Dr. Lawrence Susskind is a Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vice Chair of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
Lawrence Susskind and Shafiqul Islam’s work on water diplomacy has expanded since their piece was published in 2012. In this piece, they present some of the lessons learned and a water diplomacy framework for more effective water management.
By framing water agreements in non-zero-sum terms and building trust over time, even countries in conflict can successfully manage shared water resources for mutual benefit.
