David Sedlak
Environmental Engineer | Sustainable Water Resource Solutions
Most recently at TEDxMarin in 2015.
About
David Sedlak is an environmental engineer and professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His research focuses on developing cost-effective, safe, and sustainable systems to manage the world's water resources.
Sedlak has authored dozens of scientific papers and the book Water 4. 0, which explores the history and future of urban water infrastructure.
His work has been featured in The New York Times, Scientific American, and other leading publications. Sedlak's keynotes provide practical, data-driven insights to help organizations and policymakers address pressing water challenges.
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4 ways we can avoid a catastrophic drought
As the world's climate patterns continue to shift unpredictably, places where drinking water was once abundant may soon find reservoirs dry and groundwater aquifers depleted. In this talk, civil and environmental engineer David Sedlak shares four practical solutions to the ongoing urban water crisis. His goal: to shift our water supply towards new, local sources of water and create a system that is capable of withstanding any of the challenges climate change may throw at us in the coming years.
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