Cooperation on Transboundary Waters in Africa – The Nile Basin and Beyond
The 1818 Society Urban and Water Thematic Group (TG) presents “Cooperation on Transboundary Waters in Africa – The Nile Basin and Beyond”. Join their Webex presentation on November 17, 2022, from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm.
The presentation features speaker Anders Jägerskog (Ph.D.), Program Manager of the "Cooperation on International Waters in Africa" Trust Fund, Water Practice, World Bank and will be moderated by Ariel Dinar, former Lead Economist on Water and Climate Change at the World Bank and currently Distinguished Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy at the School of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside.
Speaker and Moderator information from event website
Speaker’s Bio:
Anders Jägerskog Ph.D. is the Program Manager of the Cooperation on International Waters in Africa (CIWA) Trust Fund. He is also the focal point at the World Bank for Transboundary Waters. His work focuses primarily on the African continent and on the Middle East and North Africa region but is also global. Previously he was Counsellor for regional water resources in the MENA region at the Swedish Embassy in Amman, Jordan; Director, Knowledge Services, at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) where he headed the Transboundary Water Management Unit and was work area leader for applied research. He managed the UNDP Shared Waters Partnership which facilitates and promotes dialogue and cooperation on transboundary water resources. He is an Associate Professor (Docent) at Peace and Development Research, School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg
Moderator: The meeting will be facilitated by Ariel Dinar, former Lead Economist on Water and Climate Change at the World Bank and currently Distinguished Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy at the School of Public Policy, University of California, Riverside. In this capacity, he will introduce the speaker and lead the question-and-answer session to follow the presentation.
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Meeting number: 2306 335 8475
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