessment, threat assessment, threat management, and human interactions. These areas will provide an interrogative framework for presentations, discussions, and brainstorming sessions conducive to develop transformative solutions. Workshop activities of the participating EPSCoR teams will focus on: a) development of scientific and engineering research programs to address water security management problems that threaten the economic well-being of the EPSCoR states; b) development of joint cyberinfrastructure research programs with an aim to construct intelligent water security networks that can facilitate water quantity and quality information flow within and between EPSCoR states; and c) development of partnership and outreach programs to collaborate with industries, academic institutions, and governmental organizations. The workshop outcomes will be summarized in a comprehensive project report. The report will also identify key water management problems that are relevant to EPSCoR states (especially in the Southeastern region), provide potential solutions, and develop a roadmap for addressing water security governance in economic, environmental, political and social dimensions.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

水安全是指提供可接受数量和质量的水，以维持人类健康、经济福利以及环境和生态系统的福祉，同时将相关风险和威胁降低到可接受的水平。对于全球各国来说，水安全是最重要的问题，因为我们的经济福祉很大程度上取决于淡水的供应。 目前，在美国，许多 EPSCoR 管辖区都面临着水安全危机，大规模的自然天气循环和气候变化影响加剧了这一危机。水安全规划和管理研讨会的目标是建立具有足够规模和专业知识深度的调查人员协作团队，以促进多个 EPSCoR 管辖区之间的水安全研究能力。该研讨会将帮助发展多元化的多学科研究团队，从而促进多个 EPSCoR 辖区之间的水研究能力。这些协调一致的团队努力将提供专业发展途径，帮助培训与水相关的 STEM 领域的科学家，特别是通过在几个 EPSCoR 管辖区的少数机构中纳入代表性不足的群体。后续联合提案制定活动将为所有 EPSCoR 管辖范围内代表性不足的少数群体提供更多 STEM 培训机会。拟议的研讨会将通过提供一个独特的论坛，对 EPSCoR 各州所经历的多管辖区和多学科水安全问题进行系统的专家讨论，从而促进科学知识的发展。研讨会会议将分为四个重点领域：资产评估、威胁评估、威胁管理和人际互动。这些领域将为演示、讨论和头脑风暴会议提供一个疑问框架，有利于制定变革性解决方案。参与 EPSCoR 团队的研讨会活动将侧重于： a) 制定科学和工程研究计划，以解决威胁 EPSCoR 国家经济福祉的水安全管理问题； b) 制定联合网络基础设施研究计划，旨在构建智能水安全网络，促进 EPSCoR 国家内部和之间的水量和质量信息流动； c) 制定与行业、学术机构和政府组织合作的伙伴关系和外展计划。 研讨会的成果将总结在一份综合项目报告中。该报告还将确定与 EPSCoR 各州（特别是东南地区）相关的关键水管理问题，提供潜在的解决方案，并制定解决经济、环境、政治和社会层面水安全治理的路线图。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Comparison of Data-Driven Groundwater Recharge Estimates with a Process-Based Model for a River Basin in the Southeastern USA

美国东南部河流流域数据驱动的地下水补给估算与基于过程的模型的比较

• DOI: 10.1061/jhyeff.heeng-5882
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: Journal of Hydrologic Engineering
• 影响因子: 2.4
• 作者: Gonzalez, Mauricio Osorio;Preetha, Pooja;Kumar, Mukesh;Clement, T. Prabhakar
• 通讯作者: Clement, T. Prabhakar