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Dinara Ziganshina

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Email: d.ziganshina@dundee.ac.uk

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Dinara Ziganshina earned her law degree (J.D. equivalent) from Tashkent State Institute of Law in 2001. In May 2008 she successfully completed LL.M. in Environmental and Natural Resources Law Program at the University of Oregon School of Law and obtained Master of Laws degree. Currently, as a PhD student at the IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, Dinara focuses on public international law as applied to transboundary waters in Central Asia and its effectiveness.

 

Publications
Date Title

2003

Water and Security in the Aral Sea Basin. / Davlat va Huquq (State and Law), 1(13)/2003, p. 66-69.

2003

The Legal Aspects of Practical Realization of Agreements on the Common Use of Transboundary Water Resources of the Aral Sea Basin./. “Xykyk, Право, Law”, No 3, 2003, p. 77-79.

2005

Comparative Analysis of National Water Laws of Central Asia States in the Light of Integrated Water Resources Management Principles. The Proceedings of Regional ToT Seminar on IWRM principles implementation. GWP CACENA. May 2005

2008

Rethinking the Concept of Human Right to Water, 6 Santa Clara  J. Int’l L. 113 (2008),

2010

Rules and Rule Process: A New Research Agenda for International (Water) Law in Central Asia and Beyond. Journal of Water Law (forthcoming).

 

Reports
Date Title

2005

Report on legal issues regarding establishment and operation of Water Users Associations. Integrated Water Resources Management in Fergana Valley Project  (IWRM Fergana Project). SDC. 2001-2010. Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan. Implementing Agencies: Interstate Commission for Water Coordination (ICWC) of Central Asia and International Water Management Institute (IWMI).

2006

Report on legal issues arising at field level. IWRM Fergana Project.

2006

Gender Perspectives in Land and Water Management in Central Asia. Discussion Paper for UNDP electronic forum.

2007

Report on legal issues in melioration arising at WUA level.  IWRM Fergana Project.

2006

Assessing the Gender Performance of the Water Users Associations of Central Asia: Case study from IWRM Fergana Project  (with I. Abdullaev I. and M. Yakubov).  Unpublished paper.

 

Proceedings of the conferences
Date Title

2002

Human Right to Favorable Environment and Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan.  Proceedings of the Scientific Conference, Tashkent State Institute of Law.

5-6 May 2003

The Legal Aspects of Integrated Water Resources Management in Transboundary Basins. Proceedings of the Central Asian International Conference “Ecological Sustainability and Advanced Approaches to Water Resources Management in the Aral Sea Basin”, Almaty.

13-15 December 2004

Some ideas about IWRM implementation in Central Asia. (with Prof. V. Dukhovny and Dr. V. Sokolov). Proceedings of the UN ECE seminar on the Role of Ecosystems as Water Suppliers, Geneva.

May 2005

Comparative Analysis of National Water Laws of Central Asia States in the Light of Integrated Water Resources Management Principles. Proceedings of Regional ToT Seminar on IWRM principles implementation. GWP CACENA.

10-11 October 2005

Problems of Land, Water and Ecosystem Management in Central Asia (with Prof. V. Dukhovny). Proceedings of the UN ECE seminar on Environmental Services and Financing for the Protection and Sustainable Use of Ecosystems, Geneva.

31 October-2 November 2005

Terminology in International and National Water Law Revisited. Proceedings of Regional Meeting towards 4 World Water Forum and ADB roundtable. SIC ICWC. Almaty.

March 2006

Water Resources Management in Central Asia: From Kyoto Towards Mexico (with Prof. V. Dukhovny V.A. and A.G. Sorokin). IWRM as a Basis for Social and Economic Development in Central Asia. Materials for 4th World Water Forum.  pp. 4-16.

27 August– 1 September 2006

Overview on the Legislation of Central Asia Countries towards IWRM: Achievements and Challenges (with Prof. V. Dukhovny).  Proceedings of the International Disaster Reduction Conference. Vol. 2. Extended Abstracts A-R. Ed. Ammann W.J., Haig J., Huovien Ch., Stocker M. Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL, Birmensdorf and Davos, Switzerland. 2006.  pp. 148-152.

30 November – 1 December 2006

Multisectoral Collaboration on Water Use in Central Asia (with Prof. V.A. Dukhovny and A.G. Sorokin). Proceedings of International Symposium Water Resources and Renewable Energy Development in Asia, Bangkok, Thailand.