Community Panel Discussion

Water, the lifeblood of our planet, holds immense power. It sustains life, shapes communities, and influences global stability. Comprising 70% of our bodies and covering the majority of the Earth’s surface, it is a force that can both unite and divide. It can nurture thriving communities yet also devastate entire nations. It can serve as a vehicle for peace, or tragically, become a weapon of war.

Join us for an insightful dialogue as we delve into these complex issues at the Water Justice, Empowerment, and Peace Panel, taking place on March 30th at the Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church.

This compelling event will feature a distinguished panel of experts, each bringing unique perspectives and experiences to the discussion:

Annette Huber-Lee: From the Stockholm Environment Institute, Ms. Huber-Lee will share her extensive experience working with Palestinians, Israelis, and Jordanians on the crucial issue of shared water resources in the Middle East. She will discuss her lifelong journey since 1995 and her powerful vision of water as a vehicle for peace.

Pauline Egan: From FACE Africa, Ms. Egan will focus on the profound impact of water justice in Africa, showcasing how access to clean water and sanitation transforms lives and communities not only through improvement of health and life-expectancy, but also through creating more opportunities for youth and women’s leadership, and through resolving generational conflicts within the rural community context.

Nancy Murray: From the Alliance for Water Justicein Palestine. will address the urgent issue of water injustice in Palestine. Her presentation will examine the inequitable distribution of water resources and how water is used as a tool to disempower Palestinian communities.

Olga Dernova: Representing the Tufts University Chapter of Engineers Without Borders, Olga, Environmental Engineering student, will share about a real-life project in Nicaragua, and discuss the tangible impact of engineering solutions on the lives of those they serve.

The panel’s Moderator, Ayman Halaseh,, is a Water Resources Engineer at CDM Smith. Mr. Halaseh has worked on diverse water projects both domestically and internationally and is active in the water justice movement.