2017年CRI Professor Stephen McCaffrey wins 2017 Stockholm Water Prize

 

Professor Stephen McCaffrey was named 2017 Stockholm Water Prize on March. 22. 2017. [Photo: SIWI]

American Professor Stephen McCaffrey has won 2017 Stockholm Water Prize for his unparalleled contribution to the evolution and progressive realization¹ of international water law.

The award has been announced on World Water Day, which falls on March 22.

CRI's Chen Xuefei filed this report from Stockholm.

In its citation², the Stockholm Water Prize Nominating Committee says Professor McCaffrey has made unique contribution to treaty negotiation³, written the book The Law of International Watercourses and provided expert legal advice, wise counsel, training and facilitation of complex negotiations⁴ with a wide range of stakeholders.

In an interview with Stockholm International Water Institute, Professor McCaffrey said he was surprised to hear the news.

"Learning about the Stockholm Water Prize literally⁵ took my breath away. I am deeply honored and humbled⁶ to have been selected for this prestigious⁷ award. But one also stands on the shoulders of others, and I am most grateful to those who have paved the way for me."

McCaffrey's effective diplomacy⁸ during the years he served as UN Special Rapporteur for the International Law Commission resulted in the 1997 adoption⁹ of the draft articles of the UN Convention on the Law of Non-navigational Use of International Watercourses. It embodied¹⁰ principles that are the basis for adjudicating international water disputes today and planning for long-term management for countries that share international waters.

McCaffrey thinks the right to water is also a human right.

"I am happy to have taken the first tentative steps toward the development of the human right to water. One of the international community's most critical challenges during the 21st century will be implementing¹¹ this right, both in developing and developed countries. "

In addition, he has provided critical insights, linking water law to policy, conflict resolution, benefit sharing, and environmental protection over the years.

Stephen McCaffrey is a Distinguished¹² Professor of Law at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in Sacramento, California.

He will receive his prize from the hands of Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf on Aug. 30 during the 2017 World Water Week in Stockholm.

For CRI, Chen Xuefei, Stockholm.

1 realization   

n.实现；认识到，深刻了解

参考例句：

• We shall gladly lend every effort in our power toward its realization.我们将乐意为它的实现而竭尽全力。
• He came to the realization that he would never make a good teacher.他逐渐认识到自己永远不会成为好老师。

2 citation   

n.引用，引证，引用文；传票

参考例句：

• He had to sign the proposition for the citation.他只好在受奖申请书上签了字。
• The court could issue a citation and fine Ms. Robbins.法庭可能会发传票，对罗宾斯女士处以罚款。

3 negotiation   

n.谈判，协商

参考例句：

• They closed the deal in sugar after a week of negotiation.经过一星期的谈判，他们的食糖生意成交了。
• The negotiation dragged on until July.谈判一直拖到7月份。

4 negotiations   

协商( negotiation的名词复数 )； 谈判； 完成（难事）； 通过

参考例句：

• negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
• Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。

5 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

6 humbled   

adj. 卑下的，谦逊的，粗陋的 vt. 使 ... 卑下，贬低

参考例句：

• The examination results humbled him. 考试成绩挫了他的傲气。
• I am sure millions of viewers were humbled by this story. 我相信数百万观众看了这个故事后都会感到自己的渺小。

7 prestigious   

adj.有威望的，有声望的，受尊敬的

参考例句：

• The young man graduated from a prestigious university.这个年轻人毕业于一所名牌大学。
• You may even join a prestigious magazine as a contributing editor.甚至可能会加入一个知名杂志做编辑。

8 diplomacy   

n.外交；外交手腕，交际手腕

参考例句：

• The talks have now gone into a stage of quiet diplomacy.会谈现在已经进入了“温和外交”阶段。
• This was done through the skill in diplomacy. 这是通过外交手腕才做到的。

9 adoption   

n.采用，采纳，通过；收养

参考例句：

• An adoption agency had sent the boys to two different families.一个收养机构把他们送给两个不同的家庭。
• The adoption of this policy would relieve them of a tremendous burden.采取这一政策会给他们解除一个巨大的负担。

10 embodied   

v.表现( embody的过去式和过去分词 )；象征；包括；包含

参考例句：

• a politician who embodied the hopes of black youth 代表黑人青年希望的政治家
• The heroic deeds of him embodied the glorious tradition of the troops. 他的英雄事迹体现了军队的光荣传统。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

12 distinguished   

adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的

参考例句：

• Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
• A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。