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2016 World Water Week programme

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Thursday | 1 September | 14:00-15:30<br />

Natural infrastructure for water: Achieving sustainable development goals<br />

Convenors: ForestTrends and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation<br />

We will explore opportunities presented by SDG 6; introducing green infrastructure potential and exploring cases integrating across the subgoals<br />

of SDG 6. Interactive discussions will challenge panelists and audience to address key questions on enabling conditions and barriers to<br />

scaling green infrastructure as a key strategy for meeting multiple SDGs.<br />

Room: NL 357<br />

14:00 Welcome<br />

Jan Cassin, Director, Forest Trends<br />

<strong>Water</strong> Initiative<br />

14:05 Setting the stage: Realizing the<br />

potential of green<br />

infrastructure for achieving<br />

sustainable management of<br />

water and sanitation for all<br />

James Dalton, IUCN (tbc)<br />

Implementing SDG 6 – The vision<br />

behind a broad-based, integrative<br />

water goal for sustainable<br />

development<br />

UN <strong>Water</strong> or Swiss Ministry of<br />

Environment, (tbc)<br />

14:35 Panel discussion:<br />

How can we ensure that the full<br />

vision behind SDG 6 is<br />

implemented – Creating holistic<br />

water solutions that address<br />

ecosystems as well as access to<br />

safe water and sanitation for all?<br />

Moderator: Jan Cassin<br />

Panelists:<br />

Andrea Erickson, The Nature<br />

Conservancy<br />

Johan Gely, Swiss Agency for<br />

Development and Cooperation<br />

Rupert Edwards, Forest Trends<br />

German Struzenegger, Inter-<br />

American Development Bank<br />

James Dalton, IUCN (tbc)<br />

15:25 Moderator wrap up and close<br />

15:30 Close of event<br />

Photo: BlackCat Imaging/Shutterstock.com<br />

Risk/2 = Benefitx2 a sugar industry conundrum in Southern Africa<br />

Convenors: Adam Smith International and Illovo Sugar<br />

This event will explore how risks and benefits can be equitably shared between poor small-scale outgrowers and the private sector sugar industry<br />

which is key to the economy of Southern Africa. The contribution of these poor outgrowers is essential to the sustainability and growth of<br />

the industry and the region.<br />

Room: NL Pillar Hall/Pelarsalen<br />

14:00 Panel discussion<br />

Facilitator: Charles Reeve, CRIDF<br />

Panelists:<br />

Hazel Mahlalela: Poor smallscale<br />

outgrower representatives<br />

Delario Sengo, ARA-Sul<br />

Mozambiue. Public sector<br />

representative<br />

Andrew Cochrane, Illovo Sugar,<br />

Private sector representative<br />

14:50 Flood modelling and risk<br />

mapping tool<br />

Jason Hallows, DHI<br />

Climate vulnerability and<br />

resilience tool<br />

Hannah Baleta,Pegasys<br />

Facilitated outgrower climate<br />

change awareness raising<br />

session<br />

Mike Ogg, RMI<br />

Socio-economic assessment<br />

Jonathan Barnes, CRIDF<br />

15:30 Close of event<br />

Photo: Andrew Cochrane<br />

114 <strong>2016</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong>: <strong>Water</strong> for sustainable growth

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