CRT Symposium Proceedings 2017
In February of 2017, Western Washington University (WWU) and Northwest Indian College (NWIC) hosted a two-day symposium on the modernization of the CRT. The purpose of this event was to develop public awareness and inform treaty negotiators from the United States and diplomats from Canada of key iss...
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ftwestwashington:oai:cedar.wwu.edu:bpri_p-1000 2023-05-15T16:16:15+02:00 CRT Symposium Proceedings 2017 Border Policy Research Institute 2017-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://cedar.wwu.edu/bpri_p/1 https://cedar.wwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=bpri_p English eng Western CEDAR https://cedar.wwu.edu/bpri_p/1 https://cedar.wwu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=bpri_p BPRI Proceedings and Working Papers Columbia River Treaty CRT International Relations text 2017 ftwestwashington 2022-09-14T05:54:07Z In February of 2017, Western Washington University (WWU) and Northwest Indian College (NWIC) hosted a two-day symposium on the modernization of the CRT. The purpose of this event was to develop public awareness and inform treaty negotiators from the United States and diplomats from Canada of key issues. Presenters and panelists explored the history of the treaty, governance ideas, Indigenous perspectives, hydrology and climate, electric energy, ecosystem function, and flood risk management/irrigation. Panelists included representatives from tribes and First Nations, government agencies, non-government organizations, private industry, and universities. During the panels, many speakers said that there is a need to look at governance from a systems-level perspective to account for the interconnected nature of the issues. There was also widespread agreement that a modernized treaty contain a governance structure that includes multiple sovereign entities in the planning process and that is adaptable to future changes in physical systems. Text First Nations Western Washington University: CEDAR (Contributing to Education through Digital Access to Research) Canada Indian |
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In February of 2017, Western Washington University (WWU) and Northwest Indian College (NWIC) hosted a two-day symposium on the modernization of the CRT. The purpose of this event was to develop public awareness and inform treaty negotiators from the United States and diplomats from Canada of key issues. Presenters and panelists explored the history of the treaty, governance ideas, Indigenous perspectives, hydrology and climate, electric energy, ecosystem function, and flood risk management/irrigation. Panelists included representatives from tribes and First Nations, government agencies, non-government organizations, private industry, and universities. During the panels, many speakers said that there is a need to look at governance from a systems-level perspective to account for the interconnected nature of the issues. There was also widespread agreement that a modernized treaty contain a governance structure that includes multiple sovereign entities in the planning process and that is adaptable to future changes in physical systems. |
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