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SPECIAL EVENTS<br />
WATER: THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE OF OUR FUTURE<br />
Friday, March 23, 9.00 a.m.<br />
Can a world with exponential population growth <strong>and</strong> an insatiable dem<strong>and</strong><br />
for water be sustainable? The water crisis consumes more lives yearly<br />
than all the wars <strong>and</strong> AIDS-related deaths combined, yet it isn’t wellpublicized.<br />
With water scarcity starting to affect the developed world as<br />
well as its continued disproportionate impact on developing countries,<br />
how do we, as a global community, address this challenge for our<br />
collective future?<br />
The Melody for Dialogue Among Civilizations Association, in conjunction with the Center for<br />
Global Affairs, will spend a day examining the implications <strong>of</strong> this underreported crisis as part<br />
<strong>of</strong> its global series <strong>of</strong> conferences. Join keynote speakers Forest Whitaker <strong>and</strong> Alex<strong>and</strong>ra<br />
Cousteau for a series <strong>of</strong> panels <strong>and</strong> debates featuring academics, members <strong>of</strong> the private<br />
sector, government, the UN system <strong>and</strong> civil society to not only discuss the crisis, but also<br />
explore what can be done about it.<br />
The Center for Global Affairs at NYU-SCPS is proud to be a member <strong>of</strong> the UN<br />
Academic Impact, a global initiative that aligns institutions <strong>of</strong> higher education<br />
with the United Nations in actively supporting 10 universally accepted<br />
principles in the areas <strong>of</strong> human rights, literacy, sustainability <strong>and</strong> conflict<br />
resolution.<br />
PAKISTAN: A SCENARIOS UPDATE<br />
Tuesday, March 27, 6.30 p.m.<br />
In April 2011, CGA clinical pr<strong>of</strong>essor Michael Oppenheimer facilitated a Scenarios Initiative<br />
workshop focused on alternate futures for Pakistan, <strong>and</strong> for U.S.-Pakistan relations. The<br />
workshop brought together 15 Pakistan experts from Asia, Europe, <strong>and</strong> America. The project<br />
is funded by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation, <strong>and</strong> previous workshops have focused<br />
on China, Russia, Turkey, <strong>and</strong> Ukraine.<br />
Join Michael Oppenheimer <strong>and</strong> past Scenarios participants for an insightful roundup <strong>of</strong> the<br />
results <strong>of</strong> the Pakistan project, discussing three alternate futures for Pakistan in 2020.<br />
For CGA news, including new event announcements, subscribe to our e-mails. Call<br />
(212) 992-8369 or send a message to scps.global.affairs@nyu.edu to receive updates<br />
about our programs <strong>and</strong> events.<br />
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