Final Programme Beyond the River - World Water Week

Workshop 9
Safe Water Storage and Regulation during Floods and Droughts
Convenor: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
Co-Convenors: International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research (IAHR), International Association
of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), International Hydropower Association (IHA), International Water Resources
Association (IWRA) and Third World Centre for Water Management
Workshop Discussion Entry Points
Mitigation of both flood and drought problems is dependent,
among other things, on the capacity to store and regulate
runoff within river basins. Water retention capacity is partly
provided naturally in the landscape and also technically by
means of dams and reservoirs. Additionally, and equally important
in a mitigation strategy are non-technical measures,
for instance, education and information for building human
and institutional capacity to cope with floods and droughts.
Experiences from different climatic regions should be shared
and taken into account to include the necessary flexibility in
the efforts for achieving safe handling of water resources.
Floods and droughts are affected by climate change and
particularly by increased climate variability interacting with
human activities as amplifying or moderating factors. Water
resources management must therefore balance resource
and risk aspects to find measures and operation strategies
where seemingly conflicting interests can all benefit.
Multipurpose water regulation strategies
How and to what extent should water resources management
strategies include predictions of climate change in
order to decrease the vulnerability in society related to
floods and droughts?
Impact and vulnerability assessments
How are impact and vulnerability assessments related
to flood and drought situations most effectively used for
developing mitigation strategies? Do we put adequate
emphasis on the specific vulnerability related to different
threats for water quality degradation during both flood
and drought events?
Sustainable engineering?
Sustainable engineering is an important concept applicable
to water resources development where human activities
have to adapt to patterns that are robust in a long-term
perspective. What are the criteria defining sustainability
in situations where society has to cope with increasing
threats from climate change and climate variability? Do
we need new and more comprehensive risk management
strategies as part of sustainable engineering?
Wednesday
August 23
Thursday
24 August
Programme Wednesday 23 August, 09:00–17:00 Folkets Hus, Congress Hall C
Chair: Dr. Cecilia Tortajada, Third World Centre for Water
Management, Mexico
Rapporteur: Prof. Klas Cederwall, The Royal Institute of
Technology, Sweden
Co-Rapporteur: Ms. Alexandra Pres, InWent Capacity Building
International, Germany
Commentator: Prof. Benedito Braga, Agência Nacional de Águas (ANA),
Brazil
09:00 Introduction
First Block
09:10 The Role of Water Storage for Flood and Drought Mitigation:
Case Study of Turkey. Prof. Dogan Altinbilek, IHA, Turkey
(Invited Speaker)
09:45 Focusing on the Ethiopian Water Towers. Dr. Admasu
Gebeyehu, Consultant, Ethiopia
10:00 The Egyptian Experience on Setting Measures for Mitigation
Strategies to Reduce the Consequences of Floods and
Droughts, Associated with Climate Change uncertainty. Dr
Mohamed Abdul Aty Sayed, Egypt Ministry of Water Resources
and Irrigation
10:15 Improved Water Security by Protecting Natural Water Bodies
and Waterways in the Indus Basin. Dr. Zaigham Habib, International
Water Management Institute (IWMI), Pakistan
10:30 Coffee Break
Second Block
11:00 Squeezed Dry: Implications of Drought and Water
Regulation in the Krishna Basin, India. Dr. Anju Gaur, IWMI,
India (Invited Speaker)
11:30 Water Between Climatic Changes and Agricultural Requirements
– Romanian Case. Dr. Cristian Kleps, Romanian Academy
of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences
11:45 Operation of Three Dams to Protect Khartoum City from
Flood. Prof. Hussein Adam, University of Gezira, Sudan
12:00 Lunch
Third Block – Overaching Issues
13:30 Evaluation of Reservoirs as a Flood Mitigation Measure in
River Nyando Basin, Western Kenya. Mr. Joseph Sang, Regional
Land Management Unit (RELMA) in ICRAF, Kenya
13:45 Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS) – Seizing Opportunity
in a Crisis. Mr. Tapiwa Gavaza, UK
14:00 A Community’s Combined Efforts to Sustainable Water Resource
Management. Ms. Marlene Stolt, ACTEW Corporation, Australia
14:30 Coffee Break
Fourth Block – Final Discussion
15:00 Discussion Introductory by Prof. Benedito Braga, ANA, Brazil
15:30 Final Discussion and Conclusions
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Friday
25 August
Saturday
26 August
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