Two experts on water conflict, Dr. Frank Galgano and Dr. David Stuckenberg, discuss the basics of water-related disputes, provide historical examples of water playing a role in armed conflict, and address current hot spots and the geopolitical implications of water conflict. Plus, Reese Tisdale discusses the details of the long-awaited Eversource spin-off of Aquarion and what it might mean for the water sector.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- Dr. Galgano’s water conflict background in the military and his work as a professor at Villanova
- Dr. Stuckenberg’s water conflict background informed through his military service
- David and Frank’s perspectives on the basics of water conflicts
- What AI and machine learning models forecast for water conflict
- Why water conflicts have increased over the last 30 years
- Why water conflict is too often a reactionary paradigm rather than proactively resolved
- The use of hard power tactics versus soft power tactics in the water conflict arena
- Why water governance is the seminal issue for water conflict
- Contrasting water conflicts at Parker Dam (Arizona 1930’s) versus the current Ethiopian-Egyptian controversy concerning the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile River
- Historical water conflict surrounding the Jordan River and its relation to the Six-Day War
- How food security is impacted by water conflict and exacerbates that conflict
- The concept of water as the global commons
- Eminent domain and water rights
- Geopolitical ramifications of global water infrastructure projects
- China’s ambitions as a global power and its impact on water conflict
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