Alistair Rieu-Clarke

Alistair Rieu-Clarke serves as Professor of Law at Northumbria University, where he specializes in international water law and transboundary water cooperation. After working at the Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science at the University of Dundee until 2016, followed by a crucial secondment at the 1992 Water Convention Secretariat (2017-2018), he has built an impressive 20-year career combining academic research with practical policy implementation. His expertise spans teaching, research, and consultancy in international water law, with particular focus on transboundary rivers, lakes, and aquifers. He has conducted multi-disciplinary research projects examining legal frameworks for transboundary waters across diverse settings including Cambodia, Costa Rica, Ethiopia, India, Norway, and Vietnam