Dr. Daene C. McKinney, P.E., presents "Modeling Basin-Scale Water and Climate Issues in a Glacier Dominated Basin: The Rio Santa Basin, Peru." Accelerated tropical glacial melt in Peru's Cordillera Blanca region is causing rural communities and urban authorities to seek technical support for risk management and adaptation actions to support livestock, irrigation and human consumption.
McKinney is the William A. Cunningham professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering.