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International WaTERSNetwork Announcements December 2015

The following is a list of announcements for the International WaTERSNetwork This includes news jobs grants conferences educationalopportunities and recent publications

As always please send any content that you would like included in thenext announcement to internationalwatersubcgmailcom

To be added to this list please emailinternationalwatersubcgmailcom or visit our webpage and follow theinstructions at the bottom

2015-2016 International WaTERS Fellowship Recipients

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We are proud to announce the winners of the 2015-2016 round ofInternational WaTERS Fellowships Please join us in congratulatingthem

Germaine Owen - University of the Western CapeCarolina Valladares - University of AmsterdamDevika Narayan - University of MinnesotaEmma Lurker - University of British ColumbiaScott McKenzie - University of British ColumbiaKelly Gunnel - Kings College London

We anticipate another round of fellowships in the second quarter of2016 Watch the newsletter for our announcement

Joint Justicia Hiacutedrica International Waters Network workshop atPE-3C The Justicia Hiacutedrica alliance and International WaTERS Networkproposes to have a joint 1-day workshop immediately following thePolitical Ecologies of Conflict Capitalism and Contestation (PE-3C)conference hosted by Wageningen University in the Netherlands (co-hosted with the School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS) likelyJuly 10 2015 The networksrsquo workshop participants will share fullydrafted articles based on research on the broad themes of the JHalliance and International Waters Network (the latter particularlyfocusing on IW pilot sites Lima Cape Town and Bangalore) with thegoal of preparing for a special journal issue For this meeting broadthemes of interest for Justicia Hiacutedrica and the IW Network include water(in)equitiesgrabbing governancegovernmentality cultural politicsclimate change and resilience hydro-social territories and rural-urbanlinkages both in the Global South and North Our day-long workshopwill involve discussion of the draft articles in process as well as severalhours to highlight themes that connect the case studies and theNetworks future particularly to strategize for funding opportunities andcollaborativecomparative research There will be limited funding tohelp bring participant authors especially PhD students to the meeting



The proposed workshop fits well with the goals of the PE-3Cconference as it will bring together scholars activists and policymakers to discuses dynamics between the environment and violenceand to envision future political ecologies We hope that there will beconsiderable carry-over between the two meetings If you are interested in authoring an article and presenting at thisworkshop please email to International Watersinternationalwatersubcgmailcom with cc to Justicia Hiacutedrica(infojusticiahidrica) with an initial expression of interest including 200word abstract of your article by February 15 2016

Pilot Research and Funding Seed Grants

The International WaTERS Network will accept short proposals forseed funding used to apply for additional grants on the Networks corethemes and pilot research sites (Lima Cape Town Bangalore) Amajor goal of the network in our second year is to apply for funding thatwill extend and expand the Networks presence We encourageNetwork members to take advantage of this opportunity to advance ourwork The proposals should be no more than 2 pages in length andhave a limit of $2000 Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basisand sent to internationalwatersubcgmailcom

Training Module - Request for Syllabi

We would like to ask that you forward the syllabuses for the classesyou are teaching this semester so that we can identify possibly areas ofsynergy with module themes This can help us connect your lectureswith the ongoing module development

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Many of you are on Academiaedu a website that helps individuals



share their research International WaTERS will be expanding its socialmedia footprint by adding a profile on this site and we would be happyif you could add us to your affiliations and follow our updates Thisprovides us another way to share your work with other members of theNetwork and beyond

If you have an academiaedu profile to go to other affiliations clickedit then add UBCInternational Waters Sorry for situating IW at UBCbut the site required we select a school

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Your Profile and CV

As we continue to add content to the IW webpage one project is to startlisting our members and linking to you professional webpage Pleasetake a moment to check that the link with your name correct

We also would love to share your CV with other members in thenetwork This can help connect you with like-minded colleaguesconnect you to new funding opportunities and other opportunities tocollaborate Even if you are not currently a formal member ofInternational Waters we would be happy to receive a copy of your CVand add it to our dropbox files If you have not already please send anupdated CV (pdf) to internationalwatersubcgmailcom and we will addit to the dropbox

Successful Annual Water Justice Alliance Researchers Meeting

From 16 ndash 20 November the yearly Water Justice Alliance ResearchersMeeting (Justicia Hiacutedrica) took place in Cali Colombia A group ofaround 40 researchers and civil society actors from diverse LatinAmerican and European countries and the USA came together todiscuss topics around water justice hydropower developmentextractive industries agro-export and the cultural politics of waterInteresting presentations also about the International WaTERS case



study in Lima were given always followed by lively discussions aboutcontent concepts and future research and action agendas NewJusticia Hiacutedrica Water Justice books were launched events andactions were shared and the Water Justice library was opened withnumerous publications and studies by the alliance members(see wwwjusticiahidricaorg) One of the highlights of the event was afield trip to local indigenous communities where indigenous justice andindigenous struggle against extending sugar cane production andmining companies were in the center of attention

Parallel to this meeting also the 7th International Water Justice Coursetook place in which 20 young researchers and water professionals fromcountries like Colombia Ecuador Bolivia Chile Argentina Mexico andPeru worked on a case study in urban Cali on matters of watergovernance socio-ecological conflicts and social movements The casestudy enabled participants to learn about the specific contextconceptual approaches and the practice of participatory actionresearch The course was completed by a presentation of researchresults and the launching of the (In)Justicia Hiacutedrica magazine aninspiring and exciting initiative of former course participants

More information can be found here

JobsPhD Research Opportunity in waste andor sanitation in Ugandancities

Dr Mary Lawhon (Department of Geography Florida State University)is seeking a PhD student beginning in August 2016 to assist with aninternational research collaboration on waste and sanitation in Africancities The candidate is expected to spend 6-8 months conductingfieldwork in Uganda supported by a Swedish Research Council (VR)grant The remainder of the candidatersquos time in the program will besupported through the regular funding mechanisms at FSU includingteaching and research assistantships the department also typicallyprovides a final semester writing fellowship The candidate will havethe opportunity to interact with an international team of experts based



at Makerere University (Uganda) KTH Royal Institute of Technology(Sweden) University of Cape Town (SA) and Durham University (UK)participate in relevant workshops receive conference funding and co-author scholarly publicationsMore details about the research project and its theoretical framing canbe found here

Information about FSUrsquos geography program and application processcan be found here Graduate applications to the department aredue February 1 2016 To apply for this position please send a CV and 1-2 page cover letterexplaining your interests and experience to Dr Lawhon by January 52016 For more information please contact Mary Lawhon(mlawhonfsuedu)

PhD and MA applications now open at University of BritishColumbia Institute for Resources Environment and Sustainabilityprogram of Resource Management and Environmental Studies(RMES) (Sept 2016)

UBC is ranked in the top ten globally for environmental and ecologicalstudies and is 1 in Canada Multi-year funding offered for topapplicants 80 of students win major scholarships Come and join aprogram situated in an energetic safe and multi-cultural city frequentlyrated as one of the most livable cities in the world

For more information on the Program visit

Application close date Monday January 18 2016

Funded graduate student positions at University of BritishColumbia Indigenous Water Co-Governance Research Project



The Program on Water Governance is currently conducting a Canadiangovernment- funded research study in partnership with the FirstNations University of Canada Northwest Indian College and a BritishColumbia First Nations community Our project identifies and analyzespathways whereby Indigenous Law and Indigenous Water Co-Governance might enable more sustainable equitable watermanagement Our research collective is committed to Community-Based and decolonizing research methods in the spirit of reciprocallearning and engagement

The project provides funding for a graduate student starting inSeptember 2016 The student will be working under the supervision ofDr Karen Bakker (wwwkarenbakkerorg) Co-supervision is an option

Successful applicants for this opportunity should have strong researchanalysis community engagement and writing skills Previousexperience working in partnership with Indigenous communities ispreferred Travel in British Columbia will be required

For more information about the Program wwwwatergovernanceca

To apply

1 Please check the program websites for IRES and Geographyand decide whether you would like to apply to one or bothprograms

2 Submit your CV a very brief summary of your background andqualifications (including GPA) and a short statement of interest toKarenBakkerubcca

Deadline for application is January 4th (Department of Geography) orJanuary 18th (Institute for Resources Environment and Sustainability)

FundingKnow of some upcoming funding opportunities Send an email tointernationalwatersubcgmailcom and they will be featured inupcoming newsletters



Network Member ProfileProfessor Frances Cleaver I have recently moved from Kingrsquos College London to be Professor ofHuman Geography (Geographies of the Global South) at the Universityof Sheffield UK

My research interests focus on understanding the everyday ways thatinstitutions work to shape the processes and outcomes of watergovernance particularly at the local level In this work I have beendeveloping the idea of institutional bricolage to explain why many localinstitutions (like waterpoint committees or water user associations) arehybrid arrangements which incorporate elements of tradition practicalnorms and power relationships as well as elements derived frombureaucratic models and state driven development An interestingchallenge of this research is finding the timeresources to undertake thein-depth fieldwork required to track institutional processes which maybe both dynamic and opaque

Currently I am leading the social science elements of a multi-partnerconsortium project lsquoHidden Crisis unraveling current failures for futuresuccess in rural groundwater supplyrsquo which will be implemented withWateraid and other partners in Malawi Uganda and Ethiopia For me one of the really interesting aspects of this project relates tohow we as social scientists truly work together and generate insightswith the other disciplines involved ( hydrologists systems modellersengineers) rather than just working in parallel with them



Some recent(ish) publications Cleaver Frances (2015) In pursuit of arrangements that workbricolage practical norms and everyday water governancersquo pp 207-227 in Tom de Herdt and Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardhan (eds) RealGovernance and Practical Norms in Africa The Game of the rulesLondon Routledge

Cleaver F and de Koning J ( 2015) lsquoFurthering critical institutionalismrsquoInternational journal of the Commons 9 (1) 1-18

Ahlers R Cleaver F Rusca M and Schwartz K (2014) lsquoInformal spacein the urban waterscape Disaggregation and co-production of waterservicesrsquo Water Alternatives (7)1 1-14

Franks T Cleaver F Maganga F Hall K (2013) lsquoWater governance andlivelihoods outcomes for smallholders in the Usangu plains TanzaniarsquoWater Resources and Rural Development Volumes 1ndash2 November2013 1ndash16 Cleaver F (2012) Development through bricolage Institutions andnatural resource management London Earthscan Cleaver F (2012) lsquoAgency and collective action poverty gender and themissing social world in water resource managementrsquo in SAhmed and



MZwarteveen (ads) Gender and Water Issues in South Asia NewDelhi Sage

Recent PublicationsMembers of the International WaTERS Network frequently publish newand cutting edge work If you are interested in sharing your publicationswith the network please forward them tointernationalwatersubcgmailcom

We are pleased to announce the publication of

Roth D Boelens R amp Zwarteveen M Z (2015) Property legalpluralism and water rights the critical analysis of water governanceand the politics of recognizing ldquolocalrdquo rights The Journal of LegalPluralism and Unofficial Law 47(3) 456ndash475

ConferencesGrasping Water Rivers and Human Systems in China Africa andNorth America June 13-17 2016 University of Minnesota

Grasping Water examines rivers ecologically at the intersection of thephysical world and human culture in ways that demand bothhumanistic and scientific perspectives The attempt to control riversmdashtominimize flooding to facilitate transportation and to provide water fordrinking irrigation and electric powermdashis one of the great enterprisesof human history It is an enterprise with a checkered history thecontrol of nature has proven to be a vexed question The question ofcontrol of rivers is deeply political who sets the priorities for river usewho invests in river projects where is knowledge about riversproduced who benefits from river control How do rivers figure intonarratives about local meaning and identity and who sets the terms forthose conversations The Institute will look at ways in whichcommunities and political entities in China North America and Africahave dealt with the problem of controlling rivers in comparative andhistorical perspective



To apply complete the application form and submit it via emailto rvrinstumnedu or by postal mail toGrasping Water Summer InstituteInstitute for Advanced Study84 Church Street SE Ste 290Minneapolis MN 55455 USA

Deadline January 15 2016

Educational OpportunitiesHave an educational opportunity you want to share with the NetworkSend an email to internationalwatersubcgmailcom and to befeatured in upcoming newsletters

Of InterestPartners for Resilience

The Partners for Resilience (PfR) is an alliance of the Netherlands RedCross (lead agency) CARE Netherlands Cordaid the Red CrossRedCrescent Climate Centre and Wetlands International The PfR aim toreduce the impact of natural hazards on the livelihoods of around400000 vulnerable people worldwide The name originates in thefundamental belief of its five members in the central role of resilienceas the way to deal effectively with disasters This means they use anintegrated approach to mitigate disaster risk and enhance livelihoodsparticularly by addressing climate change and ecosystem managementand restoration The PfR work together with local implementingpartners in nine countries Ethiopia Guatemala India IndonesiaKenya Mali Nicaragua the Philippines and Uganda The Partners forResilience programme is financially supported by the Dutch Ministry ofForeign Affairs under its co-financing scheme (MFS II)

Articles of Interest



Ranganathan M (2014) Paying for pipes claiming citizenship politicalagency and water reforms at the urban periphery International Journalof Urban and Regional Research

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We are proud to announce the winners of the 2015-2016 round ofInternational WaTERS Fellowships Please join us in congratulatingthem

Germaine Owen - University of the Western CapeCarolina Valladares - University of AmsterdamDevika Narayan - University of MinnesotaEmma Lurker - University of British ColumbiaScott McKenzie - University of British ColumbiaKelly Gunnel - Kings College London

We anticipate another round of fellowships in the second quarter of2016 Watch the newsletter for our announcement

Joint Justicia Hiacutedrica International Waters Network workshop atPE-3C The Justicia Hiacutedrica alliance and International WaTERS Networkproposes to have a joint 1-day workshop immediately following thePolitical Ecologies of Conflict Capitalism and Contestation (PE-3C)conference hosted by Wageningen University in the Netherlands (co-hosted with the School of Oriental and African Studies SOAS) likelyJuly 10 2015 The networksrsquo workshop participants will share fullydrafted articles based on research on the broad themes of the JHalliance and International Waters Network (the latter particularlyfocusing on IW pilot sites Lima Cape Town and Bangalore) with thegoal of preparing for a special journal issue For this meeting broadthemes of interest for Justicia Hiacutedrica and the IW Network include water(in)equitiesgrabbing governancegovernmentality cultural politicsclimate change and resilience hydro-social territories and rural-urbanlinkages both in the Global South and North Our day-long workshopwill involve discussion of the draft articles in process as well as severalhours to highlight themes that connect the case studies and theNetworks future particularly to strategize for funding opportunities andcollaborativecomparative research There will be limited funding tohelp bring participant authors especially PhD students to the meeting








Academiaedu group







Your Profile and CV



























To apply












































Academiaedu group







Your Profile and CV



























To apply










































Your Profile and CV



























To apply



























































To apply





































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