Oregon State University International Cultural Service Program. Available only to international students enrolled at Oregon State. A select number of students (3. Global & Cultural Opportunities. International Exchange Agreements. Please use the following link to visit International Student Advising Service's resources page for answers to these. Oregon State University. Information about Oregon State University. International Programs. At the University of Oregon you’ll find several sources of. At the University of Oregon you’ll find several sources of financial aid for international students at both. International Cultural Service Program. The International Cultural Service Program website has moved to http:// International Cultural Service Program, International Student Advising and Services Oregon State University. OSU's Director for the Institute of Water and Watershed's, Dr. Todd Jarvis, comments. Read More. How A New Source of Water is Helping Reduce Conflict in the Middle East. July 1. 9, 2. 01. A look at the potential that desalination could have to reduce conflict and unite enemies in a common cause for water, plus the author looks at the possibilities for water diplomacy. Read More. Navigating Cultural Currents: Sharing Water in Central America. July 1. 1, 2. 01. Between the Southeastern portion of the country of Costa Rica and Panama to the south runs the Sixaola River. For almost a hundred miles on its meandering path to the Caribbean the river forms the boundary between these two nations - but the Sixaola has many names. Water Policy and Management Master's student Dacotah Sphlichalova discusses her research in the basin. Listen Here on OSU's Inspiration Dissemination. Read More. Story Map. Rama's Sandals and the Spirit of Dialogue. May 1. 6, 2. 01. 6 OSU Professor Dr. Aaron Wolf's blog article for the Garrison Institute addresses the incorporation of the spiritual dimension into conflict negotiations and mediations, and its ability to achieve transformation towards a shared understanding. Read More. Comprehensive Report of World's Transboundary Water Basins Finds Hotspots of Risk. May 2, 2. 01. 6OSU's Program in Water Conflict Management and Transformation partnered with several other institutions on the Transboundary Waters Assessment Programme (TWAP) led by the Global Environment Facility to create a baseline assessment of all the Earth's transboundary water resources. This includes a comprehensive assessment of 2. Read the Press Release. Read More from OSUWatch an Interview on the TWAP River Basins Report. Serious Gaming in Water. April 2. 3, 2. 01. Dr. Todd Jarvis, Director of OSU's Institute for Water and Watersheds, provides an overview of the different types of . Read More. Cultural Costs of Tropical Dams. April 8, 2. 01. 6OSU Graduate Dr. Jennifer Veilleux and Dr. Elizabeth Anderson of Florida International University. Science. discussing the cultural impacts of dam construction in tropical regions. Read More. Global List of Water- Related Conflicts Grows. February 1. 8, 2. The latest edition of the Pacific Institute’s Water Conflict Chronology shows a rise in the number of water related clashes in the past three decades. Michael Campana is quoted discussing the exclusion of groundwater in the latest estimates for describing water scarcity. Read More. Islamic State Uses Syria's Biggest Dam as Refuge and Potential Weapon. January 2. 0, 2. 01. Islamic State militants are using Syria's Taqba Dam to hide prisoners and shelter senior officials. As this dam, and others, are vital to the region, Dr. Aaron Wolf comments that . Jennifer Veilleux: River Geographer . Content is focused on global freshwater security. Read More. Aaron Wolf Wins AAG Gilbert White Public Service Award. December 9, 2. 01. Dr. Aaron Wolf, geography professor at OSU, was honored with the 2. American Association of Geographers (AAG) Gilbert White Public Service Award for his work on mediating transboundary water resources conflicts in the Middle East. Read More Mediation At the Paris Climate Summit November 2. Oregon Public Broadcast's Think Out Loud hosts OSU Professor Dr. Gregg Walker on his forthcoming trip to the Paris climate talks. Walker has attended 2. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Summits and is an expert in environmental conflict resolution. Aaron Wolf was joined by Dr. Marian Patrick to present a Webinar for U. S. Water Partnership as part of their Member Webinar Series. The Webinar presented an overview of transboundary water conflicts and potential solutions. Read More Scientific Mediation September 2. Oregon State University's Dr. Todd Jarvis has co- written an article on Mediate. The article discusses scientific mediators attempting to tread the path between “Merchants of Doom” and “Merchants of Doubt” as “Merchants of Discourse” uses multiple working hypotheses and multiple ways of knowing as their moral compass. Read More The World's Most Hostile International Water Basins . The report includes an infographic using data from OSU's Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database to illustrate the world's most active, tension filled, international water basins. Mohammad Alatrash, Alumni of OSUs Water Conflict Management and Transformation Workshop, worked on the recent water agreement signed between Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Read more about the agreement. Learn more about the workshop. Attend a workshop. OSU Water Conflict Negotiator Wins Prize. April 2. 7, 2. 01. Oregon Public Broadcast's Think Out Loud interviews OSU's Dr. Aaron Wolf, recipient of the Heinz Award, on his work resolving water conflicts around the globe. Aaron Wolf Received the Heinz Award in Public Policy. April 2. 3, 2. 01. Dr. Aaron Wolf received the Heinz Award in the Public Policy category for his pioneering leadership in the practice of water diplomacy, which brings science, problem- solving and cultural sensitivity to the mediation of transboundary water conflicts. Wolf's critical work proves that by sharing science- based evidence and identifying shared values, cooperation can replace conflict. Read More. NPR: Don't Torpedo the Dam, Full Speed Ahead for Ethiopia's Nile Project. March 2. 6, 2. 01. NPR interviews Dr. Aaron Wolf regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. When completed, the Renaissance Dam promises to be the largest hydro- electric project in Africa. Both Egypt and Ethiopia rely on Nile waters. This week, they signed an agreement allowing Ethiopia to continue building the grand hydropower dam. Read More. Water. Wired: Its Here! UNESCO- IHE - UPEACE - OSU Joint Education Programme: Water Cooperation and Peace. March 2. 2, 2. 01. Oregon State University, along with UNESCO- IHE and the University for Peace, are celebrating the roll- out of the new joint Master's programme in Water Cooperation and Peace. The programme launches summer 2. Costa Rica, The Netherlands and the United States. For more information check out the flyer. Read More. Steering Conflict Toward Positive Communication and Change. March 9, 2. 01. 5 Mitigating conflict begins with a willingness to listen, an ability to understand the concerns of others and the desire to work toward a solution. It’s this approach that makes Lynette de Silva a catalyst for how water disputes are negotiated and resolved on a local, national and international level. Read More. The Oregonian: Of Oregon's 3. Water Bottlers, None as Controversial as Nestle March 6, 2. Nearly everywhere the world's largest food and beverage company eyes a water source, controversy follows. Oregon is home to 3. Nestl. Michael Campana regarding the Zayandeh River, which runs through Isfahan into the Gavkhoni Wetlands. The interview can be heard in Persian here. Read More. Monocle 2. The Globalist: A Look at the World’s Water Supply. February 1. 0, 2. Monocle 2. 4 is a 2. London based radio station with the morning news program, “The Globalist.” As part of a three part series, The Globalist interviews Dr. Peter Gleick to talk about the world’s water supply and the potential for conflict and cooperation. Read More. Alaska Public Media: Shared Waters: Conflict, Cooperation, and Transformation. December 1. 7, 2. Alaska World Affairs Council and KSKA Public Radio hosts Dr. Wolf’s presentation discusses shared waters, conflict, cooperation, and transformation. Read More. Report: Water, Temperature Changes Not Central Drivers of Sub- Sahara Africa Conflicts. December 1. 6, 2. As forecasts for global climate change become increasingly dire, a growing body of research is focused on untangling the links between human violence and events like heatwaves, droughts, and floods. Read More. Plan to Tow Thirst- quenching Icebergs to Africa is on Ice. October 3. 1, 2. 01. A project conceived to solve water shortages by towing icebergs from the poles to regions such as Africa and South America is still awaiting funding to progress, despite plans to start tests two years ago. Read More. Seeking Headwater of Peace. September 2. 9, 2. Can a massive dam on Ethiopia’s Blue Nile River become a “platform for peace” in the parched lands of Africa? Or will it instead spark new conflicts among neighboring nations? Read More. Vulnerabilities to hydropower development on the Nu River, China. June 3. 0, 2. 01. China’s active hydropower development is commanding global attention. New cascades of large dams are planned on large transboundary rivers and smaller dams are being rapidly built on their tributaries. Downstream nations and international conservation organizations are becoming increasingly concerned. Read More. Call for Applications: Scholarship for Water Cooperation and Peace - Joint Master Programme. June 2. 3, 2. 01. UNESCO- IHE Institute for Water Education (UNESCO- IHE), the University for Peace (UPEACE) and Oregon State University (OSU), institutions with a unique range of expertise, have jointly developed a new Master programme on Water Cooperation and Peace, which has been endorsed by UNESCO’s “From Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential PCCP” programme. Read More. IWW Interim Director Todd Jarvis publishes book on Conflict Resolution and Groundwater. June 1. 6, 2. 01. In this newly released book, Dr. Jarvis explores the unique challenges and issues surrounding the governance and management of groundwater. Jarvis shares insights gained through his 3. Read More. Where Will the World's Water Conflicts Erupt? Shortages are especially likely in parts of the world already strapped for water, so political scientists expect feuds will become even more intense. To track disputes worldwide, researchers at Oregon State University spent a decade building a comprehensive database of international exchanges—- both conflicts and alliances—over shared water resources. Read More Water: The bridge to peace. January 8, 2. 01.
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