WaterTalk: Dr. Soumya Balasubramanya

Davis Centre (DC) - DC 1304
Wednesday, Sep 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM  - 3:30 PM EDT 
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Event Details

As part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Soumya Balasubramanya, Senior Economist at The World Bank, Washington, DC, will present "Recent trends in groundwater use in South Asia: The role of technology and water-energy-food-poverty nexus tradeoffs."

This event is in person in DC 1304 with a networking reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).

Speaker Bio

Dr. Balasubramanya is a Senior Economist at the World Bank’s Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global practice. Her research focuses on poverty, development and equity challenges in Asia and Africa, at the nexus of water, agriculture, environment, energy and health. She has collaborated with universities, governments and the private sector in LMIC’s to influence research, dialogue and practice on inclusive and responsible development. Her work has been featured in news outlets including BBC News, Deutsche Welle, Economist Intelligence Unit, Financial Times, Forbes, Free Radio/Radio Liberty, The Guardian and NPR. She chairs the International Committee for Women in Agricultural Economics of the International Association of Agricultural Economics and is a contributing author to the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report.

Speakers

Soumya Balasubramanya
Senior Economist
World Bank, Washington, DC

Location

Davis Centre (DC) - DC 1304
200 University Avenue West Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1 CA

Tickets

Type
Price
WaterTalk Lecture
Networking Reception
Free
Free

Organizer Details

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