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1 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

2 Water management for climate change Adaptation

3 Groundwater Resources and Climate Change Adaptation

4 Groundwater Resources and Global Water Security

5 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

6 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: 15-16 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)

7 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

8 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

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