Promoting Equity, Cooperation and Innovation in the Fields of Transboundary Waters and Natural Resources Management

Stephen C. McCaffrey is distinguished Professor of Law at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law. He chaired the International Law Commission where he was special rapporteur on international watercourses. He has served as counsel in cases before the International Court of Justice and has published widely.John S. Murray, J.D., is senior consultant with CMPartners, a conflict management firm, where he specializes in negotiation skills training, capacity building and mentoring of advocates in transboundary water conflict situations, most recently in the Middle East and South Asia. Melvin Woodhouse, B.Sc., M.Sc.(eng), LLM., is an independent consultant and has 35 years of global experience in the fields of water resources engineering, management, policy and law. His work addresses practical development and implementation at transboundary, national, and local levels.

• Foreword J.A. (Tony) AllanIntroduction: A Full and Productive LifeStephen McCaffrey, John Murray, Melvin WoodhousePart I. Early Years: Building a Foundation in Theory and PracticeIntroductionBruce RichardsonThe clock stopped too soon: A tribute to David J.H. Phillips (1952–2014) Chapter 1. Early Work: Marine Biology and PollutionExcerpt 1.1Trace metals, organochlorines and hydrocarbons in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria: a historical review. Phillips, DJH, Richardson, BJ, Murray, AP and Fabris, JG 1992 Excerpt 1.2Quantitative Aquatic Biological Indicators: Their Use to Monitor Trace Metal and Organochlorine Pollution. Phillips, DJH 1980Essay 1.1: Rob Jordan Context and Interaction with Dave Phillips 1978 to 1987Excerpt 1.3Metabolic pathways involving arsenic in marine organisms: A unifying hypothesis. Phillips, DJH and Depledge, MH 1985Chapter 2. San Francisco Years: Developing the Dave Phillips ApproachEssay 2.1: Jay DavisDave Phillips in San FranciscoExcerpt 2.1Toxic Contaminants in the San Francisco Bay-Delta and their Possible Biological Effects. Phillips, DJH 1987Excerpt 2.2Chesapeake and San Francisco Bays: A Study in Contrasts and Parallels Wright, DA and Phillips, DJH 1988Part II. Mid-Career Efforts: Beginning to Expand the FocusIntroduction Stephen C. McCaffreyChapter 3. Moving from Public to Private Work: Looking for Broader ChangeEssay 3.1: Yusaf Samiullah“Change is constant, The Answer is YES, and Beer is Food!”Excerpt 3.1Nile Basin Consultancy: Benefit Sharing in Practice. Phillips, DJH, with annotations by Melvin Woodhouse 2006Essay 3.2: Melvin WoodhouseDeveloping EIA legislation in MauritaniaPart III. Law and Process in Transboundary Waters: Palestine, the Jordan River Basin and BeyondIntroductionJohn MurrayChapter 4. A Negotiations Context: Clarifying Palestine’s Water RightsEssay 4.1: Andrew KuhnUnsurpassed ability, absolute commitment and completely politically incorrectExcerpt 4.1The Jordan River Basin: 1. Clarification of the Allocations in the Johnston Plan. Phillips, DJH, Attili, S, McCaffrey, S and Murray, JS 2007Essay 4.2: Stephen C. McCaffreyDavid Phillips and the Palestinian Case on WaterExcerpt 4.2The Jordan River Basin: 2. Potential Future Allocations to the Co-riparians. Phillips, DJH, Attili, S, McCaffrey, S and Murray, JS 2007Essay 4.3: Shaddad AttiliDavid Phillips contribution to the Palestinian water sector: Permanent status negotiations, water sector reform and the Gaza water strategic planExcerpt 4.3The Jordan River basin: Potential initial routes to a cooperative process amongst the riparians. Phillips, DJH and Murray, JS 2013 Essay 4.4: Fuad BatehReflections on Life with Dave PhillipsChapter 5. Implementation Challenges: Uses and Benefits, Dominance and Inequality Excerpt 5.1Trans-boundary Water Cooperation as a Tool for Conflict Prevention and for Broader Benefit-sharing. Phillips, DJH, Daoudy, M, Öjendal, J, Turton, A and McCaffrey, SC 2006Essay 5.1: Elizabeth Kistin KellerA critique by itself is not a contribution (and other lessons from Dave)Excerpt 5.2The Jordan River basin: 3. Options for satisfying the current and future water demand of the five riparians. Phillips, DJH, Jägerskog, A and Turton, A 2009Essay 5.2: Mark ZeitounDoing like Dave: Challenging conventional thought on transboundary waters Excerpt 5.3Power Asymmetry, Hegemony and Inequitable Water Allocations in the Nile River Basin: Can Benefit Sharing Provide a Solution? Phillips, DJH 2009Essay 5.3: Tony TurtonComparative Diagnostics for Transboundary River Basins: Dave Phillips and Public Domain DataChapter 6. The Humanity Factor: Seeking Equity for PalestiniansEssay 6.1: Stephanie Koury The Unique Dave: a Mentor, Friend, and VisionaryExcerpt 6.1Gaza Emergency Technical Assistance Programme (GETAP) on Water Supply to the Gaza Strip. Phillips, DJH principal consultant 2011Essay 6.2: Michael Talhami Advancing Equity: A truly human aspiration Essay 6.3: Natasha Carmi“The art of the possible is in my view always of relevance”Part IV. Strategic Management of Water: Investing in the FutureIntroductionMelvin WoodhouseChapter 7. Identifying Linkages to Water: Environment, Mineral Extraction, Energy,Food and MoreExcerpt 7.1Manual on Environmental Issues in Privatisation Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. Phillips, DJH, Consultant, Adam Smith International. 2002Essay 7.1: William Morrison and ASI StaffDr. David Phillips – Donors, Development and the ASI YearsExcerpt 7.2Quantifying Virtual Water Flows in the 12 Continental Countries of SADC. Chapter 3: CRIDF: Sovereign Security with a Cherry on Top Building Climate Resilience through Virtual Water and Nexus thinking in SADC – A think ‘peace.’ Phillips, DJH & Boyall, S 2006Essay 7.2: Steve BoyallOne Year and Two DaysChapter 8. The Big Picture: Operationalizing the Equitable and Reasonable Standardfor All Beneficial UsesEssay 8.1: J.A. (Tony) AllanCommunicating major ideas: water, energy and foodExcerpt 8.1The TWO Analysis – Introducing methodology for the transboundary waters opportunity analysis. Phillips, DJH, Allan, JA, Claassen, M, Granit, J, Jagerskog, A, Kistin, E, Patrick, M and Turton, A 2008Essay 8.2: Anders JagerskogCombining Policy and Field Work in the pursuit of equitability and justice in water useExcerpt 8.2Background Paper on Transboundary Water, prepared for the Human Development Report, Stockholm, Sweden. Phillips, DJH & Jagerskog, A 2006Excerpt 8.3Writings on QWAF. Phillips, DJH, Allan, JA and Woodhouse, M, with narration by Woodhouse, M 2014Conclusion: The LegacyStephen McCaffrey, John Murray, Melvin Woodhouse_______________________________Appendix A: Final Curriculum Vitae prepared by David PhillipsAppendix B: Selected Bibliography of David Phillips’ Work