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DESCRIPTION:Water Justice or Water Just for Us? A Local Resource with Globa
 l Implications\n—Debra Shore\, Commissioner\, Metropolitan Water Reclamati
 on District of Greater Chicago\nIn the Great Lakes region\, we are the ste
 wards of 20% of the world’s surface freshwater supply. What does this mean
  in the context of growing worldwide demand for freshwater and a changing 
 global climate? How are we managing the challenges of climate change here 
 in Cook County\, and what do we need to do to prepare for the challenges t
 hat lie ahead? What is the role of government—local\, state\, and federal—
 in preparing for these challenges\, and what responsibilities do we have a
 s citizens and consumers? What threats do the Great Lakes and the Chicago 
 area waterways face\, and how can we manage these threats? What is “water 
 equity” and how do we balance considerations of equity and justice with ot
 her pressing demands? Finally\, what does it mean to “think big” about wat
 er?\nAbout the Speaker\nDebra Shore was elected to the Board of Commission
 ers of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in 2
 006\, and was re-elected in 2012 and 2018. A strong advocate for resource 
 recovery and cleaning up the Chicago waterways\, she received the Public O
 fficials Award from the Water Environment Federation in 2013. Debra lives 
 with her partner-in-life\, Kathleen Gillespie\, in Skokie\, Illinois. She 
 has climbed 42 of Colorado’s 54 mountains more than 14\,000’ high. https:/
 /whc.mango-wp.com/events/calendar/event/579-whc-lecture-water-justice
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LOCATION:Wilmette Harbor Club (20 Harbor Drive\, Wilmette\, IL 60091)
SUMMARY:WHC Lecture: Water Justice
URL:https://whc.mango-wp.com/events/calendar/event/579-whc-lecture-water-ju
 stice
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