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DENTON- March 6, 2007- The University of North Texas will be hosting the 2007 Waterways Conference March 13-16. Robert F Kennedy Jr. will be speaking at the University of North Texas on issues concerning water management March 14 at eight p.m. It will be part of Waterways 2007, which is a conference that is designed to raise awareness of water basin issues. Waterways 2007 brings together scientists, philosophers, politicians, artists, managers and specialists from the public and private sector, encouraging dialogues about crucial water issues across traditional boundaries.
The Philosophy of Water Project is organizing the conference along with other organizations. The main focus of the 2007 Conference is the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin.
The Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Basin system is one of the most fertile river basins in the world and carries the most water in the world after the Amazon and Congo River basins.
There will be featured speakers for each day of the conference. In addition, Waterways will have performing and visual art focusing on water.
For more information go to www.water.unt.edu
About Waterways
WaterWays 2007 is the second biennial Water Conference at the University of North Texas organized by the Philosophy of Water Project (www.water.unt.edu) in collaboration with other Departments. As a Confluence of Art, Science, Policy and Philosophy, it brings together scientists, philosophers, politicians, artists, managers and specialists from both the public and private sector, encouraging dialogues about crucial water issues across traditional boundaries. Its goal is to raise awareness of water basin issues. The focus of WaterWays 2007 is river basins, specifically the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (GBM) basin.
WaterWays 2007 is sponsored by the Dixon Water Foundation through the Philosophy of Water Project. Generous assistance has been provided by the Department of Environmental Journalism, the Elm Fork Education Center, the School of Visual Arts, the Institute of Applied Sciences, and the Department of Philosophy & Religion Studies at the University of North Texas-Denton.
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Robeert F. Kennedy Jr.
He is the son of late senator Robert F. Kennedy. He has a reputation as a defender for the environment. He was named one of Time magazine's “Heroes for the Planet” for his success helping Riverkeeper lead the fight to restore the Hudson River. The group's achievement helped spawn more than 130 Waterkeeper organizations across the globe. Mr. Kennedy serves as Chief Prosecuting Attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper and President of Waterkeeper Alliance. He is also a Clinical Professor and Supervising Attorney at Pace University School of Law’s Environmental Litigation Clinic and is co-host of Ring of Fire on Air America Radio. He has worked on environmental issues and has assisted several indigenous tribes in Latin America and Canada in successfully negotiating treaties protecting traditional homelands. He is credited with leading the fight to protect New York City's water supply. He helped lead the fight to turn back the anti-environmental legislation during the 104th Congress. Some of Mr. Kennedy's published books are the New York Times’ bestseller Crimes Against Nature (2004), St. Francis of Assisi: A Life of Joy (2005), The Riverkeepers (1997), and Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr: A BiographyHarvard University. He studied at the London School of Economics and received his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. Following graduation he attended Pace University School of Law, where he was awarded a Masters Degree in Environmental Law. (1977).
Ramaswamy R Iyer
In May 1990, joined the faculty of the Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, as Research Professor, and worked on a project (in collaboration with institutions in Bangladesh and Nepal) on cooperation by India, Nepal and Bangladesh in the utilization of the waters of the Eastern Himalayan Rivers for the benefit of all three countries.(1990-1999) He was closely involved in the non‑official consultations prior to the inter-governmental negotiations which culminated in the Indo‑Bangladesh Treaty on the sharing of the waters of the Ganga (12 December 1996); now continuing as Honorary Research Professor, CPR. He has held a number of civil service positions in various Central Government Offices and Ministries, culminating in the position of Secretary to the Government of India.
