with David Brooks
This session discusses the difficulty of sharing water. Water supply problems and even water quality problems can be moderated by technology and better management, but they cannot be resolved in the absence of agreements about whose water is whose. Brooks will discuss the background of the water sources and uses for Israelis and Palestinians and discuss his work on a draft water agreement that is currently under political discussion on both sides of the border.
Bio: Brooks, who was educated in geology and economics, spent much of his professional career with the International Development Research Centre. He now advises several Canadian Non-Governmental Organizations, including the International Institute for Sustainable Development, and the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance (University of Victoria).
