Virtual Global Webinar
On May 28, 2025, the LAI Global Water-Land Series Group (Group) hosted the Agriculture, Water, Land Nexus: Unlocking the Intricacy global webinar. Ei Advisor Durga Poudel, Ph.D., then Professor and Coordinator of the Environmental Science Program and Director of Ag. Auxiliary Units, University of Louisiana, Lafayette, was the lead speaker in the prominent webinar.
In layman’s terms, the webinar explains how chemical-based agricultural practices in the Midwest are responsible for the hypoxia scenario in the Gulf, commonly known as the Dead Zone.
The RiA Magazine article, Agriculture, Water, Land Nexus: Unlocking the Intricacy, provides a recap of the three impressive presentations; the webinar-video recording is available at this LINK. PPT presentations are available for viewing/downloading via respective links within the article.
Ei Founder & CEO Holly Elmore is the Group Co-Chair and co-orchestrated the webinar with Durga.

