Global Environmental Change and Human Health: Protecting Water Quality 31 October - 2 November, 2010 Hamilton, Canada www.gechh.unu.edu Gigil Varghese.

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Global Environmental Change and Human Health: Protecting Water Quality 31 October - 2 November, 2010 Hamilton, Canada Gigil Varghese Intern, UNU-INWEH GECHH IPO

Opening Session The Symposium was opened on 31 October 2010 by Dr. Zafar Adeel (L), UNU-INWEH Director and Chair of UN Water, and by Prof. Mark Rosenberg (R), GECHH SSC co- Chair

Opening Session The key notes at the Opening Session was addressed by Mr. Nick Previsich (L), Public Health Agency of Canada and Prof. Ursula Oswald-Spring (R), National University of Mexico

Technical Session 1 Water Quality, Water-related Diseases and Global Changes Prof. Susan Elliott, Dr. Richard Thomas, Dr. Alonso Aguirre, Dr. Rosario Mosello, Dr. German Poveda, Prof. Huey-Jen Su, Dr. Atlaf Arain

Technical Session 2 Water Quality and Human Health Prof. Mark Rosenberg, Prof. Pierre Horwitz, Dr. Diana Karanja, Prof. Chris Metcalfe, Dr. Gianni Tartari

Technical Session 3 Water Quality and Governance Prof. Chris Metcalfe, Dr. Zafar Adeel, Prof. Laura Westra, Prof. Janos Bogardi, Prof. Mark Rosenberg, Mr. Serge Olivier Kotchi

Special Session Welcome to Canada: Environment and Water for Life Prof. Gordon McBean delivering a lecture at the special session hosted by the Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Canada.

Technical Session 4 Water and Health: Adaptation Strategies Prof. Sarah Dickson, Prof. Bruce Newbold, Prof. Susan Watt, Dr. Corinne Wallace, Mr. Oliver Schraa

Technical Session 5 Identify Key Research Areas, Knowledge-users and Partners Prof. Rik Leemans, Prof. Susan Elliott, Dr. Henry David Venema, Prof. Colin Butler, Prof. Manuel Cesario, Dr. Ada Ignaciuk, Dr. Hugh Monteith

Closing Plenary Scientists and experts clap at the closing plenary of the GECHH Symposium

Water for Life: An African Photo Exhibit Photos by Peter Bregg tells the story of global water and sanitation crisis in African communities. The exhibit was kindly provided by WaterCan for the GECHH Symposium

The GECHH 2011 Symposium Global Environmental Change and Human Health: Healthy Forests For Life In partnership with the Italian National Research Council (CNR), Institute for Ecosystem Study and Institute for Water Research

Volunteers Lady Hamilton, UNU-INWEH staff and graduate students The registration desk at the GECHH symposium was manned by volunteers from Lady Hamilton, UNU-INWEH staff and graduate students from Water Without Borders Program

Sponsors GECHH Platinum Sponsors Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) GECHH Gold Sponsors DIVERSITAS, ESSP, Faculty of Applied Health Sciences- University of Waterloo - Canada, IGBP, IHDP, WCRP GECHH Silver Sponsors School of Graduate Studies, McMaster University, Canada Sponsors and Friends Global Water System Project (GWSP), Hydromantis Environmental Software Solutions Inc, International Institute of Sustainable Development, Istituto di Ricerca sulle Acque (CNR, Italy), Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi (CNR, Italy), McMaster Centre for Climate Change (MCC), McMaster Institute of Environment and Health (MIEH), Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, START, Tourism Hamilton, WaterCan, Water without Borders (WWB)

Further information on the GECHH 2010 and 2011 Symposia will be posted on the GECHH Web