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| 6th Annual Water Conference
Texas Water and Global Warming
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Conference Proceedings
Environmental Defense hosted its 6th annual Statewide Water conference on May 12th. The conference was a great success. The audience was given an introduction to global warming and an overview of the impacts that may be seen in Texas. The conference also included presentation on potential impacts on our water resources, natural ecosystems and the wildlife that depend on them, and on our agriculture resources.
The final panel of the day gave the attendees a taste of what California and New Mexico are doing to prepare for potential global warming impacts. While Texas is lagging in this, we did hear how the city of El Paso has been planning to meet its future water needs through conservation and drought management measures.
Agenda: Speaker Presentations & Audio Files
View the speakers presentations (below) and hear the audio from the conference (coming soon). For additional information, please contact us at info@texaswatermatters.org.
9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kirk Watson
Democratic Nominee for State Senator, District 14, and Chairman, Environmental Defense Texas Advisory Board"
About Kirk Watson
Audio (MP3: 780kb)
Jim Marston
Senior Attorney and Regional Director, Environmental Defense
About Jim Marston
Audio (MP3: 1.4mb)
9:15 Introduction to Global Warming
Making the Case
Dr. John Mimikakis
Senior Policy Manager, Climate and Air Program, Environmental Defense
About Dr. John Mimikakis
Presentation (PDF: 1.5mb)
Audio (MP3: 5.6mb)
Impacts of Global Warming on Texas
Dr. Gerald North
Distinguished Professor, Department of Atmospheric Science, and Holder of the Harold J. Haynes Endowed Chair in Geosciences, Texas A&M; University
About Dr. Gerald North
Audio (MP3: 4.6mb)
11:00 Global Warming and Texas Natural Resources
Joseph Fitzsimons
Chairman, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
About Joseph Fitzsimons
Audio (MP3: 3.7mb)
Wildlife and Ecosystems
John Matthews
Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior PhD Program, with Dr. Camille Parmesan, Section of Integrated Biology, University of Texas at Austin
About John Matthews
Presentation (PDF: 840k)
Audio (MP3: 4.3mb)
Introduction by Susan Kaderka
Director, Gulf States Natural Resource Center, National Wildlife Federation
About Susan Kaderka
Texas Estuaries and the Gulf of Mexico
Dr. James Tolan
Coastal Fisheries Ecologist, Coastal Fisheries Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
About Dr. James Tolan
Presentation (PDF: 1mb)
Audio (MP3: 5.4mb)
Introduction by Pam Baker
Regional Director of the Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Program, Environmental Defense
About Pam Baker
1:00 Potential Impacts of Global Warming on Texas Agriculture
About Dr. Bruce McCarl
Regents Professor of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M; University
About Dr. Bruce McCarl
Presentation (PDF: 250k)
Audio (MP3: 4.2mb)
Introduction by Roger Haldenby
Vice President-Operations, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.
About Roger Haldenby
1:30 State and Local Responses to Global Warming
Kamyar Guivetchi
P.E., Manager, Statewide Water Planning, Department of Water Resources, California
About Kamyar Guivetchi
Presentation (PDF: 4mb)
Audio Part I (MP3: 2.2mb)
Audio Part II (MP3: 1.3mb)
Ned Farquhar
Senior Advisor, Energy/Environment, Office of Governor Bill Richardson, New Mexico
About Ned Farquhar
Presentation (PDF: 335k)
Audio (MP3: 4mb)
Edmund "Ed" Archuleta
P.E., General Manager, El Paso Water Utilities - PSB
About Edmund Archuleta
Presentation (PDF: 5mb)
Audio (MP3: 3.4mb)
Introductions and Remarks by Ken Kramer
Director, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club
About Ken Kramer
New Report: Global Warming Risks for Texas
Environmental Defense just released a new report that outlines global warming impacts and how they are expected to alter life in Texas. While this report covers some of the same issues discussed at this conference, it is wider in scope and includes concrete recommendations for citizens and state leaders to follow.
 Global Warming Risks for Texas
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