Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Event Date
6-9-2016
Series
Martz Summer Conference (8th: 2016: Boulder, Colo.)
Description
Presenter: Adrian Oglesby, Director, Utton Transboundary Resources Center, University of New Mexico School of Law
4 slides
Moderator
Doug Kenney
Citation Information
Oglesby, Adrian, "SLIDES: Drought in Federations: The Rio Grande" (2016). Coping with Water Scarcity in River Basins Worldwide: Lessons Learned from Shared Experiences (Martz Summer Conference, June 9-10).
https://scholar.law.colorado.edu/coping-with-water-scarcity-in-river-basins-worldwide/3
Alternate Title
Rio Grande (US and Mexico)
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Comments
Water scarcity is increasingly dominating headlines throughout the world. In the southwestern USA, the looming water shortages on the Colorado River system and the unprecedented drought in California are garnering the greatest attention. Similar stories of scarcity and crisis can be found across the globe, suggesting an opportunity for sharing lessons and innovations. For example, the Colorado River and Australia's Murray-Darling Basin likely can share many lessons, as both systems were over-allocated, feature multiple jurisdictions, face similar climatic risks and drought stresses, and struggle to balance human demands with environmental needs. In this conference we cast our net broadly, exploring several salient topics including: trans-boundary cooperation, water marketing, Indigenous water rights, environmental and social water needs, and drought coping.
This public event will be informed by three invitation-only meetings held immediately before the conference: an “Indigenous Water Justice” symposium; a “Social Dimensions of Environmental Water Management” workshop; and a “Drought Crises in Federations” symposium.
Session 1: The Challenge of Water Scarcity in Basins Around the World: An Introduction. Cases from North America: Rio Grande (US and Mexico).