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Water Security and Disaster Management in Asia
On March 2-4, the EastWest Institute (EWI) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), in concert with the Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL) and Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks (COSATT), convened a high-level dialogue entitled: “Water Security and Disaster Management in Asia” in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The dialogue, second in the project series, brought together experts from both the public and private sectors in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives to jointly analyze threats to water security in Asia in the face of worsening hydro-meteorological disasters due to climate change. The two-day dialogue consisted of six panel discussions on varied topics related to the politicization of water security, including the economic vulnerabilities of the water crisis and stakeholder engagement, among others.
Experts
Vice Admiral KKVPH De Silva
Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy
Dr. Nilanjan Ghosh
Observer Research Foundation-Kolkata
Mr. Dipak Gyawali
Former Minister of Water Resources of Nepal
Mr. Ikram Sehgal
Pathfinder Group Pakistan
Dr. Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
Observer Research Foundation
Dr. Khondaker Azharul Haq
Global Water Partnership South Asia
Mr. Ibrahim Zuhuree
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Maldives
Mr. Ahmad Rafay Alam
Punjab Environment Protection Council; Pakistan Climate Change Council
Dr. Damodar Pokharel
Nepal Centre for Disaster Management
Mr. Shafqat Munir
Bangladesh Institute of Peace and Security Studies
Dr. Uttam Sinha
Nehru Memorial Museum and Library
Dr. Suba Chandran Durai
National Institute of Advanced Studies
Ms. Dharisha Mirando
China Water Risk
Ms. Ailiya Naqvi
Center for Strategic and Contemporary Research
Ms. Joyeeta Bhattacharjee
Observer Research Foundation – New Delhi
Ms. Ruwanthi Jayasekara
Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka
Mr. Nisar A. Memon
Water Environment Forum, Pakistan
Mr. Kumar Pandey
Independent Power Producers’ Association of Nepal
Ms. Mallika Joseph
Chanakya Chakra
Moderators
Rear Admiral (RNR) D C Gunawardena
Sri Lankan Navy
Dr. Christian Hübner
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung RECAP
Mr. Nishchal Pandey
Centre for South Asian Studies
Dr. Walter Ladwig
EastWest Institute
Acknowledgements
This roundtable dialogue on “Water Security and Disaster Management in Asia” was made possible through the partnership and generous support of Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung|RECAP, Institute of National Security Studies Sri Lanka (INSSSL) and Consortium of South Asian Think Tanks (COSATT).