Symposium and Workshop: National strategies for promoting security and sustainability within a rapidly changing world

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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
9:00Introduction
9:15The management of water quality - Prof. Bill Howarth.  Includes break.
12:30Lunch
13:30Case study on national water law in India - Videh Upadhyay.  Includes break.
17:00Wrap-up day three Prof. Patricia Wouters and Andrew Allan
18:00Reception 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
 TimeActivities 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

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