Lecture by Phil Torio on Water Regulation Quezon City, the Philippines
On August 6 2014, Phil Torio, PhD Candidate at IRES and EDGES member, gave a public lecture on Water Regulation at the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Regulatory Office in Quezon City, the Philippines. Phil was involved in the Metro Manila water privatization program in 1997. He worked for both private and public institutions […]
New Publication: Morales and Harris, Using Subjectivity and Emotion to Reconsider Participatory Natural Resource Management
Morales, M. & L. Harris (2014). Using Subjectivity and Emotion ro Reconsider Participatory Natural Resource Management. World Development 64(2014): 703-712. Abstract: This article examines what attention to subjectivity and emotion can bring to understandings of participatory resource governance. This focus highlights limitations of common participatory governance approaches, as well as possible ways forward. Attention to these […]
Sameer Shah receives UBC Affiliated Fellowship
Sameer was recently awarded the Li Tze Fong Memorial Fellowship from the University of British Columbia for the 2nd year of his MSc at IRES. In addition, Sameer was selected as one of about 50 applicants from across Canada to participate in the Waterlution Transformative Leaders of the Future Program. This 9 month program brings water […]
Fieldwork Update: Sameer Shah in the Philippines
Sameer is continuing his MSc research in the Angat River Basin focusing on how and why rice farming households are (or are not) adapting to changes in water access from irrigation services. He is working with local farmers, Irrigation Associations, and government staff in and around the Municipality of Bustos. Sameer has been in Bulacan […]