Environment and Security Conference: Nov. 20, 2008

The Asia Program, The Environmental Change and Security Program, and The Comparative Urban Studies Project Present:

Running on Empty:

Pakistan’s Water Crisis

Thursday, November 20, 2008, 8:45 A.M. – 4:00 P.M.
5th floor conference room
Woodrow Wilson Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC

Please RSVP by close of business on November 18 (acceptances only) to asia@wilsoncenter.org or to (202) 691-4059


CONFERENCE AGENDA

8:45 Registration and Coffee

9:15 Introduction

Robert M. Hathaway, director, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson Center

9:30 Opening Address

Address by Simi Sadaf Kamal, chairperson, Hisaar Foundation

Pakistan’s Water Challenges: Entitlement, Access, Efficiency, and Equity

10:30 Panel I: The Water Crisis in Pakistan’s Countryside

Feisal Khan, assistant professor, Department of Economics, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Water, Governance, and Corruption in Pakistan

Sarah J. Halvorson, associate professor of geography, University of Montana

Intersections of Water, Health, and Gender in Rural Pakistan

Adrien Couton, water portfolio manager, Acumen Fund

Tackling Pakistan’s Water Crisis: An Entrepreneurial Approach

12:30 Luncheon and Luncheon Address

Address by Kaiser Bengali, national coordinator, Benazir Income Support Programme, government of Pakistan

Water Management Under Constraints: The Need for a Paradigm Shift

2:00 Panel II: The Water Crisis in Pakistan’s Cities

James L. Wescoat, Aga Khan Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Water Scarcity, Shortages, and Conservation in Urban Pakistan

Anita Chaudhry, assistant professor of economics, California State University, Chico

Securing Sustainable Access to Safe Drinking Water in Lahore

Samia Altaf, Pakistan Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center

Public Health Aspects of Pakistan’s Water Crisis

4:00 Adjournment

Please allow time for security procedures when you arrive at the Wilson Center. A photo ID is required for entry. The Center is located in the southeast wing of the Ronald Reagan Building. Please see www.wilsoncenter.org/directions for complete information. The closest Metro station is Federal Triangle on the blue or orange line. Parking is available in the Reagan Building basement, but because of security delays we recommend coming by cab or Metro.