Israel Practicum 2014: Water, Cooperation and Peace
This practicum focuses on examining and assessing cooperative Palestinian-Israeli water projects for their significance as peacebuilding initiatives. Led by SIS faculty member Dr. Eric Abitbol, the group includes 7 students from various SIS MA programs. Based in Israel the team’s research will build on the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies’ “Mitigating Transboundary Wastewater Conflicts” initiative, seeking to reduce conflict and promote dialogue by shared water management.