Water Scarcity And The Human Right To Water
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Session Description
In recent years the right to water has grown in importance as a moral, religious, legal and practical question and as a tool for tackling water scarcity. Join thought leaders, academics, activists and social entrepreneurs for a revealing discussion about the barriers and opportunities presented by the human rights agenda. We expect vigorous discussion around issues such as charging the poor for water, privatisation, local control of water management, and the rights and duties of government, farmers, and the urban poor in water management.
Time & Location
Time:
11:00 - 12:30, Thursday, April 15, 2010
BST
Speakers
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President, Pacific Institute
Dr. Gleick is co-founder and President of the highly regarded Pacific Institute in California and a global leader on water. His work addresses the ties between water and health, human rights, climate change, globalisation, and international conflicts. Dr. Gleick has received numerous awards, among them the prestigious MacArthur “genius” Fellowship. He is a member of the US National Academy of Sciences, was named “a visionary” by the BBC, and “one of 15 people the next President should listen to” by Wired Magazine.
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Gary is the CEO and Co-founder of Water.org and WaterEquity, two organizations dedicated to empowering people in the developing world to gain access to safe water and sanitation. Gary developed Water.org’s WaterCredit solution, creating new financing options for poor populations to meet their water supply and sanitation needs. He also developed WaterEquity, an impact investment manager dedicated to ending the global water crisis, with an exclusive focus on mobilizing private investments in water and sanitation throughout Asia, Africa, and Latin America. He is a leading advisor in the water and sanitation space, counseling organizations such as Inditex, Reckitt, Amazon Web Services, the Water Resilience Coalition, and Bank of America on responses to the global water crisis.
Gary holds three degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Missouri University S&T.
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Gidon Bromberg is the founder and 3 decade Israeli co-director of EcoPeace Middle East. EcoPeace is a unique regional organization that brings together Jordanian, Palestinian, and Israeli environmentalists to promote sustainable development and advance peace efforts in the Middle East.
Mr. Bromberg has spearheaded the organization’s advocacy campaigns in the Middle East and internationally. He developed a cross-border community peace-building program known as “Good Water Neighbors.” The program has helped advance rehabilitation efforts in the Jordan River and defuse the sanitation crisis in Gaza, leading to the removal of most of the pollution from Gaza Strip and southern Israel beaches. The program is seen as a model for environmental peacebuilding in other conflict areas around the world.
Bromberg co-authored EcoPeace’s call for a Green Blue Deal for the Middle East, to advance climate resilience and peace. The report and later EcoPeace efforts led to the signing in November 2021
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Fred de Sam Lazaro is a correspondent for the PBS NewsHour and executive director of the Under-Told Stories Project. He was a regular contributor and substitute anchor for PBS’ Religion and Ethics Newsweekly. Fred also has directed films from India and the Democratic Republic of Congo for the acclaimed documentary series, Wide Angle.
Fred has reported from 70 countries with a focus on the myriad issues that underlie poverty and human suffering. He founded the Under-Told Stories Project, now located at the University of St. Thomas, designed to use storytelling to enhance students’ understanding of the pressing global issues of our time.
Fred has received three honorary doctorates, numerous journalism awards and fellowships from the Kaiser Family Foundation and the University of Michigan. He serves on the board of Sahan Journal, a non-profit news service focused primarily on the affairs of Minnesota's BIPOC and immigrant communities
