Defining Effective Transboundary Water Cooperation / Book Talk with Melissa McCracken
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Ginn Library Reading Room
United States
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Melissa McCracken
will discuss her new book
Defining Effective Transboundary Water Cooperation
Tuesday, Nov 1, 2022
12:00pm - 1:15pm
Ginn Library Reading Room
With the increasing focus on transboundary cooperation as a part of the Sustainable Development Goal Framework, there is global recognition of transboundary water cooperation as a tool for improved governance and management of transboundary surface and groundwaters. However, there is not an agreed upon definition of transboundary water cooperation in the literature or in practice. Join us as Prof. McCracken discusses her model for defining effective transboundary water cooperation and evaluating the effectiveness of cooperative processes over internationally shared waters.
Speakers
Melissa McCracken
Assistant Professor of International Environmental Policy
Melissa McCracken is an assistant professor of international environmental policy. Her research focus is on international water policy and management, cooperation and conflict over shared surface and groundwaters, and conflict transformation surrounding environmental resources. Broadly, she supports interdisciplinary research and teaching for water policy and management. Water is both a human and physical resource and therefore requires collaborative technical and policy solutions. Her current work addresses how transboundary water cooperation is defined and measured, with the goal of operationalizing a method for evaluating effective transboundary water cooperation. She also is collaborating on additional projects aimed at monitoring hydropolitical tension and identifying factors that contribute to potential conflict or cooperation. Prior to joining The Fletcher School at Tufts University, Melissa was a Post-Doctoral Scholar with the Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation, as well as the Manager of the Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database housed at Oregon State University. She has a Ph.D. in Geography from Oregon State University, an M.Sc. in Water Security and International Development from the University of East Anglia, and a B.S. in General Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.