{"id":9756,"date":"2026-01-15T15:56:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T20:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=9756"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:18:35","slug":"he-shape-of-water-futures-mapping-and-modelingin-mexico-lerma-cutzamala-hydrological-region","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/event\/he-shape-of-water-futures-mapping-and-modelingin-mexico-lerma-cutzamala-hydrological-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change and Water Security in Central Mexico: Integrating GIS Water Balance and System Dynamics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Ravi Hanumantha<\/strong>, Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Sustainability and Social Justice, Clark University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Hanumantha_circle-300x300.avif\" alt=\"Ravi Hanumantha\" class=\"wp-image-9757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Hanumantha_circle-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Hanumantha_circle-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/events\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/01\/Hanumantha_circle-png.avif 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Ravi Hanumantha is an environmental scientist and policy expert specializing in climate change, water resource modeling, and interdisciplinary sustainability. 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