Forum Highlights Opportunities to Resolve Water Conflicts Peacefully

Mark Pattison, Catholic News Service reports a recent forum, co-sponsored by Catholic Relief Services and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, highlighted a new CRS publication, "Water and Conflict: Incorporating Peacebuilding into Water Development." Read the PDF here.

Speaking with William Hall, an adjunct professor in the conflict resolution studies program at Georgetown University in Washington Pattison recounts,

Hall suggested using environmental conflict resolution to mediate among parties before a crisis erupts into something bigger and harder to contain, adding that it has shown success in 61 percent to 91 percent of the disputes where it has been applied -- not only for water but other environmental issues as well.

What do you think, does ECR have a 61 percent to 91 percent success rate?