On Friday, March 23, the Atlantic Council’s South Asia Center and International Security Program hosted a session on preventing and resolving conflicts over freshwater resources shared across national boundaries.
Under the combined pressures of climate change, population growth, rapid urbanization, and greater food demands, many believe that water scarcity, and with it, the potential for international water conflicts, will inevitably increase.
PROGRAM
| 8:30 a.m. | Registration and continental breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. | The Role and Limitations of International Water Law Joseph Dellapenna and Flavia Loures |
| 10:15 a.m. | The Role of Treaties and Trusted Third Parties Kishor Uprety, Charles Lawson, and Russell Frisbie |
| 12:00 p.m. | Keynote Address Aaron T. Wolf, followed by Q&A |
| 1:00 p.m. | Conclusion |
FEATURING
Joseph Dellapenna
Professor
Villanova University
School of Law
Russell Frisbie
Special Assistant
International Boundary and
Water Commission
Charles Lawson
US Secretary
International Joint Commission
Flavia Loures
Senior Program Officer
World Wildlife Fund
Shuja Nawaz
Director, South Asia Center
Atlantic Council
Magnus Nordenman
Deputy Director, International Security Program
Atlantic Council
Kishor Uprety
International Water Law Expert
and Senior Counsel
IBRD
