WaterTalk: Dr. Reza Najafi

Davis Centre (DC) - DC 1302

Thursday, Nov 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM  - 12:00 PM EST 

{ "name":"WaterTalk: Dr. Reza Najafi", "description": "https:\/\/ticketfi.com\/event\/6551\/watertalk-dr-reza-najafi\n\nAs part of the Water Institute's WaterTalks lecture series, Reza Najafi, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University and head of the Hydroclimate Extremes and Climate Change Lab (HydroClimEX Lab), co-director of the Centre for Multihazard Risk and Resilience (CMRR), will present Compound flood and drought hazards in a changing climate: Implications for risk and resilience.\n\nThis event is in person in DC 1302 with a networking lunch reception to follow in DC 1301 (The Fishbowl).\n \n\nSpeaker Bio\n\nDr. Reza Najafi is an Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Western University, where he leads the Hydroclimate Extremes and Climate Change Lab (HydroClimEX Lab). His interdisciplinary research addresses the growing challenges posed by nonstationary hydroclimatic extremes, particularly floods and droughts, in a changing climate. Drawing on expertise in engineering, hydrology, climate science, risk assessment, and data analytics, his work explores the dynamic interactions between natural hazards and infrastructure systems. Dr. Najafi is also the co-founder and co-director of the Centre for Multihazard Risk and Resilience (CMRR), which fosters cross-faculty collaboration and practitioner engagement through research, training, and annual workshops. He serves as Associate Editor for Water Resources Research (AGU) and Weather and Climate Extremes, and contributes to national climate assessments and resilience frameworks supporting both the natural and built environment.\n", "startDate":"2025-11-20", "endDate":"2025-11-20", "startTime":"11:00", "endTime":"12:00", "location":"Davis Centre (DC) DC 1302 - 200 University Ave W Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada", "label":"Add to Calendar", "options":[ "Apple", "Google", "iCal", "Microsoft365", "Outlook.com", "Yahoo" ], "timeZone":"US/Eastern", "trigger":"click", "inline":true, "listStyle":"modal", "iCalFileName":"invite.ics" }