2016 World Water Week programme

Tuesday | 30 August | 14:00-15:30
Room: NL 357
Seminar: Ecosystem degradation and livelihoods: Moving from vicious to virtuous cycles
Convenors: ICIMOD, SIWI, Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, WRC and We Effect
This seminar will discuss the conundrum of economic growth and water’s role in healthy ecosystems for mitigating poverty and achieving
the new SDG-targets. Perspectives from a range of ecosystems from source to sea will be discussed, along with innovative solutions
involving civil society, as well as public and/or private sectors.
Endangered ecosystems: Publicprivate-civil
Dr Eduardo Mansur, FAO
Faezeh Pazoki, University Of
society solutions
14:27 Lightning Talk: Communities
Tehran
14:00 Introduction
as stewards of environment: 14:40 Ecosystem services supplied by
Dr Dipak Gyawali, Nepal
bringing people into the cycle
water in Argentina: Socioassesment
Academy of Science and
Prof Steven Loiselle, Earthwatch
and Law
Technology
Institute
Prof Clara Minaverry, University
14:05 Putting ecosystem thinking 14:34 Poster pitches
of Buenos Aires
into practice, response to SDG 14:34 Impact of Wetland
14:42 Data drought: An assessment
commitment
conservation on the
of global water monitoring
Dr Oyun Sanjaasuren, Chair,
livelihoods: A case study at
systems
GWP
the seminar
Anupam Bhargava, Xylem Inc.
14:15 Lightning talk: Accounting
Prof Venkatachalam Lingappan, 14:44 Perspectives from Europe:
for ecosystem services of
Madras Institute of Development
Ecosystem services valuation
water interventions
Studies
for innovation promotion
– approach, assessments and 14:36 Are SDGs “fit for purpose” for
Ronjon Chakrabarti, Adelphi
recommendations
management of water
14:45 Interactive discussion
Ulrike Sapiro, The Coca-Cola
ecosystems?
Moderator: Dr Dipak Gyawali
Company
Dr Chris Dickens, IWMI
15:20 Conclusions
14:21 Lightning talk: Ecosystem 14:38 Phototctalytic Degradation of
Dr Dipak Gyawali
restoration and sustainable
Phenol in Industrial
15:25 Conclusions for entire seminar
agriculture: What’s in it for
Wastewater using Modified
Dr Jakob Lundberg, We Effect
farmers?
TiO2 in Visible Light
Eye on LAC: Water and sanitation as a business: Constraints-opportunities
Convenors: Inter-American Development Bank, IRC, One Drop, Water For People and WaterAid
Private sector could play a key role in providing water/sanitation services. This role could involve individual entrepreneurs or small/
medium size enterprizes. Based on good practices, the goal of this seminar is to understand how to develop viable business models that
make water and sanitation a profitable business in Latin America.
Room: FH Congress Hall A
14:00 Welcome
Sergio Campos, Inter-American
Development Bank
14:10 Keynote speech: Water and
sanitation as a business
Introduction:
German Sturzenegger,
Inter-American
Development Bank
Key note speaker: David
Sparkman, Independent
Consultant
14:25 Key note speech: Water and
sanitation as a business
Sasha Kramer, Co-founder and
Executive Director, Sustainable
Organic Integrated Livelihoods
14:35 Panel discussion and Q&A
Moderator: Catherine Bachand,
CEO, One Drop
Panelists:
Eleanor Allen, CEO, Water for
People
Sarina Prabasi, CEO, Water Aid
Patrick Moriarty, CEO, IRC
José Luis Inglese, President,
AySA (Buenos Aires Water
Utility), Argentina
15:25 Summary and wrap-up
Catherine Bachand, CEO,
One Drop
15:30 Close of event
68 2016 World Water Week: Water for sustainable growth