WEAP 50K celebration webinar

Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is an international non-profit research institute that tackles climate, environment and sustainable development challenges.We empower partners to meet these challenges through cutting-edge research, knowledge, tools and capacity building. Scientific quality and integrity are foundations of our work. Partnership is at the heart of our approach, leading to change that lasts.Our work connects science to policy and practice, aiming to drive tangible impacts. It spans climate change, natural resources, water, air, and health, and addresses questions of governance, innovation, finance, poverty, gender equality and social equity.We are committed to transparency and full disclosure of our funding. The Government of Sweden is our largest funder, and we also receive funds from a range of public research funders, philanthropic foundations, bilateral and multilateral development agencies, governments, NGOs and other partners.Through SEI’s HQ and seven centres around the world, we engage with policy, practice and development action for a sustainable, prosperous future for all.

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Learn how SEI's innovative water modelling tool allows researchers and policymakers to advance sustainable and equitable water planning.

Stockholm Environment Institute's flagship water modelling tool, <a href="https://www.sei.org/tools/weap/" title="https://www.sei.org/tools/weap/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">WEAP</a>, has surpassed 50 000 users! So we're celebrating WEAP's achievements by highlighting how the tool has helped crack water planning puzzles and what the software can do for you in research, policy-making and more.This interactive webinar will be held on 24 January 2024 from 9 to 10:30 am Pacific Time (UTC -8:00). All registered attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a free WEAP training ($300 value).Hear about user experiences with WEAP and learn how WEAP has informed policymaking and research all over the world with a presentation by SEI's <a href="https://www.sei.org/people/jack-sieber/" title="https://www.sei.org/people/jack-sieber/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jack Sieber</a>. Additionally, a panel of experts working at the frontier of water resources management and policymaking will address key issues in sustainable and equitable water use.They will address questions such as:<ul><li>How has WEAP informed policies that can help overcome some of the key water sector challenges different regions throughout the world?</li><li>How has WEAP produced additional benefits to amplify simple water planning, such as fostering communities of practice, capacity-building, public education, overcoming political barriers?</li><li>In what ways has WEAP has more broadly helped to change mindsets? What are some stories of how WEAP users have become influential in policymaking?</li><li>How might WEAP evolve in the future?</li></ul>Speakers include:Marina Mautner, Scientist, <a href="https://www.sei.org/people/marina-mautner/" title="https://www.sei.org/people/marina-mautner/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stockholm Environment Institute</a> (moderator)Jack Sieber, Senior Scientist, <a href="https://www.sei.org/people/jack-sieber/" title="https://www.sei.org/people/jack-sieber/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Stockholm Environment Institute</a>Melina Balderrama, Program Coordinator, <a href="https://www.sei.org/projects/bolivia-watch/" title="https://www.sei.org/projects/bolivia-watch/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bolivia WATCH</a>Joy Busolo, Senior Climate Change Specialist, <a href="https://blogs.worldbank.org/team/joy-busolo" title="https://blogs.worldbank.org/team/joy-busolo" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">World Bank Group</a>Kamyar Guivetchi, Manager of Division of Planning,<a href="https://water.ca.gov/" title="https://water.ca.gov/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> California Department of Water Resources (DWR)</a>David Yates, Scientist in the Research Applications Laboratory, <a href="https://ncar.ucar.edu/" title="https://ncar.ucar.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)</a>, Boulder, ColoradoOur panellists will provide insights from their experiences using WEAP to inform decision-making in protecting water quality and quantity. The event will close with a Q&A, where attendees can ask our participants how they have used WEAP, as well as to our WEAP development team about the tool's capabilities and applications.

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