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African Regional Conference on the Environment

28 Nov - 30 Nov 2018

Radisson Blu Waterfront, Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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Eric Garner

Biography

Eric Garner practices water rights law at Best Best & Krieger LLP in Los Angeles, California and advises clients on surface and groundwater issues. He has drafted water laws in South Africa, Trinidad and Pakistan, worked with UNEP incorporating environmental issues into water laws, the World Bank on groundwater issues in the Middle East-North Africa region and was the first American Chair of the International Bar Association's Water Law Committee. Eric co-authored “California Water” and “California Water II,” and is an adjunct law professor at USC's Gould School of Law. He has been named a California Lawyer of the Year, one of the Top 100 Lawyers in California and the Water Law Lawyer of the Year in Los Angeles.

Session

Session 1: The future of water supplies in Africa: addressing the water scarcity, ground water pollution, and sanitation challenges

Thursday 29 November (0930 - 1045)

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