From October 20-22, 2024, the Women in Water Diplomacy Network in the South Caucasus (WWDN SC) convened a water diplomacy workshop in Telavi, Georgia with the participation of 30+ women, water, and peace experts from Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. The workshop was organized by the Environmental Law Institute (ELI) with the support of the USAID South Caucasus Regional Water Management Program (SCRWM) in collaboration with global experts Dr. Aaron Wolf, co-Director of the Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation at Oregon State University, and Dr. Róisín Burke, Assistant Professor of Public International Law at Utrecht University. The workshop served as an opportunity to:
•Take stock of Network developments since the April 2024 South Caucasus Inception Workshop.
•Enable Network members to share their input into the two-year inception and development plan, including identifying thematic areas of shared interest for trainings and seminars, connecting on possible future collaborations between members, and identifying key water policy dialogues/events for Network engagement as well as opportunities for tangible regional cooperative engagements beyond the Network.
•Contribute to a shared understanding of key water diplomacy concepts and approaches.
For further details on the Women in Water Diplomacy Network please contact Elizabeth A. Koch at koch@eli.org.
