Water and Security in South and Southeast Asia

May 9, 2017 | Woodrow Wilson Center and World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC
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Across South and Southeast Asia, rapidly changing ecological conditions are creating challenges for social stability. Growing populations and economies demand greater and greater freshwater resources, which are already becoming less reliable in a changing climate. Water scarcity is straining relationships, both within countries and between them. In some areas, insurgencies even capitalize on governments’ inability to provide adequate water infrastructure to build influence.

This panel will examine present and projected impacts of climate change on water security in the region, discuss implications for U.S. interests in the region, and examine possible mitigation approaches.

This event is being organized in cooperation with the World Wildlife Fund.

Organizer: Woodrow Wilson Center and World Wildlife Fund

When: 7 May 2017, 2-3:30pm EDT

Where: 

6th Floor, Woodrow Wilson Center

Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20004

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Introduction

David Reed, Senior Policy Advisor, World Wildlife Fund

Roger-Mark De Souza, Director of Population, Environmental Security, and Resilience