- Xiamen University
International Law Dept
Xiamen, Fujian
China - +86 188 0592 1264
Patricia Wouters
Xiamen University, Law School, Faculty Member
Dear Patricia, Mike, Ana, Jackie and Teferra, It was such a pleasure and an honor to have you all on the AWF panel discussion. The exchange was rich, dynamic and quite thought-provoking. I wanted to let you know that we received... more
Dear Patricia, Mike, Ana, Jackie and Teferra,
It was such a pleasure and an honor to have you all on the AWF panel discussion. The exchange was rich, dynamic and quite thought-provoking.
I wanted to let you know that we received excellent feedback from our audience in Stockholm and at home, in Tunisia, which means that we might need to have a sequel at next year’s water week!
In the meantime, you may watch and share the video recording of the session, now available for viewing on the AfDB web tv site.
Part 1: AWF panel discussion: Cooperation and Hydro-Diplomacy: Successful Approaches to Optimise Transboundary Water Management
http://www.afdb.tv/?changeLangue&lang=en&k=d2cb44e811151c116d025253c852cfe9&pays=79&v=list
Part 2: AMCOW High Level Ministerial Panel + Speech from AfDB
http://www.afdb.tv/?k=8d1ae6073f306e41cbdc7486c47661d4&pays=79&v=list&lang=en
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It was such a pleasure and an honor to have you all on the AWF panel discussion. The exchange was rich, dynamic and quite thought-provoking.
I wanted to let you know that we received excellent feedback from our audience in Stockholm and at home, in Tunisia, which means that we might need to have a sequel at next year’s water week!
In the meantime, you may watch and share the video recording of the session, now available for viewing on the AfDB web tv site.
Part 1: AWF panel discussion: Cooperation and Hydro-Diplomacy: Successful Approaches to Optimise Transboundary Water Management
http://www.afdb.tv/?changeLangue&lang=en&k=d2cb44e811151c116d025253c852cfe9&pays=79&v=list
Part 2: AMCOW High Level Ministerial Panel + Speech from AfDB
http://www.afdb.tv/?k=8d1ae6073f306e41cbdc7486c47661d4&pays=79&v=list&lang=en
If you cannot view through Explorer – please change browser and use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Note that high speed internet is required to view without interruptions.
Dear Patricia, Mike, Ana, Jackie and Teferra, It was such a pleasure and an honor to have you all on the AWF panel discussion. The exchange was rich, dynamic and quite thought-provoking. I wanted to let you know that we received... more
Dear Patricia, Mike, Ana, Jackie and Teferra,
It was such a pleasure and an honor to have you all on the AWF panel discussion. The exchange was rich, dynamic and quite thought-provoking.
I wanted to let you know that we received excellent feedback from our audience in Stockholm and at home, in Tunisia, which means that we might need to have a sequel at next year’s water week!
In the meantime, you may watch and share the video recording of the session, now available for viewing on the AfDB web tv site.
Part 1: AWF panel discussion: Cooperation and Hydro-Diplomacy: Successful Approaches to Optimise Transboundary Water Management
http://www.afdb.tv/?changeLangue&lang=en&k=d2cb44e811151c116d025253c852cfe9&pays=79&v=list
Part 2: AMCOW High Level Ministerial Panel + Speech from AfDB
http://www.afdb.tv/?k=8d1ae6073f306e41cbdc7486c47661d4&pays=79&v=list&lang=en
If you cannot view through Explorer – please change browser and use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Note that high speed internet is required to view without interruptions.
It was such a pleasure and an honor to have you all on the AWF panel discussion. The exchange was rich, dynamic and quite thought-provoking.
I wanted to let you know that we received excellent feedback from our audience in Stockholm and at home, in Tunisia, which means that we might need to have a sequel at next year’s water week!
In the meantime, you may watch and share the video recording of the session, now available for viewing on the AfDB web tv site.
Part 1: AWF panel discussion: Cooperation and Hydro-Diplomacy: Successful Approaches to Optimise Transboundary Water Management
http://www.afdb.tv/?changeLangue&lang=en&k=d2cb44e811151c116d025253c852cfe9&pays=79&v=list
Part 2: AMCOW High Level Ministerial Panel + Speech from AfDB
http://www.afdb.tv/?k=8d1ae6073f306e41cbdc7486c47661d4&pays=79&v=list&lang=en
If you cannot view through Explorer – please change browser and use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Note that high speed internet is required to view without interruptions.
Professor Patricia Wouters was invited to participate as a legal expert on a panel convened by the Africa Water Facility at the African Development Bank, "Africa Focus: Cooperation and Hydro-Diplomacy - Successful Approaches to Optimize... more
Professor Patricia Wouters was invited to participate as a legal expert on a panel convened by the Africa Water Facility at the African Development Bank, "Africa Focus: Cooperation and Hydro-Diplomacy - Successful Approaches to Optimize Transboundary Water Management" convened at the recent Stockholm World Water Week (1-6 September 2013).
The session explored opportunities and barriers to transboundary water cooperation across Africa, which is home to numerous international watercourses. The session was streamed live and closed with reactions from 9 Ministers of Water Resources from across Africa. The High Level Ministerial panel involving HE John Agyekum Kufuor, former President of Ghana & Chair, Sanitation & Water for All (SWA), AMCOW President, EXCO members, AUC Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture and other AMCOW Ministers to receive report on the Africa Focus seminars and adopt resolutions on transboundary water cooperation. Africa has seen an increase in transboundary cooperation over recent years, but still faces serious challenges across the continent.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldwaterweek/sets/72157635371680635/
The session explored opportunities and barriers to transboundary water cooperation across Africa, which is home to numerous international watercourses. The session was streamed live and closed with reactions from 9 Ministers of Water Resources from across Africa. The High Level Ministerial panel involving HE John Agyekum Kufuor, former President of Ghana & Chair, Sanitation & Water for All (SWA), AMCOW President, EXCO members, AUC Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture and other AMCOW Ministers to receive report on the Africa Focus seminars and adopt resolutions on transboundary water cooperation. Africa has seen an increase in transboundary cooperation over recent years, but still faces serious challenges across the continent.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldwaterweek/sets/72157635371680635/
Research Interests:
Research Interests: Human Rights Law, International Law, International Criminal Law, Comparative Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, and 15 moreEuropean Convention of Human Rights, History of Human Rights, International Water Law, Water Policy, UN Charter, Natural Resources Management, European Criminal Justice System, Human Rights and Biopower, Internatinal Human Rights Law, Internatinal Developoment, Transboundary Water Issues, Water Management and Climate Change, Environmental Policy and Management, Murray Darling, and Mekong and Ganges Rivers
Research Interests: Human Rights Law, International Law, International Criminal Law, Comparative Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, and 15 moreEuropean Convention of Human Rights, History of Human Rights, International Water Law, Water Policy, UN Charter, Natural Resources Management, European Criminal Justice System, Human Rights and Biopower, Internatinal Human Rights Law, Internatinal Developoment, Transboundary Water Issues, Water Management and Climate Change, Environmental Policy and Management, Murray Darling, and Mekong and Ganges Rivers
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What role does Scotland have in addressing the global water crisis? Professor Wouters will outline some of the key challenges in making Scotland a Hydro-Nation with particular reference to its possible role in hydro-diplomacy - to assist... more
What role does Scotland have in addressing the global water crisis? Professor Wouters will outline some of the key challenges in making Scotland a Hydro-Nation with particular reference to its possible role in hydro-diplomacy - to assist with advancing regional peace and security through the peaceful management of the world's shared transboundary water resources.
How does the concept of "Dynamic Cooperation", considered through the perspective of international law, contribute to enhancing cooperation across the Nile? This presentation introduced the notion of dynamic cooperation as a platform for... more
How does the concept of "Dynamic Cooperation", considered through the perspective of international law, contribute to enhancing cooperation across the Nile? This presentation introduced the notion of dynamic cooperation as a platform for the peaceful management of the transboundary water resources of the Nile during times of great uncertainty, including the pressing challenges imposed by climate change. By focussing on the institutional mechanisms and rules of procedure within a governance framework that is adaptive, and moving away from pre-occupations with the normative content of the notion of water security, Dynamic Cooperation offers a pragmatic way forward on the Nile.
How will Scotland articulate its policy to become the world's first Hydro-Nation; a look at some of the global challenges and current issues related to water security.
The talk examines the role of international law in addressing the global water challenge and introduces the notion of Dynamic Cooperation as an emerging norm in international water law.
What role for international law in the peaceful management of the world's shared fresh water resources?
International Water Conflicts -- Past, Present and Future. This talk frames the discussion around transboundary water wars - suggesting that the key issues are: Communities; Competition; Conflicts-of-use and identifies the important role... more
International Water Conflicts -- Past, Present and Future. This talk frames the discussion around transboundary water wars - suggesting that the key issues are: Communities; Competition; Conflicts-of-use and identifies the important role of international water law.
This work introduces the Legal Assessment Model (LAM) a framework for national governments to use at the domestic (local) and regional level to identify all relevant factors to be considered in the consideration of the lawfulness of new... more
This work introduces the Legal Assessment Model (LAM) a framework for national governments to use at the domestic (local) and regional level to identify all relevant factors to be considered in the consideration of the lawfulness of new and increased uses on transboundary waters. The case studies examine the rules of international water law in 3 scenarios upstream - China; downstream - Mozambique; and shared groundwater - Palestine. It uses small teams of multidisciplinary experts to apply the LAM for national governments (law, policy, economics and science).
This work introduces the Legal Assessment Model (LAM) a framework for national governments to use at the domestic (local) and regional level to identify all relevant factors to be considered in the consideration of the lawfulness of new... more
This work introduces the Legal Assessment Model (LAM) a framework for national governments to use at the domestic (local) and regional level to identify all relevant factors to be considered in the consideration of the lawfulness of new and increased uses on transboundary waters. The case studies examine the rules of international water law in 3 scenarios upstream - China; downstream - Mozambique; and shared groundwater - Palestine. It uses small teams of multidisciplinary experts to apply the LAM for national governments (law, policy, economics and science).