Co-convened by the IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science ‘The Benefits of Global Water Instruments -Global to Local Perspectives’ will take place in Stockholm on Sunday 26th August during World Water Week.  Dr Alistair Rieu-Clarke will open the seminar and it will examine how global water instruments can benefit various stakeholders through a panel discussion and audience questions. Panelists, representing community, basin, regional and international perspectives, will consider questions such as the added value and role of global water instruments at different governance levels.

Further information can be found on the World Water Week website.

Following a number of activities organised through the UN Watercourses Convention Global Initiative the IHP-HELP Centre’s Dr Alistair Rieu-Clarke and WWF’s Flavia Loures debate if we should care whether the UN Watercourses Convention enters into force.  Read their views in the International Water Law Project Blog.

Professor Patricia Wouters and Dr Sarah Hendry will contribute at the Water Scotland Conference which will take place in Edinburgh on 3rd October 2012.

The inaugural Water Scotland Conference will bring together the key stakeholders to address the roadmap and barriers to creating a Hydro Nation.  It will also explore specific water industry issues such as driving excellence in innovation, competition, operations, asset and catchment management.  Finally, it will service as a platform for international information exchange and partnership development across the water industry.

Further information and registration details can be found in the Water Scotland Brochure

Professor Patricia Wouters and Dr Sergei Vinogradov visit Xiamen University where they each delivered lectures at the Xiamen Academy of International Law. The summer programme at Xiamen attracts around 100 students of international law from around the world. This year the President of International Court of Justice, Judge Peter Tomka was among the speakers on the programme.
The President of Xiamen University, Professor Zhu, Chongsi hosted a dinner in honour of Judge Tomka’s visit to Xiamen.

Presdient Zhu was hosted in Dundee by Principal Pete Downes in June and the two universities are discussing how they will collaborate in the future.

Professor Wouters has been appointed under the Chinese Government 1000 Talents programme as a visiting professor at Xiamen Law School (one of China’s leading internatinal law schools) where she will assist with developing a programme in international water law.

Pictured – Xiamen University President Zhu; President of the International Court of Justice – Judge Tomka; Professor Canelas (from Macau); the Dean of Xiamen Law School – Professor Xu; the Director of the International Law programme – Professor Zeng; the Academy summer programme director, Mr Cliff Manjiao, Professor Wouters and Dr Sergei Vinogradov

Professor Patricia Wouters, founding Director of the IHP-HELP Centre is pleased to announce that the Centre continues to grow and develop. Pat will hand over to Professor Geoffrey Gooch, her successor as the Centre’s Director (from 1 July 2012). Following the successful renewal of Dundee’s Category-II status, and with a view to focussing on her new appointment under the Chinese Government 1000 Talents programme at Xiamen Law School, Professor Wouters will continue in Dundee (where she will head up the China water law programme) with regular trips to China over the next 3 years. Her research will focus on international water law and policy (with a particular focus on China and Asia) where she works with Professor Huiping and colleagues at Xiamen to establish China’s first graduate and research programme in international water law. Professor Wouters continues her support for the Scottish Government as it rolls out its new Hydro-Nation initiative. With best wishes to Geoff in his new role!