Past Colloquia

October 24, 2003
Transboundary Water Allocation in the 21st Century

Keynote Speaker
Salman M.A. Salman
Lead Counsel, Legal Vice Presidency, the World Bank

Panel Topics:

7 CLE Credits are Available For All Day Attendance
Vanderbilt Hall is located at 40 Washington Square South, between MacDougal Street and Sullivan Street. Admission to the Colloquium is free. There is a $10 registration fee for CLE credit, payable on the day of the event. For more information contact Ben Lippert at BL443@nyu.edu or (212) 998-6560.

Colloquium Schedule
8:30AM – 9:15AM
Registration & Continental Breakfast

9:15AM
Welcome
Richard L. Revesz, Dean and Lawrence King Professor of Law, New York University School of Law

9:20AM-11:20AM
“Striking a Balance: New York City’s Clean Water Needs and Their Effects on Upstream Land Use”
This panel will discuss the effects of New York City's clean drinking water needs on upstream land use decisions. Participants will discuss the effectiveness of the unique Memorandum of Agreement that attempts to strike a balance between the interests of various parties with interests in the local watershed.

Vicki Been, Elihu Root Professor of Law, New York University School of Law; Moderator
Eric Goldstein, Urban Program Director, Natural Resources Defense Council
Mark D. Hoffer, General Counsel, New York City Department of Environmental Protection
Daniel A. Ruzow, Senior Partner, Whiteman Osterman & Hanna LLP
Christopher M. Wilde, Watershed Attorney, Riverkeeper

11:30AM-12:15PM
Keynote Address
“The Global Debate on Water Resources Management and Sharing: Why has Consensus Proven Elusive?"

Salman M.A. Salman, Lead Counsel, Legal Vice Presidency, the World Bank

12:15PM – 1:30PM
Lunch Break

1:30PM – 3:00PM
“Defining the Federal and State Roles in Interstate Water Allocation”
The panel will discuss the future of interstate water allocation in the United States, evaluating the effectiveness of recent attempts to create interstate allocation compacts and the potential role of the federal government in settling interstate water disputes.

Katrina M. Wyman, Assistant Professor of Law, New York University School of Law; Moderator
Pamela M. Bush, Commission Secretary and Assistant General Counsel, Delaware River Basin Commission
Joseph W. Dellapenna, Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law
Joseph K. Hoffman, Executive Director, Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
George W. Sherk, Associate, International Water Law Research Institute, University of
Dundee, Dundee, Scotland; Adjunct Professor, University of Denver College of Law

3:15PM – 4:45PM
“New Perspectives on International Transboundary Water Allocation”
This panel will discuss future of international transboundary water allocation, including new paradigms for cooperation and management of water resources, the need for public participation in the negotiation process, and the role of customary international law in international dispute resolution.

Undala Alam, Water Resources Specialist, United Nations Development Programme;
Moderator
Joseph W. Dellapenna, Professor of Law, Villanova University School of Law
Karin M. Krchnak, Director, the Access Initiative and the Partnership for Principle 10, Institutions and Governance Program, World Resources Institute
Claudia W. Sadoff, Lead Economist, World Bank Water Resources Management Group

4:45PM
Closing Remarks