Water at war!

Water at War, the first round table conference by 2012 Water Series will focus on the geopolitical dimensions of the water crisis and its social consequences.The conference will be held in New Delhi on February 15, 2012.

Venue: ML Bhartia Auditorium - Alliance Française de Delhi, 72 Lodi Estate 110003, New Delhi, Delhi, India

Date: Feb 15, 2012

Time: 07:00 PM to 10:00 PM

We stand today on the brink of a global water crisis. In this context, 2012 Water Series will gather specialists of the issue and approach it in depth through several topics.

"Water at War" is the first round table focuses on the geopolitical dimensions of the crisis and its social consequences.

Keynote Address: Frédéric Bobin, Journalist, Permanent Correspondent, Le Monde (France)

Chairperson: Anita Inder Singh, Professor at Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Speakers:

François Stamm, Head of Delegation in India, Red Cross (ICRC)

B. G. Verghese, Veteran media person and Fellow, Centre for Policy Research

Sanjay Mirta, Film maker and activist

The 2012 Water Series will continue in March 2012 with World Water Day on the lawns of UN House (55 Lodi Estate) and on 18 April 2012 at Alliance Française with Water for All/All for Water!, the second round table.