Lord Deben addresses STS Priority Group on water security and the Victorians

The Science, Technology and Society Priority Group were delighted to host Lord Deben (John Selwyn Gummer), who gave a fascinating lecture about the economics, politics and science of water. The talk, ‘Water: A Victorian Vision, Today’s reality’, covered historical approaches to water management, the ‘democratisation’ of water supply in the Victorian era and the search for innovation to ensure affordable and safe drinking water is available to all. 

Lord Deben is Chair of the Committee on Climate Change and was Secretary of State for the Environment between1993-1997, being described by Friends of the Earth as the “best Environment Secretary we’ve ever had”.

The lecture was co-organised with the Papplewick Pumping Station Trust.

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