On March 14th I was a guest panelist at the Asia Society in NYC for a discussion on Himalayan Water Politics (with a comparative look at the Mekong) with Li Shuo (Asia Society DC – Climate Hub), Farwa Aamer (ASPI) and Orville Schell (Director, US-China Relations at Asia Society). A video replay is available here: https://asiasociety.org/video/politics-water-himalayan-region
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