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18 March 2010: IWR and International Activities
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18 March 2010: IWR and International Activities (Jerry Delli Priscoli & Gene Stakhiv) Jerry Delli Priscoli and Gene Stakhiv discussed the development of IWR’s involvement in international activities as part of the 40th anniversary seminar series. They recounted how IWR responded to direction from the Corps leadership in the 1990s to utilize international involvement as a means to reduce water-related conflicts and achieve the objective of becoming a world-class engineering organization. Drs. Delli Priscoli and Stakhiv explained how IWR participated in international forums, carried out technology transfers at international workshops and conferences, and increased its partnerships and interagency collaborations. They highlighted specific examples such as IWR’s sponsorship of four NATO workshops, participation in the World Water Forums, promotion of the Shared Vision Planning approach, and collaborations with organizations including The Nature Conservancy, World Bank Water Staff and Mekong River Commission. The seminar also discussed IWR’s hosting of the International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management (ICIWaRM), which was named a Category II Water Centre under the auspices of UNESCO in 2009. |
