New Security Beat

“Fish are the most widely traded food commodity." -- Warner-Kramer of @StateDept notes. Fish don't know international boundaries. "These are inherently international issues.” #wateratwilsonhttps://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/water-wilson-50-years-water-conflict-and-cooperation …

Related article of interest on IUU, "Ambassador David Balton on Combating Illegal, Unauthorized, and Unregulated Fishing" https://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2018/10/ambassador-david-balton-combating-illegal-unauthorized-unregulated-fishing/ … #wateratwilson

Deirdre Warner-Kramer, @StateDept highlights the importance of the FAO Port State Measures Agreement, as the “first binding int’l treaty specifically designed to deal with #IUU fishing.” https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/water-wilson-50-years-water-conflict-and-cooperation … #WaterAtWilson

For more on the importance on sustainability, fishing and the health of the worlds ocean, watch Ambassador Bolton's interview on @TheWilsonCenter NOW: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/sustainable-fishing-and-the-health-the-worlds-oceans … #WaterAtWilson

Roger Pulwarty, Senior Scientist, @NOAA now talking about the emergent risks arising from extreme weather events in island regions. Watch live here: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/water-wilson-50-years-water-conflict-and-cooperation …  #WaterAtWilson

Pulwarty of @NOAA: There are "globally networked risks" and key tipping points in these island regions, ones that impact the region and beyond. https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/water-wilson-50-years-water-conflict-and-cooperation … #WaterAtWilson

Pulwarty of @NOAA at #WaterAtWilson: 3 Key Tipping Points for the Caribbean- Hurricanes, floods and droughts; migration and immigration; political instability and regional governance. Watch live here:https://www.wilsoncenter.org/event/water-wilson-50-years-water-conflict-and-cooperation …