2016 World Water Week programme

Wednesday | 31 August | 09:00-10:30
Eye on Asia: Hungry Asia: Growing more food with less water
Convenors: Asian Development Bank, FAO, ICIMOD, IFAD and IWMI
Eye on Asia will engage participants in exploring the role and impact of political economy and policies on realizing water as an economic
good to increase awareness of the need for wise water use, and promote improved agriculture water management practices enabling
the growth of more food with less water.
Room: FH 307
09:00 Welcome
IWMI
09:05 Food security in Asia
FAO
09:15 Climate change in the
mountains and its
implications on food security
in the plains
ICIMOD
09:25 Investing in water access and
efficient use for small farmers
IFAD
09:35 Building climate resilience
into agricultural water
management
IWMI
09:45 Q&A
Moderator: ADB (tbc)
10:00 Debate in political economy
of water
10:25 Wrap-up
FAO (tbc)
10:30 Close of event
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Photo: ADB
Eye on LAC: Towards a green infrastructure agenda
Convenors: Association of Regulators of Water and Sanitation of the Americas, FEMSA Foundation,
Inter-American Development Bank and The Nature Conservancy
Room: FH Congress Hall A
We are at a crossroads in how we manage our water. LAC must move towards a wiser combination of green and traditional infrastructure
to meet the needs of the 21st Century. This seminar will discuss leading cases and opportunities for green infrastructure and nature-based
solutions in LAC.
09:00 Key note speech: Towards a
green infrastructure agenda
Todd Gartner, WRI
09:30 Panel discussion and Q&A on
towards a green infrastructure
agenda
Moderator: Hugo Contreras,
The Nature Conservancy
Panelists:
Fernando Momiy Hada,
Association of Regulators of
W&S of the Americas
Pablo Bereciartua, National
Undersecretary for Water
Resources, Argentina
Mariano Montero, Director,
FEMSA Foundation
10:25 Summary and wrap-up
Hugo Contreras, The Nature
Conservancy
10:30 Close of event
82 2016 World Water Week: Water for sustainable growth