Prof Patricia Wouters talk May 2008; Pat is Director of the Dundee UNESCO Water Law Centre, part of the University of Dundee

1. Professor Dr Patricia Wouters Chair International Water Law & Policy

3. Water Law? Question: What does water law have to do with it?

5. Addressing the Global Water Challenge How would YOU solve the world’s water problems?

6. The global water challenge 1.2 billion without drinking water 250 major international rivers 2.4 billion without sanitation

8. Water Wars? A new wave of Water Wars?

9. Water Wars in the future? Across the world, they are coming: the water wars . From Israel to India, from Turkey to Botswana, arguments are going on over disputed water supplies that may soon burst into open conflict. Yesterday, Britain's Defence Secretary, John Reid, pointed to the factor hastening the violent collision between a rising world population and a shrinking world water resource: global warming …. The Independent (28 Feb 2006)

10. Water Wars in the future? “ Britain must be prepared for humanitarian disaster relief, peacekeeping and warfare to deal with the dramatic social and political consequences of climate change . ” “ Impacts such as flooding, melting permafrost and desertification could lead to loss of agricultural land, poisoning of water supplies and destruction of economic infrastructure.” “ Mr Reid signalled Britain's armed forces would have to be prepared to tackle conflicts over dwindling resources .” The Independent (28 Feb 2006)

14. Conflict of use International Watercourse Fish? Dams? People? Upstream State (hydro-electric dam) Downstream State (irrigation) What role for Water law??

15. Selected international basin (legal) disputes Danube Uruguay Tajo/Tagus Nile Sesan

16. Research and Development: Water Law Water Law = Water for All Legal Assessment Model (LAM)

18. Implementing “Equitable and Reasonable Utilisation” – the Legal Assessment Model (LAM) Mozambique Palestine China

20. Water for All -- How? “ All Relevant Factors” Climate Change Global Change Stakeholders

27. THANK YOU ! Dundee UNESCO Centre of Water Law, Policy & Science