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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#4D4D49" lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:white'>This webinar (WeDebate) by the Geneva Internet Platform might be of interest to some. It takes place on Tuesday 5 November 2019 at 12.00 - 13.00 UTC. If interested, please read on and register.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='color:white'>Fahd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Date: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Tuesday, October 22, 2019 at 4:17 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[WebDebate] The diplomacy of natural resources in the Middle East<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#4D4D49;border-collapse:collapse' id=bodyTable><tr><td width="100%" valign=top style='width:100.0%;padding:15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt 15.0pt' id=bodyCell><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;border-collapse:collapse' id=templateContainer><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt;background:#2B2D2E;border-collapse:collapse' id=templatePreheader><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=600 style='width:450.0pt;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:6.75pt 13.5pt 6.75pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:200%'><span style='font-size:8.5pt;line-height:200%;font-family:Helvetica;color:silver'>Is this email not displaying correctly? 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We will then zoom in on the Middle East region and discuss the challenges around water resources and their diplomatic responses. Access to – and use of – water has become a critical question in the region and a source of conflict. The effects of climate change will only exacerbate the tensions. We argue that the task of diplomats is to lessen tensions and to find ways of ensuring collaboration and peaceful coexistence around shared water resources.<br><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#505050'><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__diplomacy.us5.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d-26id-3D09ae8145e6-26e-3Dab36203ef6&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=RSQuXOyVQa5jOVlAHw6J_B9qUHTq2e95LrCrIReB4Ac&s=fKcIOTld_4RW-ZD4oryYvSnaubG-3noYB5GjOlaNKqw&e=" target="_blank"><b><span style='color:white;background:#E59347'>Register for the event</span></b></a><br> <o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;color:firebrick'>Our Speakers</span><o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#505050'>Lutine F. de Boer</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#505050'> is a senior advisor on environmental policy, urban planning, and water for the Dutch regional government and is currently working with the regional waterboard on the implementation of the Dutch National Climate Adaptation Strategy. In 2005, she completed Masters programmes in both Civil Law and Environmental Policy from the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. In 2015, Lutine graduated from the Contemporary Diplomacy programme (MA) at the University of Malta (Diplofoundation) with distinction. She wrote her thesis dissertation on regional water co-operation in the Arab/Israeli conflict.<br><br><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__diplomacy.us5.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d-26id-3D671b03a179-26e-3Dab36203ef6&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=RSQuXOyVQa5jOVlAHw6J_B9qUHTq2e95LrCrIReB4Ac&s=p_q7P_HwKrlOMmissFfwJd6NVX3mel8OoJT3hLha4WA&e=" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-family:Helvetica;color:#008191;text-decoration:none'>Dr Katharina E Höne</span></strong></a> is a senior lecturer and researcher at DiploFoundation. She researches, writes, and teaches on a number of issues in the area of diplomacy, global governance, and the impact of technology on international relations. She has more than 10 years of experience in teaching international relations and in delivering in-situ, blended, and online training to diplomatic practitioners. She holds an MA in Diplomatic Studies (University of Leicester, UK) and a PhD in International Politics (University of Aberystwyth, UK). Her work is driven by the aim to level the playing field at international negotiation tables through effective capacity development.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h3 style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;color:firebrick'>About our WebDebates</span><br> <o:p></o:p></h3><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#505050'>The <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__diplomacy.us5.list-2Dmanage.com_track_click-3Fu-3D89e7299f9fe54eed66d45cf3d-26id-3D05c8a09860-26e-3Dab36203ef6&d=DwMFaQ&c=FmY1u3PJp6wrcrwll3mSVzgfkbPSS6sJms7xcl4I5cM&r=pu7jN3q1ZBfuo7H0_TGgnLZ6DmTKXODkmnlRRHjLLAY&m=RSQuXOyVQa5jOVlAHw6J_B9qUHTq2e95LrCrIReB4Ac&s=nytj7XnNM68iz7cPvRQCoQorTMvTvsaotxX3BujoZog&e=" target="_blank"><span style='color:#008191;text-decoration:none'>WebDebates</span></a> on the future of diplomacy are live streamed on the first Tuesday of every month. 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