Pardee Center Speaker Series and Events
A compilation of speakers and presentations related to the RAND Frederick S. Pardee Center for Longer Range Global Policy and the Future Human Condition.
Featured Speakers and Events
2011
Global Water Leadership: New Partnerships for Innovation and Sustainability
Mr. Tim Brick, Board Member And Former Chairman of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
Santa Monica, CA
July 27, 2011
What is the future for water management in Southern California? This talk addressed the current challenges for water managers in Southern California, and highlighted the issues that decision makers will face in the near- and longer-term future. Tim Brick argued that Southern California has the potential to be a global leader in the development of cutting edge technologies and approaches to water management for countries around the world.
Decision-Scaling and Robust Adaptation in Large Water Resource Systems
Dr. Casey Brown, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Santa Monica, CA
May 23, 2011
The projected impacts of climate change have extraordinary implications for many water resource systems. There is increasing recognition of the importance of robust responses to these challenges. But there is lack of an accepted framework for incorporating climate information, with its inherent uncertainties and limitations, into the decision making and policy processes of most institutions. We describe a decision analysis framework––called decision scaling––for the use of uncertain climate information for planning in water resources systems. The approach is applied for climate risk assessment and for the design of robust adaptation.
2009
Shaping Tomorrow Today: Near-term Steps Toward Long-term Goals
A Pardee Center Workshop, Santa Monica, CA — March 17-18, 2009
The Pardee Center hosted a workshop for policymakers an analysts to discuss the most important long-term decisions in several key international policy areas and to suggest the long-term policy analyses that can most usefully inform these decisions.
2008
Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Human Security
Adil Najam, Director, Boston University's Frederick S. Pardee Center
Professor of International Relations and Professor, Geography and the Environment
Santa Monica, CA
July 30, 2008
Hard and Soft Futures Thinking
Tom Ling, Director of Evaluation and Audit, RAND Europe
Santa Monica, CA
May 20, 2008
When are “softer” futures approaches such as scenarios most appropriate and effective? Drawing on recent experience with several RAND Europe futures efforts, Tim Ling described when, why and how these softer and intuitive approaches can be the most appropriate means for informing policy decisions.
Futures Thinking in Europe
Michael Hallsworth, RAND Europe
Santa Monica, CA
April 1, 2008
This talk provided an overview of the current demand for research around futures thinking in Europe, particularly scenario techniques; showed what RAND Europe has already accomplished in this area; and indicated some possible opportunities for collaboration with the RAND Pardee Center.
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