Final Programme Beyond the River - World Water Week

Thursday 24 August
Workshop 10
Extreme Events and Sustainable
Water and Sanitation Services
Convenor: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
Co-convenors: International Water Association
(IWA), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Water
Environment Federation (WEF)
Workshop Discussion Entry Points
A number of spectacular extreme natural events during
recent years have illuminated the vulnerability of virtually
any society to the forces of nature. It is difficult and
expensive to develop disaster plans and the risk awareness
among large segments of the population may not be
at a level for a smooth and effective implementation of
post-disaster operations. Apart from medical assistance
and rescue operations, an early resumption of water and
sanitation services is, however, vital for the community.
Role of community organisations and individuals
To rehabilitate water and sanitation services, a number of activities
have to be organised and executed. What are the roles
and responsibilities of different stakeholders? For instance,
what activities can be taken care of by community organisations
and individuals in the rehabilitation of water supply
and sanitation services in areas hit by extreme events?
Photo: EC/ECHO South Asia Office
Relation between temporary and permanent facilities
A typology of actions and time frame are necessary. What
are the most important short-term measures that are required
and how are these short-term or temporary measures
related to more permanent facilities?
Links between disaster plans and “normal” plans?
What are the main features of a disaster plan? Who has
the responsibility to formulate such a plan? Should it be
part of the normal physical planning or what is the legal
and formal status of such a plan?
Programme Thursday 24 August, 09:00–15:00 Folkets Hus, Congress Hall B
Chair: Prof. Mohamed F. Dahab, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Co-Chair: Ms. Vanessa Tobin, UNICEF
Rapporteur: Ms. Lynn Orphan, Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, USA
Co-Rapporteur: Dr. Darren Saywell, IWA
Commentator: Mr. Paul Reiter, IWA
09:00 Introduction by Chair
09:10 Prof. Hans-Peter Nachtnebel, Institute for Water Management,
Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Austria (Invited Speaker)
09:35 US Gulf States Assessment of Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
Costs for Hurricane-Affected Wastewater Systems. Dr. James
Clark, Black & Veatch Corporation, USA (Invited Speaker)
10:00 Follow-up Questions
10:10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management in Ukranian Part of
Tisza River Basin. Mr. Alexei Iarochevitch, Ukrainian Centre
for Environmental and Water Projects
10:20 Implementation of Multipurpose Strategies to Mitigate
Extreme Events and Sustainable Water and Sanitation
Services in Sri Lanka. Mr. Meegasmullage Sirisena, Ministry
of Irrigation and Water Management, Sri Lanka
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Emergency Sanitation Measures for Disaster Management.
Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, India
11:10 Disappearing Lands: Supporting Communities Affected by River
Erosion. Mr. Nazmul Islam Chowdhury, Practical Action-Bangladesh
11:20 Follow-up Questions
12:00 Lunch
13:30 Ensuring Access to Proper Sanitation during Extreme Events:
A Tsunami Perspective. Mr. Missaka Hettiarachchi, Chemical
and Process Engineering, Sri Lanka
13:40 Management of Impacts of Large-scale Accident at Municipal
Wastewater Treatment Plant. Dr. Volodymyr Kuznyetsov,
Ministry of Environment, Ukraine
13:50 Exploring a New Approach to Water Systems Rehabilitation
in War-affected Cities. Mr. Jean-Francois Pinera, Water
Engineering and Development Centre, UK
14:00 Follow-up Questions
14:30 Commentator’s Response
14:35 Dialogue and Conclusions
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