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Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Léna Salamé, who served in the United Nations’ system for 17 years as the strategic and operational coordinator of its programme on water conflict and cooperation. She played a central role in the development and promotion of the modern concept of hydro-diplomacy. She served in the United Nations’ system for 17 years as the strategic and operational coordinator of its programme on water conflict and cooperation. She played a central role in the development and promotion of the modern concept of hydro-diplomacy.Léna conceived around a 100 training courses and capacity building activities on international law, conflict management, confidence building and cooperation processes. She trained over 1500 persons on related topics. She also lectured in over 200 international events around the world. She was born and raised in a multicultural environment. She is fluent in English, French and Arabic and enjoys a conversational level in Spanish. Léna graduated from the Sorbonne University in Paris as a lawyer in international public law. She specialized in conflict management and mediation, at a Harvard-MIT-Tufts joint programme and MWI, Boston, respectively. She is a member of the Program on International Negotiation Training (POINT) network. She serves as a Trustee for Water Witness International and is currently affiliated to the University of Geneva. She provides consultancy services to various universities, NGOs, IGOs and national governments.

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Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Darren Thompson, who is the Director of Water Resources at the San Antonio Water System (SAWS). Darren has spent the past twenty-two years of his career at SAWS in various roles within the company. He began his career with SAWS as an intern in the Water Resources Department and now serves as Director, where he is responsible for the oversight of San Antonio’s long-term water supply. Darren attended the University of Texas at Austin where he received a bachelor’s degree in government. He later received a master’s degree in public administration while attending the University of Texas at San Antonio.

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Michael E. Campana is Professor of Hydrogeology and Water Resources Management at Oregon State University (OSU) and Technical Director of the American Water Resources Association. He formerly directed the Water Resources Program at the University of New Mexico where he is Emeritus Professor. Interests include hydrogeology; hydrophilanthropy; IWRM (integrated water resources management); WaSH (water, sanitation, and hygiene); in developing regions; water policy; managed aquifer recharge; and education. He is an inveterate Water Wonk; as WaterWired he blogs and Tweets on water and related issues. His hydrophilanthropy, The Ann Campana Judge Foundation, supports and conducts WaSH work in Central America.

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Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Lori Olson, who is the Executive Director of the Texas Land Trust Council. Lori has extensive experience in the field of land conservation and has worked with a number of land trusts across the country.

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Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, talks with Matt Weiser, who is a former contributing editor at Water Deeply and helped launch the organization as its first managing editor in June 2015. Weiser has covered environmental issues in California for 30 years as a reporter, editor and freelance writer.

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Texas+Water introduces our podcast, talk+water. In our first installment Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, discusses the recent nine-part collaboration between the Texas Observer and Quartz titled Shallow Waters with reporters Naveena Sadasivam and Zoë Schlanger.

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