Symposium and Workshop: National strategies for promoting security and sustainability within a rapidly changing world
Thursday, January 20, 2011
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http://www.dundee.ac.uk/water/symposium/
National Water Law: Managing Global Water Resources
Symposium and Workshop: National strategies for promoting security and sustainability within a rapidly changing world
June 20-24, 2011; Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, University of Dundee, UK
| Time | Activities of Day 1: Monday 20th June 2011 |
| 9:00 | Coffee and Registration |
| 9.30 | Welcome – Principal Pete Downes, Rector Brian Cox, Professor Patricia Wouters and Mr Andrew Allan |
| 10.00 | The role of National Water Law - Professor Dan Tarlock. Includes break |
| 12.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 | Water resource management and the implementation of national water law - Prof. Mike Muller |
| 15.30 | Break |
| 16.00 | What's in it for me? – group exercise |
| 17.00 | Day 1 wrap-up – Prof. Patricia Wouters & Andrew Allan |
| 17.30 | Reception |
| Time | Activities of Day 2: Tuesday 21st June 2011 |
| 9.00 | Introduction |
| 9.30 | Water allocation systems - Andrew Allan. Includes break. |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Excursion – Trip to St Andrews |
| Time | Activities of Day 3: Wednesday 22nd June 2011 |
| 9:00 | Introduction |
| 9:15 | The management of water quality - Prof. Bill Howarth. Includes break. |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Case study on national water law in India - Videh Upadhyay. Includes break. |
| 17:00 | Wrap-up day three Prof. Patricia Wouters and Andrew Allan |
| 18:00 | Reception and Symposium Gala Dinner |
| Time | Activities of Day 4 : Thursday 23rd June 2011 |
| 9:00 | Introduction |
| 9:15 | An introduction to the law on groundwater – Andrew Allan. Includes break |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Progression routes for continuing professional development: PG Cert, LLM (optional session) – Dr Sarah Hendry |
| 17:00 | Legal case study group exercise. Includes break |
| 18:00 | Wrap-up day four Prof. Patricia Wouters and Andrew Allan |
| Time | Activities of Day 5: Friday 24th June 2011 |
| 9:00 | Introduction |
| 9:15 | The European legal context and the Water Framework Directive – Dr Sarah Hendry. Includes break |
| 12:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Symposium wrap-up and closing remarks |
| 14:00 | Sir Alan Langlands Water Leaders Prize award |
| 15:00 | Close |