Aaron Wolf, Professor of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University
In the West, we are generally trained to base our approach to
managing water conflicts on rationality, and tools typically focus on
what is measurable and quantifiable. Over Wolf’s 25 years as a
facilitator and scholar working through and studying conflicts over
shared water resources around the world, he has come to appreciate both
the limitations of the rational models on which we in the West base our
understandings of conflict and cooperation and the wisdom, constructs,
and practical tools of the world’s faith traditions in working toward
deep and healthy interactions around contentious issues.