Mara Tignino, Ph.D. (2008), Graduate Institute (Geneva), is a Reader at the University of Geneva and the Lead Legal Specialist at the Geneva Water Hub. She has published extensively on international water law, including monographs and articles on water in armed conflicts. Öykü Irmakkesen, is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Geneva. She is a Teaching Assistant at the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and a former Researcher at the Geneva Water Hub.