The David Livingstone Legacy International Development Agenda with 21 st Century Technology Barony Hall, 2 May 2013 Water Security and Climate Change Dr Francesco Sindico Reader in International Environmental Law School of Law, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Water management for climate change Adaptation

Groundwater Resources and Climate Change Adaptation

Groundwater Resources and Global Water Security

Groundwater Resources, Global Water Security and Transboundary Aquifers  More than 400 TBAs have been identified  Only 4 are currently regulated by some sort of TBA specific legal instruments  Emerging UN legal principles on the management of TBAs

Water Security and Climate Change at the Law School  Multidisciplinary collaboration with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Accounting and Finance  Save the Date: October, Glasgow City Chambers, Banqueting Hall, International Roundtable Conference “International Water Cooperation and Transboundary Aquifers” o University of Strathclyde contribution to the UN International Year of Water Cooperation o Supported by major national and international stakeholders  Particular interest in the management of the Shire Valley TBA (Malawi and Mozambique)

Water Security and Climate Change at the Law School  Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance  LLM/PgDip/PgCert in Climate Change Law and Policy o Unique programme tailored to a professional audience o Capacity building and knowledge exchange element embedded through links with partners in developing countries o Set to start in September 2014

Thank you!  Dr Francesco Sindico o Reader in International Environmental Law, University of Strathclyde Law School o Director, Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law and Governance o Programme Director, LLM in Climate Change Law and Policy