November 21, 2025
02:00 PM
Until
November 21, 2025, 03:00 PM
1h
Do we need a Global Commission on the Economics of Water to Value Water? Part II
In this event, we explore the Global Commission’s proposals for water governance from international law, physical science and a water commons citizens’ perspectives and ask what these mean for water justice, especially for the poorest and most marginalised.
Panelists:
Henry Thomas Simarmata: Lawyer and negotiator for the United Nations Declaration on Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP)
Bruce Lankford: Professor Emeritus of Irrigation and Water Policy, University of East Anglia
Marcela Olivera: Water Commons Organiser, Cochabamba, Bolivia and Blue Planet Project (BPP)
Chair: Lyla Mehta – Institute of Development Studies, UK & Norwegian University of Life Sciences