How We Talk Shapes What We Share | Mahnaz Lashkri | TEDxEuropean University Institute Florence

Rivers do not stop at borders, which raises the question of who decides how shared water is managed. Mahnaz Lashkri looks at transnational water governance, one of the world's most contested resources, and argues that the way people talk to each other shapes what they are able to share. The talk was given at the first edition of TEDxEuropean University Institute Florence, held in Palazzo Buontalenti in Florence, Italy.

• Transnational water governance and shared rivers
• Why cross-border resources need cross-border dialogue
• Speaker: Mahnaz Lashkri, TEDxEuropean University Institute Florence

Rivers do not stop at borders, so who decides how their water is shared? Mahnaz Lashkri turns to transnational water governance, one of the world’s most contested resources, and shows how the way we talk shapes what we share. A resource that crosses borders needs conversations that cross them too. This talk was part of the first edition of TEDxEuropean University Institute Florence, held at Palazzo Buontalenti, home to the Florence School of Transnational Governance of the European University Institute (EUI), in the former courtroom of the Court of Appeal of Florence (Italy). Theme: “Agents of Change”. Mahnaz Lashkri is Strategic Projects and Partnerships Manager at the University of Kurdistan Hewlêr (UKH). She is a co-founding member of UKH’s Center for Peacebuilding and Dialogue. She holds a BA with honours in Politics and International Relations and an MA in International Studies, both from UKH. She has worked in government and the humanitarian sector on policy, community-led advocacy, project management, and media and communications. She is an alumna of the Global Shapers Community and the US State Department. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx