2016 World Water Week programme

Building freshwater resilience for all
Introduction
Convenor: The Rockefeller Foundation
Room: FH 307
Population growth, urbanization, and climate change are placing pressures on fresh water resources, leaving ecosystems and the people that
depend on them vulnerable to acute shocks and long term stresses. This event will highlight several principles for building freshwater resilience
in a world of rising demand and growing uncertainty.
16:00 Welcome
Dr Fred Boltz, The Rockefeller
Foundation
16:05 Keynote
Dr Casey Brown, University of
Massachusetts
16:30 Case study
Sunday
Monday
17:00 Q&A
17:30 Close of event
Tuesday
Room: NL 461
Can there be transboundary water cooperation without international water law?
Convenors: Australia’s National University, King’s College London and London Centre of International Law
Practice
Are international treaties always a sign of cooperation between signatories? Two teams of transboundary water scholars and practitioners
will argue for and against this proposition. You, the audience, will join the discussion. In this session we will launch officially the Centre for
International Water Law and Security.
This is a debate between two panels
of experts on the topic of whether or
not there can be transboundary water
cooperation without international
water law. Speakers from each team will
take turns to present their arguments.
After all speakers have made their case,
the moderator will ask the audience
to decide which team made the most
persuasive arguments. There will also
be an opportunity for question and
answer time with the audience.
Moderator
Paula Hanasz, London Center of
International Law Practice
Affirmative team – arguing that
there can be no transboundary water
cooperation without international
water law
• Prof Owen McIntyre, University
College Cork
• Dr Francesco Sindico, University of
Strathclyde Law School, London
Centre of International Law Practice
• Remy Kina, London Centre of
International Law Practice
• Joanna June Fatch, University of the
Western Cape
Photo: Fred Boltz
Negative team – arguing that there
is more to transboundary water
cooperation than just international
water law
• Dr Marian Patrick (Neal), SIWI
• Zaki Shubber, UNESCO-IHE
• Roos ter Horst, London Centre of
International Law Practice
• Harris Kuemmerle, King’s College
London
General info Friday
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