Book Launch for Water, Security and US Foreign Policy

Jun 27, 2017 | World Wildlife Fund and the Wilson Center
Washington, DC
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Water, Security and U.S. Foreign Policy offers policymakers a framework for identifying how water-related social and economic disruptions in partner countries can escalate into risks to U.S. security interests. Its 17 case studies explore how ecological change can translate into regional instability, migration, social and ethnic conflicts, the rise of insurgencies, and an expanding narcotics trade, with direct consequences for U.S. overseas interests. The book proposes U.S. responses that can help partner countries forestall social dislocation, rekindle economic growth, and strengthen government legitimacy in order to reinforce U.S. security.

Join us for the launch of this landmark book and a discussion with leading water and national security experts. 

Complimentary copies of the book will be available. Join us for a reception following the event to continue the discussion with contributors to the book.

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

Organizer: World Wildlife Fund and the Wilson Center

When: June 27, Tuesday 3:30PM- 5:00 PM

Where: The Wilson Center, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

Introduction: Carter Roberts, President & CEO, WWF

Panel Discussion with:

General James L. Jones, USMC (Ret.)

Vice Admiral Lee Gunn, USN (Ret.), Vice Chairman, CNA Military Advisory Board

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, VIce Chair, National Executive Committee of the U.S. Water Partnership

Moderated by Dr. David Reed, Senior Policy Advisor, WWF

RSVP to Chelsea Spangler before June 20

chelsea.spangler@wwfus.org or 202-495-4533