The Thirst Symposium Day Two (online)

Discover the ways water shapes our lives, communities, and environments on day two of ‘The Thirst Symposium’.

There will be talks and discussions throughout the day, as we reflect on how we experience water – not only as a vital resource, but as a powerful connector that brings people together and inspires place-making.

We’ll be exploring how natural processes and human activities shape waterways and the communities that grow around them, and will be tackling important questions about access and control: who governs water resources, and why does this matter for equity and sustainability?

Schedule

• 10:00 – 10:10: Opening remarks.
• 10.10 – 11:30: Panel discussion on our relationship with water, from grief and exploitation to joy and community.
• 12.00 – 13:20: Panel discussion on water access for all, navigating scarcity, injustice and mismanagement
• 14.20 – 15:40: Conversation with Elif Shafak inspired by her book ‘There are rivers in the sky’
• 16.10 – 17:20: Panel discussion on water, climate and health
• 17.20 – 17:30: Closing remarks

The event will be livestreamed on Wellcome Collection’s YouTube channel.

Need to know

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British Sign Language interpreted (online)

This event is British Sign Language interpreted. An interpreter will be embedded in the event livestream or visible on screen for online viewers.

Speech-to-text (online)

This event will be live-transcribed for online viewers. Online ticketholders will receive a link to view the captions in a separate window.

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