This symposium will explore the water crisis including conflicts arising in the freshwater context and the impact that such a relationship has, and will continue to have, on global and national security. It will then endeavor to highlight and expand upon the current framework for addressing these issues through international and intrastate cooperation.

Schedule

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions

Jon Garon, Dean, Hamline University School of Law
Joshua Dorothy, Editor-in-Chief, Hamline Law Review

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

The Devils Lake Outlet and Canada-U.S. Transboundary Water Relations

Presented by Whorley, David

Senior Policy Analyst, U.S. Relations Division, Department of Foreign Affairs

09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Toward a More Effective IJC: An Outside-Inside Perspective

Presented by Olson, Allen I.

Commissioner of the U.S. Section, International Joint Commission

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Climate Change and Great Lakes Water Resources: A Future of Conflict or Cooperation?

Presented by Hall, Noah D.

Assistant Professor, Wayne State University Law School

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

The Great Lakes Compact - Minnesota Prospective

Presented by Lokkesmoe, Kent

Head of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' Water Division

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Strife and Cooperation Southeastern Style: The ACF Basin Controversy

Presented by Abrams, Robert

Professor of Law at Florida A & M University College of Law

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Panel Round Table Discussion - Reconciling Current Successes and Conflicts

Moderated by Bakken, Larry
Panelists: David Whorley, Noah Hall, and Robert Abrams

12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM
02:30 PM - 02:45 PM
02:45 PM - 03:15 PM

The Fear Factor in International Water Allocation: Can Law Mitigate It?

Presented by Tarlock, A. Dan

Professor of Law at the Chicago Kent College of Law

03:15 PM - 04:30 PM