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PROF. DR. ALISTAIR RIEU-CLARKE

Professor

Northumbria Law School

Northumbria University

Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST

UNITED KINGDOM

Expertise Areas

Water Law; River Basin Governance; International Law; Sustainable Development Law

Brief Bio

Dr. Rieu-Clarke is a Professor of Law at Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. He has also held positions as expert and/or member in various international organisations and associations, including the International Water Resources Association, the IUCN Commission of Environmental Law, the University Partnership on Water Cooperation and Diplomacy, and the UK Arts and Humanities Peer Review College.

Prior to joining Northumbria University, he worked at the Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science, University of Dundee, UK. Also, between 2017 and 2018, he worked at the Secretariat of the 1992 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (1992 Water Convention) on matters relating to SDG indicator 6.5.2 (transboundary water cooperation) and reporting under the Water Convention. He has taught courses on international water law at the University of Dundee, University of Strathclyde, Northumbria University and ETH Zürich, as well as delivering professional training workshops on international water law across the world – most recently delivering an annual Africa-wide International Water Law workshop in Entebbe Uganda, together with Global Water Partnership and partners.

Professor Rieu-Clarke's research interests lie in the interface between international law, sustainable development and transboundary waters. Alistair’s research has taken him to many of the major transboundary river basins in the world, and he has conducted several major multi-disciplinary research projects in Europe, Southern and Eastern Africa, Central America and South-East Asia. Since September 2017, Alistair has been working as a Legal Advisor to one of the UN agencies responsible for the implementation of the SDGs, namely the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). As well as working for UNECE on SDG6.5.2 (transboundary water cooperation), Alistair has assisted in the implementation of the pilot reporting mechanism under the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes.