Presidential Peace Conference by Brown, Stephen: Central Asia Water Symposia June 2017
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Presented during the 2017 Presidential Peace Conference in Atlanta. Track A, Session 1: The Battle Over Water
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Presidential Peace Conference by Brown, Stephen: Central Asia Water Symposia June 2017
- 1. Central Asia Transboundry Water Conflict Management Presenter: Past Rotary Foundation Trustee, Stephen R Brown Date: June 9, 2017
- 2. 2 Track A
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- 4. 4 Left UNESCO-IHE Rector Andras Szollosi Right Program Director Zaki Shubber
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- 6. 6 Embassies contacted in countries represented
- 7. 7 Population of Countries in Aral Sea Basin Kazakhstan 18,000,000 Kyrgyzstan 6,000,000 Tajikistan 8,000,000 Turkmenistan 5,000,000 Uzbekistan 30,000,000 Total Central Asia 67,000,000 Iran 78,000,000 Afghanistan 31,000,000
- 8. 8 Participants Representation • Kyrgyzstan – Water Resources Department – & Ministry of Foreign Affairs Department of Analysis and Planning • Kazakhstan – Ministry of Foreign Affairs-economist – Department of Transboundry Rivers • Tajikistan – Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Energy and Water Resources – Ministry of Foreign Affairs-international Relations • Uzbekistan – Ministry of Foreign Affairs-legal department – Ministry of Foreign Affairs –first Secretary • Turkmenistan – Department of State-Committee on Environment • Iran and Afghanistan- – Private Sector Representatives
- 9. 9 Overview of Symposia October 2014 & December, 2016 • Introduction of Participants • Background of water issues in represented countries • Introduction to Integrated Water Resource Management • Transborder Groundwater issues • Negotiations and Alternative Dispute Resolution
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- 13. 13 Aral Sea 1977
- 14. 14 The Aral Sea was once the fourth largest lake in the world
- 15. 15 Aral Sea 2014
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- 19. 19 CAWS I Participants 2014
- 20. 20 CAWS II Participants 2016
- 21. 21 Potential funding Agencies Represented at 2nd Symposium •World Bank Senior Water Specialist •World Bank Special Consultant •Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs •Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment-International Affairs •Stockholm International Water Institute- Manager of Transboundry Water Management
- 22. 22 What NEXT? 1. Additional Workshops sponsored by World Bank 2. Students from Central Asian Countries studying in: Water Cooperation and Diplomacy Joint Education Program provided by: IHE University in Delft, Netherlands, University for Peace in Costa Rica, and Oregon State University
Editor's Notes
- Short Bio (January 2013) András Szöllösi-Nagy, a distinguished scholar, professor and internationally recognized water expert,began his appointment as Rector of UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education in September 2009. A native of Hungary, Professor Szöllösi-Nagy earned a PhD in hydrology from the Budapest University of Technology and was awarded a Doctor of Science (DSc) degree by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. Prior to his appointment in Delft, the Netherlands, Professor Szöllösi-Nagy was Director of the Division of Water, Secretary of the International Hydrological Programme (IHP) and Deputy Assistant Director-General of the Natural Sciences Sector of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).Professor Szöllösi-Nagy is the recipient of numerous other global awards and honors in the international water sector, including the Distinguished Associate Award of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) in 2005, the J.C.I. Dooge Award of IWHA in 20011 and was the recipient of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation's Award in the field of water. Most recently, in 2012 during an awarding ceremony at the 6th World Water Forum he was awarded the Water Visionary Award by the Project WET foundation.
- Steve Brown contacted the US Embassies in the countries represented , and the Counties represented embassies in the US to seek nominations. UNESCO-IHE used their contacts as well to seek nominations
- Update figures
- Aral Sea basin showing countries affected.
- Sarez Lake is a mountain lake deep in the inaccessible Pamir Mountains of Central Tajikistan. The lake was created in 1911, when an earthquake, estimated at 7.0 at the Richter Scale, and a following landslide of 2.2 million cubic meters, created a huge natural barrier known as the Usoi Dam. At a height of 567 meters, it is the largest dam in the world, either natural or man-made The risks associated with Sarez lie in a potential landslide some 4km upstream, on the right bank of the lake. Some reports warn that, should a strong earthquake occur in the vicinity of the lake, roughly three cubic kilometres of material might fall into the lake. Such an event could trigger an enormous wave, which would submerge the natural dam and possibly wash it away. Impact projections suggest the flood could affect roughly five million people living along the Bartang, Pyanj and Amu-Darya rivers, a path traversing Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
- Professor Wolfe used a hypothetical creating fictitious countries that have shared water concerns. Teams of two were asked to propose solutions good for the entire region and good for their own countries. They were then asked to speculate how their countries would be affected 10 years for now under two scenarios—one if the collective recommendations were implemented and the other if the collective recommendations were not implemented. It was powerful in making the point that all benefit though collective cooperation.
- Profession Wolfe suggested thinking about solutions without country boundaries.