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What almost started with an "old west gunfight" and ended with Nine Decades of Success in Preventing and Resolving Transboundary Water Disputes?

The International Joint Commission, that's what!

Water for Peace Theme Area
"Nine Decades of Success in Preventing and Resolving Transboundary Water Disputes"

Shiga, 20 March, 12:30-3:15 p.m.
Otsu Prince Hotel, Ohmi 7 Room

Keynote

Preventing and Resolving Disputes - Getting Ahead of the Issues
The History of the IJC - Commissioner Herb Gray, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada

Principles for Successful Dispute Resolution - Commissioner Dennis Schornack, former advisor to Michigan Governor John Engler on public health, the natural environment and the Great Lakes

Discussion of IJC principles with Commissioners, moderators, and audience.

Presentation 1

Dealing with a Major Transboundary Flood - The Case of the 1997 Flood on the Red River of the North - Commissioner Allen Olson, former Governor of North Dakota

Presentation 2

Regulating the Outflows of the Great Lakes Under Conditions of Complexity - The Study of Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence River and Seaway - Commissioner Irene Brooks, former Chair, Great Lakes Commission and advisor to Pennsylvania Governor Tom Ridge

Conversation about complex transboundary problems and multi-state solutions.

Presentation 3

Transboundary Watershed Boards - Bringing Together Stakeholders and Governments to Preserve and Protect the Ecosystem - Commissioner Jack Blaney, co-creator and founding director of Action Canada and former President, Simon Fraser University

Presentation 4

Ensuring the Quality of Great Lakes Waters: Experiences Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement - Commissioner Robert Gourd, former Member of the Canadian Parliament

Audience discussion of experiences in other transboundary watersheds.