Past Event:
Resilient Rivers: Impacts of Metal Mining on Global River Systems
Thu Oct 23, 2025
4:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m.
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Past Event:
Thu Oct 23, 2025
4:00 p.m.—6:00 p.m.
From the Industrial Revolution to the “Green” Energy Transition: Impacts of Metal Mining on Global River Systems
Date: Thursday, October 23 Time: 4:00–6:00 p.m. Location: Burke Auditorium, Kroon Hall
Description: Professor Mark Macklin, a globally renowned expert on river responses to climate change, will open proceedings with a public lecture from 4:00 to 4:50 p.m. on “From the Industrial Revolution to the ‘Green’ Energy Transition: Impacts of Metal Mining on Global River Systems.”
Following his lecture, Professor Macklin will be joined by:
Dr. Vinay Nangia, internationally recognized expert in hydrological and water quality modeling and resource management
Dr. Joe McConnell, snow hydrologist and ice core specialist
Professor Joe Manning, Yale Egyptologist
The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Selga Medenieks, ancient Near Eastern historian at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Sponsorship: This event is presented by the Program in Agrarian Studies, the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies, and the Yale School of the Environment Water Learning Community.
Support: This project is supported by Yale Planetary Solutions and The Three Cairns Climate Impact Innovation Fund.
