Full_Week_2017 Programme

Sunday | 27 August | 11:00-12:30
Accelerating actions for water and disasters in the next decade
Room: NL
Pillar Hall
Convenors: HELP, HLPW and Office of the UNSG’s Special Envoy for Disaster Risk Reduction and Water
In parallel with the UN/international process to discuss the actions for water and disasters in the framework of the
International Decade for Action, “Water for Sustainable Development”, the event will be the opportunity for stakeholders
to express their views on priority actions for water and disasters in the next decade.
Event
11:00 Opening
Dr Kenzo Hiroki, Sherpa of the
Special Advisor to the HLPW and
Coordinator, HELP
11:05 Tbd
H.E. Malanie Shultz
Van Haegen, Minister of
Infrastructure and Environment,
[the Netherlands] (tbc)
11:20 Panel debate: How to promote
investment and financing
for water-related disaster risk
reduction
Sulton Rahimov, First Deputy
Minister of Energy and Water
resources of Tajikistan, and
Special Envoy of the President of
the Republic of Tajikistan on the
HLPW
Osward Chanda, ADB
tbd, US
tbd, UNESCO
tbd, The World Bank Group
tbd, ADB
tbd, UN-Water
12:25 Summary and wrap-up
Dr Kenzo Hiroki, Sherpa of the
Special Advisor to the HLPW and
Coordinator, HELP
12:30 Close of session
Citizen observatories empowering people in integrated water and waste
management
Room:
FH 202
Convenors: Akvo, Earthwatch, Gavagai, IHE Delft and SU
Citizen observatories are innovative programmes of collective action between citizens, agencies and scientists to promote
a more sustainable and participatory water management. In this interactive event, participants will explore novel
approaches by research, policy and NGO communities to meet the opportunities and challenges of citizen observatories
for integrated resource management.
Event
10:00 Introduction
Uta Wehn, IHE Delft
10:15 Carousel session with
GroundTruth 2.0 partners:
• Successes and challenges of
citizen observatories focused on
anthropogenic waste in freshwater
ecosystems
Steven Loiselle and
Ian Thornhill, Earthwatch
Institute
• A new socio-technical approach
for developing sustainable citizens
observatories
Uta When, IHE Delft
• The use of novel ITC and
analytical technologies to inform
citizens and decision makers
Thomas Bjelkeman-Pettersson,
Akvo Foundation
• New decision support tools
that enable policy makers and
communities to co-create novel
policy solutions to water quality
and waste challenges
Teresa Cerratto-Pargman, SU
• Innovative tools for using social
media analytics to track public
opinion and attitude towards key
water and waste issues
Jussi Karlgren, Gavagai
11:15 Wrap up and review of event
Uta Wehn, IHE Delft
11:30 Close of session
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