7th Forum Presentations
PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS:
Keynote Speakers:
Dr. Fabian Lopez, Under Secretary of Water Resources, Government of the
Republic of Argentina
Session One:
Water Scarcity in the Americas: Common Problems – Henry Vaux, Chair, Paul Perkins, Rapporteur
A Southern Perspective (PDF) – Abel Mejia, Venezuela
A Northern Perspective (PDF) – David Getches, USA
Session Two:
Adaptation to Scarcity: The Range of Choice - Mordechai Shechter, Chair Helen Ingram, Rapporteur
Institutional Response as an Adaptation (PDF) - R. Maria Saleth, India
Session Three:
Supply and Sanitation: How are the Unserved to be Served? - Paul Perkins, Chair, Alberto Garrido, Rapporteur
Serving the Urban Unserved (PDF) - Raul Lopardo, Argentina
Serving the Rural Unserved (PDF) - Katherine Vammen, Nicaragua
Session Four:
Lessons in Conjunctive Use - Ayman Rabi, Chair, Ariel Dinar, Rapporteur
Innovative Lessons in Ground Water Management (PDF) -Tushaar Shah, IWMI, India
The Case of Mexico (PDF) - Blanca Jimenez, UNAM, Mexico
Session Five:
Cases in Transboundary Water Management - Robert Sandford, Chair, Ariel Dinar, Rapporteur
The Mackenzie River Basin (PDF) - Rob de Loe, Canada
The La Plata River Basin (PDF) - Victor Pochat, Argentina
Session Six:
The Role of Indigenous Claims to Water and Indigenous Knowledge - Helen Ingram, Chair, Robert Sandford, Rapporteur
Pursuing Indigenous Claims (PDF) - Patricia Avila Garcia, Mexico
The Importance of Traditional Knowledge (PDF) - Michael Miltenberger, Canada