April 11: Water Security: Potential for Conflict and Cooperation
A wealthier, more populated and climate-variable world is rapidly becoming a more “water insecure” world. Yet, our capacity to respond to water security risks is challenged, as existing institutions and policies at most levels are struggling to accommodate informed debates on water. As economies grow, rapidly accelerating demand for food and energy continuously intensifies pressure on water resources, leading to cross-boundary water management issues.
Join the Scientists for National and International Peace and Security (SNIPS) and the Aquanauts on Thursday, April 11, as we discuss the role of planning, policy and management in the context of global water security risks. The discussion-based event will focus on the potential for regional and trans-boundary conflict and cooperation.
Jigar Bhatt, Ph.D. candidate in Urban Planning will present his research on informal versus formal water supply in Maputo, Mozambique in the context of the ‘pro-poor’ water debates and discuss security issues related to the political economy of urban water supply, market power and impacts on vulnerable consumers.
Lindsay Dolan, Ph.D. candidate in Political Science, will be present her research on hydro-security in the Middle East and discuss the potential for conflict and cooperation over the major trans-boundary river basins in the region.
SNIPS is a graduate student organization dedicated to sharing research in the sciences and engineering with an interdisciplinary audience.
The Aquanauts is a student club formed to create awareness and address the issues of water scarcity and the lack of availability of safe clean drinking water.
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