The de-facto partitioned island of Cyprus suffers from a severe depletion of water-related ecosystems, with each community pursuing its own target goal for adequate water provision by relying on one-sided technological solutions or ethnic sponsors.
The seminar ¡°Women in Water Management and Conflict Transformation: Exploring Some of the Possibilities, Conditions and Challenges for the Case of Cyprus¡± will focus on research that suggests water and gender relations can be used as entry points to conflict transformation for inclusive societal peace-building in Cyprus. The seminar will address such questions as:
- What are the socio-ecological sensitivities and constraints of the state in creating integrated water resource management mechanisms?
- How can unilateral water policies of ethnically separated communities be replaced with a bi-communal water resource management approach across the boundaries?
- How can gender-responsive water resource management strategies be developed for more societally inclusive peace-building?
The lecturer will be Dr Emine Eminel S¨¹l¨¹n, Assistant Professor, International Relations Department, Near East University (Nicosia)
This 17 May event is part of the , which is organised by ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-FLORES in collaboration with PRISMA ¨C Centre for Sustainability Assessment and Policy on behalf of TU Dresden. It will be delivered via a virtual Zoom video-conference.
For more information, or to register to attend, see the on the ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ-FLORES website.
