Water Diplomacy

08/08/2017

"Reframing and Rethinking of Flood Forecasting in the GBM Basin" — our collaborative seminar co-led with the Institute of Water Modelling kicks off today in Bangladesh!

04/20/2017

From "Infrastructure, Hydrology and Policy" to "Emergency Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Interventions in Low and Middle-income Countries" our Water Diplomats are ready for the challenges of today and tomorrow!

Congratulations to our newest PhDs—Travis Yates and Margaret Garcia!

04/06/2017

Join us next Thursday, April 13th for "Infrastructure, Hydrology, and Policy: Socio-Hydrological Modeling of Urban Consumption Dynamics" —a Ph.D. Dissertation Defense by Water Diplomacy IGERT Fellow, Margaret Garcia!

3:30PM in the Burden Lounge, Anderson Hall (Tufts Medford Campus)

03/23/2017

Watch the 7th Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water ceremony featuring creativity prize winner, Water Diplomacy Director Shafiqul Islam!

And learn more about how you can take part in the call for nominations for the 8th PSIPW Award at: bit.ly/2mVwpHv

The 7th Awards Ceremony for the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) took place on 2 November 2016 at the United Nations Headqua...

03/22/2017

Happy 2017 !

Join us in creating a timeline of Water Diplomacy initiatives around the world — follow the link below for more info, and share your ideas in the comments below!

– provides a framework to govern and manage water issues as a network of interactions and relationships among natural, societal and political variables, processes, actors, and institutions. It started as a Tufts University Seminar in 2006 with a goal to synthesize science, policy, and politics of wa...

03/17/2017

The 2017 Water Diplomacy Workshop dates have been announced:
Join us June 19-23 in Boston, MA (USA)—or nominate a colleague to participate!

waterdiplomacy.org/workshop

More than 150 participants from 40 countries have successfully completed the Water Diplomacy Workshop since 2011. This annual five-day joint-learning event aims to create a global network of reflective water professionals who are not only familiar with the theory and practice of water diplomacy but can teach the key ideas and methods to others in their own countries and organizations. Through a highly interactive hands-on program, water professionals and community leaders can learn how to manage water networks more effectively and resolve water conflicts. Our focus is on a range of boundary crossing water problems not just those that cross international borders.

The 2017 Water Diplomacy Workshop will be held in Boston, Massachusetts, USA 19-23 June 2017. The inclusive workshop fee, including 6 nights of hotel lodging and most meals is $3350. Applying is free and can be done at any time.

03/10/2017

What is the real meaning of ?

Has a mismatch between symbolic & operational meanings fragmented the literature?

Share your feedback in the comments below!

A Mismatch Between Symbolic and Operational Meanings Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) - conceived almost a century ago - has shaped the

03/01/2017

Is Bangladesh water scarce?
Is it water secure?
Is it water sustainable?

Join Water Diplomacy Program Director Shafik Islam in a conversation with The Daily Star on reframing these complex issues to create actionable outcomes—and share your thoughts with us in the comments below!

For an issue advocate, an activist or an opportunist, answers to these questions may range from an overwhelming yes to an emphatic no. A pragmatist will most likely suggest: it depends!

02/01/2017

Learn how 'Principled Pragmatism' can be applied to address complex water management problems in a new interview by Water Diplomacy Program Director Shafik Islam for The Daily Star:

In an exclusive interview with The Daily Star, Professor Shafiqul Islam, Director, Water Diplomacy Program, The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, talks to Nahela Nowshin about the challenges of water governance.

01/11/2017

Why is complexity inherent in many—but not all—water problems?
What do we do to address complex water problems?

Explore these questions and more with a preview of Water Diplomacy in Action—the new volume by Shafik Islam & Kaveh Madani—available online now at:

bit.ly/2j7PS9v

In the face of a constantly changing array of interconnected water issues that cross multiple boundaries, the challenge is how to translate solutions that emerge from science and technology into the context of the real-world policy and politics. Water Diplomacy in Action addresses this task by synth...

01/03/2017

Water Diplomacy in Action: Contingent Approaches to Managing Complex Water Problems — a new volume edited by Shafiqul Islam & Kaveh Madani — is now available for order!

In the face of a constantly changing array of interconnected water issues that cross multiple boundaries, the challenge is how to translate solutions that emerge from science and technology into the context of the real-world policy and politics. Water Diplomacy in Action addresses this task by synthesizing two emerging ideas — complexity science and negotiation theory — to understand and manage risks and opportunities for an uncertain water future.

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12/05/2016

New faculty position in Environmental & Water Resources Engineering opening !

Learn more & apply online at: https://apply.interfolio.com/38646