Virtual Talk| Toward the Natural City: Implementing Water Solutions for the Future

A live interview with Joaquin Murrieta Saldivar

Raised in Sonora, Mexico and a longtime resident of Arizona, Joaquin brings decades of experience working on water solutions on both sides of the border. In his current position as cultural ecologist with the Tucson, Arizona-based Watershed Management Group, Joaquin implements community-based approaches to watershed management and works on river restoration, creating new forms of geotourism, collaborates with Native Nations on conservation projects, and helps develop best practices with ranching communities. 

Broadcasting from Tucson, Arizona, Joaquin joins Caminos de Agua technical mentor, Aaron Krupp, for a conversation about what we can all do in our homes, neighborhoods, schools, and communities to work towards the “natural city.” Joaquin will touch on the concepts of “one water” and “productive units of water” and demonstrate water technologies that he has implemented including active rainwater harvesting, rain gardens, and greywater systems.

Date: Wednesday, April 8th

Time: 6:30pm Mexico / 4:30pm Arizona

Language: English

Livestream Location: https://youtu.be/3HjR3Ogyo-k

Past Talks

Our Water Crisis: A talk from Caminos de Agua's Executive Director, Dylan Terrell, on local as well as national and global water quality and scarcity issues. This talk will also focus on water in the time of COVID-19 – illustrating how water scarcity impacts the spread of the infection. The presentation will be accompanied by a viewing of the short documentary film, "Consuming the Future," with time for questions and discussion after the talk. Hosted by the Center for Global Justice.

This talk was originally streamed live on YouTube on March 31st, 2020

The documentary featured in this presentation, “Consuming the Future,” can be found here: https://youtu.be/lPjLr4kD0Fw