#  Politics of Water Sustainability on the Arabian Peninsula 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **February 19, 2013** 

 05:00PM - 06:30PM EST 

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 **Sheerr Room, Fay House, 10 Garden Street**  



 

 



 

A lecture by

**Steven C. Caton**  
Prince Khalid Bin Abdullah Bin Abdulrahman Al Saud Professor of Contemporary Arab Studies, Department of Anthropology, Harvard University

This talk will examine the politics of water sustainability in three different eco-systems—oasis, coast, and highlands—of the Arabian Peninsula and how these are connected to very different kinds of state regimes and development histories. Some lessons for development and sustainable water use will be drawn.

Doors open at 4:45 pm. Light refreshments will be provided.  
  
Professor Caton’s lecture is offered as part of the year-long Water Lecture Series at the Radcliffe Institute. More information about this series, including future presentations and videos of past talks, is available on the [Radcliffe Institute website.](http://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2013-steven-c-caton-water-lecture)

*Please note this event is not sponsored by CMES. Please direct any questions to the contact listed below.*

**Contact:** [Paul Beran](mailto:paul_beran@radcliffe.harvard.edu)  
**Sponsor:** Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study



 

 



 

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