July 11, 2022
Media Advisory: UArizona water conference to focus on future of Arizona agriculture
- What: Water Resources Research Center's 2022 annual conference, "Arizona's Agricultural Outlook: Water, Climate, and Sustainability"
- When: July 12-14
- Where: The first day of the conference will be held in person at the UArizona Student Union Memorial Center from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Virtual programing will be presented on July 13 and 14 from 9 a.m. to noon
- Registration: Conference registration is required for both in-person and virtual programming. Registration for the in-person event is $85. Noninteractive livestreaming will be available at no charge.
TUCSON, Ariz. – Amid the latest call for water-use reductions within the Colorado River Basin, the future of agriculture in the desert Southwest has drawn national attention and will be the focus of the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center's 2022 annual conference, "Arizona's Agricultural Outlook: Water, Climate, and Sustainability," which will begin July 12.
The conference agenda reflects the diversity of Arizona agriculture, including large-scale irrigated operations, specialty agriculture, ranching, dairy farming, tribal farms and traditional practices. The program will also highlight innovations, partnerships, sustainable practices, the impacts of drought and climate change, and the conditions that shape agricultural activities.
Over the last 20 years, the conference has garnered a reputation for bringing diverse water interests to the table, with representatives from municipalities, utilities, industry and Native American communities.
Media are welcome to attend and must register online.
Additional resources for media:
- WRRC 2022 annual conference agenda
- Conference speaker/moderator biographies
- Newly published Arroyo report based on last year's conference, "Tribal Water Resilience in a Changing Environment"
Media contact:
Rose Brandt
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
520-358-9729
rjbrandt@arizona.edu
The University of Arizona, a land-grant university with two independently accredited medical schools, is one of the nation's top 50 public universities, according to U.S. News & World Report. Established in 1885, the university is widely recognized as a student-centric university and has been designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The university ranked in the top 20 in 2020 in research expenditures among all public universities, according to the National Science Foundation, and is a leading Research 1 institution with $761 million in annual research expenditures. The university advances the frontiers of interdisciplinary scholarship and entrepreneurial partnerships as a member of the Association of American Universities, the 66 leading public and private research universities in the U.S. It benefits the state with an estimated economic impact of $4.1 billion annually. For the latest on the University of Arizona response to the novel coronavirus, visit the university's COVID-19 webpage.