We will hear the voices of people in Palestine managing water supplies, seeking sources of good water and concerned with this vital natural resource. They will talk alongside experts on water sources and distribution from inside and outside Palestine. This event will deal with questions of how this vital element for human habitation is a part of the struggle for liberation.
Presented by Jamal Al Rozzi and Hossam Madhoun in Cairo with Ruth Lass in London
Dr Azzam Abuhabib, Consultant, Trainer and Academic from the Islamic University of Gaza,, currently Lecturer at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu with extensive experience in the NGO sector in Gaza, working on environmental issues and especially on water desalination.
Dr Muna Dajani, is action researcher with a background in critical political ecology, from London School of Economics and Birzeit University, Fellow in Fellow in Environment at the Geography and Environment Department at LSE.
Alberto Foyo, Professor of Architecture at the City College of New York, Architects for Gaza working on reconstruction plans for the central reservoir in Gaza City
Mustafa Abu Taha, activist working on water in Khan Younis