2016 World Water Week programme
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Sunday | 28 August | 14:00-15:30<br />
Room: NL Music Hall / Musiksalen<br />
Malin Falkenmark symposium: A triple green future for humanity<br />
Convenors: SEI, SIWI and SRC<br />
The annual Malin Falkenmark symposium highlights the future challenges and opportunities related to water and land use and seeks<br />
solutions to meet them. It requires sound science, political courage and strength, guided by equality. In Africa savannah countries it calls<br />
for a Green <strong>Water</strong> revolution for managing water wisely.<br />
14:00 Welcome remarks<br />
Torgny Holmgren, Executive<br />
Director, SIWI<br />
14:05 A triple-green future for<br />
humanity – focus on<br />
Sub-Saharan Africa<br />
Prof Malin Falkenmark, SIWI<br />
and SRC<br />
14:15 <strong>Water</strong> for sustainable food<br />
production in Sub-Saharan<br />
Africa<br />
Prof Charles J. Vörösmarty,<br />
CUNY<br />
14:30 Opportunities for a green<br />
water based African Green<br />
revolution<br />
Prof Kevin Urema, ADB<br />
14:45 Green water management for<br />
a resilient landscape<br />
Dr Fred Boltz, The Rockefeller<br />
Foundation<br />
15:00 Discussion<br />
Moderator: Johan Kuylenstierna,<br />
SEI<br />
Panelists:<br />
Dr Louise Karlberg, SEI<br />
Dr Jenny Grönwall, SIWI<br />
Prof Johan Rockström, SRC<br />
15:30 Close of event<br />
Political drivers for sustained change in water service delivery<br />
Convenors: IRC, Osprey Foundation, <strong>Water</strong> For People and <strong>Water</strong>Aid<br />
Presentation of three country experiences, Rwanda, Uganda and Bolivia, bringing the reality of meeting the SDGs to life. Discussion<br />
to explore how incentives can be created for more widespread engagement and drive of local government, for WASH servcies<br />
across the world.<br />
Room: FH 307<br />
14:00 Welcome by moderator –<br />
Outlining the context of local<br />
level sustainable service<br />
delivery<br />
<strong>Water</strong> For People<br />
14:10 The Rulindo Challenge –<br />
Delivering universal WASH<br />
services in Rwanda<br />
Mulindwa Prosper, Vice-Mayor,<br />
Rulindo District, Rwanda<br />
14:25 Más agua para todos por<br />
siempre<br />
David Siles Herbas, Alcalde de<br />
Villa Rivero, Municipality,<br />
Cochabamba, Bolivia with<br />
Kelly Latham, interpreter<br />
14:40 2030 SDGs and Vision 2040 –<br />
Reaching everyone<br />
Aggrey Natuhamya, Chairman<br />
LC 5, Kamwenge District,<br />
Uganda<br />
14:55 Q&A<br />
15:15 Agenda for change<br />
supporting district systems<br />
building nationally<br />
IRC<br />
15:25 Summary and wrap-up by<br />
moderator<br />
15:30 Close of event<br />
Photo: Emma Pfister<br />
30 <strong>2016</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong>: <strong>Water</strong> for sustainable growth
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