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Time
Activities of Day 1: Monday 1st August 2011 
 9:00 
Coffee and Registration
 9:30 
Welcome – Principal Pete Downes,  Rector Brian Cox, Professor Patricia Wouters and Dr Alistair Rieu-Clarke
 10:00
International Law and Transboundary Freshwaters: An Introduction  – Professor Patricia Wouters, Dr Alistair Rieu-Clarke & Bjørn-Oliver Magsig. Includes break
 11:00
Transboundary Freshwaters Around the World: Challenges & Opportunities  - Professor Patricia Wouters and Ruby Moynihan
 12:30
Lunch
 14:00
1997 UN Watercourses Convention: What role and relevance?  - Flavia Rocha Loures. Includes break
 15:30
International law and transboundary aquifers, Francesco Sindico 
 17:00
Day 1 wrap-up
 17:30
Reception
   
 Time  Activities of Day 2: Tuesday 2nd August 2011
 9:00 Introduction
 9:15 Reconciling competing claims over transboundary freshwaters: the substantive norms of international law - Dr Sergei Vinogradov .  Includes break
 12:30 Lunch
 14:00 Regional cases studies (Chair, Dr Owen Mcintyre):

  • 14.00 – 14.45    The Nile River Basin, Musa Abseno
  • 14:45 – 15:30    The Aral Sea Basin, Dinara Ziganshina
  • 15:30 – 15:45    Coffee Break
  • 15:45 – 16:30    The Orange-Senqu and Okavango Basins, Anton Earle
  • 16:30 – 17:15    The Amazon River Basin, Flavia Loures
 17:15 Day 2 wrap-up
Time
 Activities of Day 3: Wednesday 3rd August 2011
9:00
 Introduction
9:15
 Reconciling competing claims over transboundary freshwaters: procedural and institutional aspects - Dr Owen McIntyre.  Includes break
12:30
 Lunch
13:30
 Joint institutions in practice:

  • 13.30 – 14.15    Experiences from East Africa, Simon Thuo 
  • 14.15 – 15.30    Experiences from Southern Africa, Anton Earle
15:30
 Negotiating transboundary watercourse agreements, Alejandro Iza
16:15
 Discussion
16:45
 Day 3 wrap-up
 Time  Activities of Day 4 : Thursday 4th August 2011
 9:00 Introduction
 9:15 Dispute Settlement and International Case Law - Dr Owen McIntyre. Includes break
 12:30 Lunch
 13:30 Experiences from the UN Economic Commission for Europe - Dr Bo Libert and Dr Sergei Vinogradov

 15:00
 Break
 15:30
 Resettlement by Hydropower Projects in the Central Highlands, Vietnam and their transboundary impacts - Vuong Thuc Tran
 16:00
 The Scottish model of water governance - lessons learnt from a new approach to market and consumer engagement - Fiona Parker (Shepherd & Wedderburn) and Richard Khaldi (Water Industry Commission for Scotland)
 17:00 Workshop wrap-up
 19:00 Reception and Symposium Gala Dinner

  
 Time Activities of Day 5: Friday 5 th August 2011
 10:00 International Water Law module students only – session on module Assessment and Examination
 12:00 Free time for visits to local attractions - see www.visitscotland.com for more details.