Drought has reduced food and water security and caused migration and conflict internationally. How can we change this trajectory by improving water resilience in a changing climate? With variable rain and only two years of storage capacity, Marin’s vulnerable water supply offers a case study for understanding infrastructure choices locally, statewide, and worldwide. Water scientist Ranjiv Khush will give an inside perspective on securing water resilience in Marin and other drought sensitive areas.

About the Speaker

Dr. Ranjiv Khush is a board member of the Association of California Water Agencies and the Marin Municipal Water District (MMWD). He is the founder and executive director of the Aquaya Institute, an international water development organization, where he has worked for 20 years in collaboration with government authorities, municipal utilities, and donor agencies to improve water and sanitation services in over 30 countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He raised over $30 million in funding from USAID, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Gates Foundation, the Hilton Foundation, and other clients to fund international water security. He has co-authored over 40 peer-reviewed research papers. Previously he advised the U.S. secretary of state on science policy and was a research scientist at Stanford University and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris, France.