As part of their final project, the Water Leadership Institute (WLI) 2024 cohorts have developed four-part webcast series on The Intersection of Leadership and Communication of 12 Water Challenges.
Webcast 1: Innovation, Climate Change, Contaminants, Oh My! Effective Tools for Leading and Communicating in the World of Water
- Technology & Innovation: Embrace Innovation, Empower Progress
- Addressing Emerging Contaminants in the Water Industry: The Impacts of Leadership and Communication
- Climate Change: How utilities communicate about climate change via social media.
Webcast 2: Unlocking Funding: Effective Communication for Solving Water Issues!
- Aging Infrastructure
- Construction and Budget Management: From Thorn to Thrive - Change Orders & How to Handle Them
- Funding and Resource Allocation: The challenge of securing adequate funding for water infrastructure projects and operations is a recurring theme, with mentions of the need for prioritizing water infrastructure over other projects.
Webcast 3: Beyond the Surface of Water: A discussion on Environmental Injustices, Decline in Fresh Water Availability, and Increasing Public Awareness
- Decline in Fresh Water Availability
- Educational and Public Awareness
- Tapping into Water Justice: Strategies for pursuing environmental justice in agency decision-making.
Webcast 4: It’s Not All Impossible, Right? Daunting Challenges for the Future of Water and Wastewater
- There’s Something in the Water: Fostering Growth and Development to Retain Talent in the Water Industry
- Engaging Regulatory Hurdles and Building Effective Compliance Programs
- Thirst for Peace: Navigating Global and Local Water Conflicts
You can earn 1.5 General Contact Hours by attending this webcast or watching the recording in the WEF Learning Center after the live date.
This series was developed as part of the final project for the Water Leadership Institute (WLI) 2024 and will take place throughout August 2024. The WLI 2024 consists of 84 participants from around the US, Canada, and Ghana.
Webcast 1
Innovation, Climate Change, Contaminants, Oh My! Effective Tools for Leading and Communicating in the World of Water
August 6, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET (UTC-4)
Registration is Free of cost
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Webcast 2
Unlocking Funding: Effective Communication for Solving Water Issues
August 7, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET (UTC-4)
Registration is Free of cost
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Webcast 3
Beyond the Surface of Water: A discussion on Environmental Injustices, Decline in Fresh Water Availability, and Increasing Public Awareness
August 13, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET (UTC-4)
Registration is Free of cost
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Webcast 4
It’s Not All Impossible, Right? Daunting Challenges for the Future of Water and Wastewater
August 15, 2024
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. ET (UTC-4)
Registration is Free of cost
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