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Lecture on water issues in Lebanon by Prof.
Fisher
The lecture topic came up following the issues that
arose recently when Lebanon decided to pump water
from the Wazzani Springs in Lebanon. The Israeli
prime minister Ariel Sharon threatened then to
destroy the Wazzani installations if his government
felt the use of the resources was depleting its
share of the Hasbani River.Therefore, we have decided to invite MIT Prof. Franklin Fisher to tell us about the economics of water resources conflicts and the problems and possible solutions revolving around the sharing of water between neighboring countries. The lecture was around 45 minutes and was followed by a Q&A session. Bio of Prof. FisherFranklin M. Fisher, Ph.D., is the Jane Berkowitz Carlton and Dennis William Carlton Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he has taught since 1960. Professor Fisher is a past President of the Econometric Society, a recipient of the John Bates Clark award of the American Economic Association, and a Guggenheim Fellowship.Professor Fisher has published 16 books and well over 100 articles in the area of economics. He was IBM's chief economic witness in its antitrust cases of the 1970s and served in a similar role on behalf of the U.S. Department of Justice in the Microsoft antitrust case. Professor Fisher has served for a decade as the Chair of the Water Economics Project, a cooperative endeavor of American, Dutch, Israeli, Jordanian, and Palestinian experts, facilitated by the government of The Netherlands with the assent of the regional governments. In June 2001, Professor Fisher received an honorary doctor's degree from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Related Links: Upcoming Events Previous Events Calendar |
