Lylia Khennache
Ph.D candidate in Renewable Resources
Bio
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Lylia holds a Bachelor Degree in Economics and Politics from University of Montreal, and a Master Degree in International Administration. She then had an experience at the European and Foreign Affairs Ministry of France under the Water Advisor of the Environment Division where her passion of water got discovered. Followed other experiences in the field of water management, one to the World Water Council in Marseille to work on the launch of the Africa programme and then, to the International Secretary for Water as a Project Officer on two projects, one of local communities empowerment and the other one on decentralized funding projects in Africa and Eastern Asia. Lylia is very interested to look at the applicability of the water management frameworks on shared waters and how those frameworks can be adjusted to take into account the power dynamics among countries sharing a same watershed. Her thesis project is on "The integration of power dynamics in water management frameworks to improve large scale institutional arrangements' legitimacy: A case study of the Eastern Nile Basin".
Research interests
Lylia's current research interests are based on one year and a half of work experiences in water-related NGOs after her Master degree, she witnessed major problems of implementation of integrated water resources management frameworks, particularly in developing countries, although theoretically those frameworks looked well intended and implementable. Lylia has always been captivated by population movements issues as demonstrated through a research accomplished in 2007 with IDRC on "Algerian Brain in the developed countries". In her future work, she aims to develop more research on the correlation between population movements and water concerns and pursue her research on the integration of power dynamics among riparian countries to engage in cooperation over a mutual environmental concern.
List of Awards
2011-2014-2015: Recipient of the Graduate Excellence Fellowship from McGill
2010-2012 : Recipient of the FQRNT-BMP Innovation Grant
2010-2012 : Recipient of the FQRNT-BMP Innovation Grant
Publications
In peer- reviewed journals:
· Khennache, L., Adamowski, J. and N. Kosoy (2015). "Institutions for Water: Entangling Command and Control, IWRM and Adaptive Management promises to implementation" (submitted to Water SA)
· Khennache, L., Adamowski, J., and N. Kosoy (2015). " Governing transboundary waters in the light of power relations: A novel analytical framework” (submitted to Water Policy)
· Khennache, L., Adamowski, J., and N. Kosoy (2015). "The ENR waterscape: The role of power in policy-making and shaping national narratives" to be submitted to the Volume: “Split waters: examining conflicts related to water and their narration”
In mainstream media:
Lylia Khennache, June 26, 2013. La Reconsidération de l'environnement du Québec et du Canada: Une position urgente, Urbania. <http://urbania.ca/canaux/enquetes/4101/la-reconsideration-de-lenvironnement-du-quebec-et-du-canada-une-position-urgente>.
Lylia Khennache, March 26, 2012. Pour une meilleure gestion de l'eau, Le Devoir. <http://www.ledevoir.com/environnement/actualites-sur-l-environnement/345907/libre-opinion-pour-une-meilleure-gestion-de-l-eau>.
· Khennache, L., Adamowski, J. and N. Kosoy (2015). "Institutions for Water: Entangling Command and Control, IWRM and Adaptive Management promises to implementation" (submitted to Water SA)
· Khennache, L., Adamowski, J., and N. Kosoy (2015). " Governing transboundary waters in the light of power relations: A novel analytical framework” (submitted to Water Policy)
· Khennache, L., Adamowski, J., and N. Kosoy (2015). "The ENR waterscape: The role of power in policy-making and shaping national narratives" to be submitted to the Volume: “Split waters: examining conflicts related to water and their narration”
In mainstream media:
Lylia Khennache, June 26, 2013. La Reconsidération de l'environnement du Québec et du Canada: Une position urgente, Urbania. <http://urbania.ca/canaux/enquetes/4101/la-reconsideration-de-lenvironnement-du-quebec-et-du-canada-une-position-urgente>.
Lylia Khennache, March 26, 2012. Pour une meilleure gestion de l'eau, Le Devoir. <http://www.ledevoir.com/environnement/actualites-sur-l-environnement/345907/libre-opinion-pour-une-meilleure-gestion-de-l-eau>.
Presentations
• Khennache, L. (2014). “Learning from the reality: Application of the Power over Water to Water Policy Framework over the Eastern Nile River Basin” presented to International Political Science Association Congress à Montréal, Qc, July 19-24.
• Khennache, L. (2012). “Integrating Informal Interactions Dynamics in Water Management Framework to Develop Large Scale Institutional Arrangements: A Case Study of the Eastern Nile Basin” at the Organizations and the Natural Environment Doctoral Consortium of the Academy of Management Congress, Boston, August 2012.
• Khennache, L. (2011). “Bridging the Gaps of Integrated Water Resources Management: Conceptualizing the Role of Watershed Institutions by Identifying Power Interplays”, presented for the York University Graduate Students Conference on Latin America Toronto on the International Watersheds Panel, March 12, 2011.
• Khennache, L. (2009), Assessment of the Mphanda Nkuwa dam project in the Zambezi: Impacts on biodiversity deterioration and possible solutions, Poster Session for McGill Symposium on Environment, December 7-8, 2009.
• Khennache, L. (2012). “Integrating Informal Interactions Dynamics in Water Management Framework to Develop Large Scale Institutional Arrangements: A Case Study of the Eastern Nile Basin” at the Organizations and the Natural Environment Doctoral Consortium of the Academy of Management Congress, Boston, August 2012.
• Khennache, L. (2011). “Bridging the Gaps of Integrated Water Resources Management: Conceptualizing the Role of Watershed Institutions by Identifying Power Interplays”, presented for the York University Graduate Students Conference on Latin America Toronto on the International Watersheds Panel, March 12, 2011.
• Khennache, L. (2009), Assessment of the Mphanda Nkuwa dam project in the Zambezi: Impacts on biodiversity deterioration and possible solutions, Poster Session for McGill Symposium on Environment, December 7-8, 2009.
Degrees received
Msc. in International Management (2006-2007): École Nationale d'Administration Publique, Montreal, Qc
Bsc. in Economics and Political Sciences (2003-2006) University of Montreal
Bsc. in Economics and Political Sciences (2003-2006) University of Montreal