Organizers: 

• Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia (PISA), George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

• Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA

• Siemenpuu Foundation, Helsinki, Finland

Description:

This event seeks to shed light on this dangerous situation and draw the attention of concerned citizens and policymakers in the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia to an ecological crisis of key importance to the region.

This event is open to the public and on the record. A recording will be available on the Sigur Center YouTube channel after the event. The event is made possible by the generous support of the Chino Cienega Foundation.

Speakers:

Win Myo Thu, Director, Association of Advancing Livelihood and Regenerating Motherland (ALARM), Visiting Fellow, Oxford University, United Kingdom

 Saw John Bright, Head of Water Governance Program, Karen Environmental and Social Action Network (KESAN), Chiang Mai, Thailand

Commentator: 

Mira Käkönen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tampere Institute for Advanced Study, Tampere University, Finland

Moderator: 

Linda J. Yarr, Research Professor of International Affairs, Director, Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia (PISA), George Washington University, United States

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