Michael Norton MBE is a civil engineer with almost 40 years of professional 
experience in the fields of water resources, urban water, and the environment. He is an internationally recognised expert on water, and his current focus is on providing thought-leadership in the fields of water scarcity and water security.
Michael has authored a number of papers on water security and is a regular speaker at conferences on related topics. He has led major water studies and projects in Europe, Latin America, Middle East and Asia. Michael is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (and Chair of the Water Expert Panel) and Fellow of Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. He is Professor Associate at Brunel University; he served for 3 years as Chair of Programme Advisory Committee, Cranfield University School of Water Science, and is a visiting lecturer at Oxford University School of Geography.
He worked with the World Economic Forum’s water initiative from 2008 to 2011. Michael is Chair of the Water Security Programme Advisory Group of the Natural Environment Research Council. Michael is Global Director of Municipal Water with AMEC Environment & Infrastructure, where he is responsible for setting detailed strategy and spearheading growth of the AMEC global water business. He was awarded the MBE by the Queen in 2009 in recognition of his services to water and to international trade.
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Date
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13 MARCH 2013
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Time
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18:00 - 19:40
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Event Type
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Lecture
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*Online registration is now closed. There are spaces still available on the door.*
Michael Norton MBE, Director of Municipal Water, AMEC and Chair of ICE Water Expert Panel, will outline the vital role played by water in the human biosphere, and how its various “colours” of blue, green, black and grey are used and abused by mankind. He will explain the concepts of virtual water and water footprint and how they have thrown light on the “globality” of water. Michael will frame the management of the UK’s water resources and its water security in the wide global context. He will outline three of the challenges facing mankind’s demand for water:
- Population growth
- Rising living standards
- Climate change impacts on water availability
He will conclude by summarising why global water security is important for us all and how we must make it a reality through integrated water management.
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Programme
18:00 - Registration and refreshments
18:30 - Welcome from the Chair
Professor Tim Broyd, Vice President, Institution of Civil Engineers
18:35 - Main lecture
Michael Norton MBE, Director of Municipal Water, AMEC, and Chairman, ICE Water Expert Panel
19:15 - Questions and answers
19:35 - Summation from the Chair
19:40 - Close
Contact
ICE Events Team
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Price
ICE Members - Free
Non Members - £10 (exc. VAT)
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