SPEAKERS GUIDE

Dr. Paul Kay

Associate Professor & Chair
Dept. Environment & Resource Studies, University of Waterloo

ERS, Univ. Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
Tel: (519) 888-4567 x5796
Tel 2:(416) 535-7264
pkay@uwaterloo.ca

Paul Kay has spent more than 30 years researching and teaching a variety of topics in climatic variaiblity and its implications, especially for water resources. His studies have taken him to, among other places, Arctic Canada, the U.S. Intermountain West, and Israel. His interests in management of Israeli water resources in the context of climatic uncertainty blend with concern about environmental ethics and Judaic principles underlying sutainability. In addition to his participation with the Jewish Global Environmental Network (sponsored by COEJL), he is a dialogue partner of the Canadian Forum on Environment and Religion.

Topics on which qualified to speak:

• Ethical / Halakhic Perspective
• The Jewish Festival Cycle and Ecology
• Ecology in Israel and the Middle East

Types of Presentations available for:

• Scholar-in-residence for congregations
• Scholar-in-residence for campus
• Synagogue speaker / sermon
• Campus speaker
• Conference speaker