2016 World Water Week programme
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Wednesday | 31 August | 11:00-12:30<br />
Beyond the drinking glass: Expanding our understanding of water-nutrition<br />
linkages<br />
Convenors: International Food Policy Research Institute, REACH and ZEF<br />
This event seeks to outline the pathways linking water, nutrition and gender. It will bring together practitioners based in one field but<br />
working with other sectors from research institutes, implementers, and government agencies.<br />
Room: FH XX 307<br />
Room: FH Room: Congress XX Hall A<br />
Chair: Mark Rosegrant, IFPRI<br />
Moderator: Biniam Iyob, USAID<br />
11:00 Welcome<br />
11:05 Exploring the pathways by<br />
which water can influence<br />
nutritional status<br />
11:20 Irrigation-nutrition linkages:<br />
Insights from the ILSSI project<br />
and beyond<br />
Dawit Mekonnen, International<br />
Food Policy Research Institute<br />
11:32 Improving community-led<br />
total sanitation through<br />
experimental games<br />
Yaniv Stopnitzky, University of<br />
San Francisco<br />
11:44 Agriculture, water quality,<br />
nutrition and health<br />
Nicolas Gerber, ZEF<br />
11:56 Multiple-use water services<br />
and improved dietary diversity<br />
in rural Tanzania and Burkina<br />
Faso<br />
Sara Marks, EAWAG<br />
12:08 Q&A<br />
12:25 Summary and wrap-up<br />
Biniam Iyob, USAID<br />
12:30 Close of event<br />
Eye on Asia: Operationalizing green cities: Technologies and their benefits<br />
Convenors: Asian Development Bank, Cooperative Research Center for <strong>Water</strong> Sensitive Cities and<br />
International <strong>Water</strong> Centre<br />
This event will share insights in urban development challenges for the present situation, highlighting the impact of climate change and<br />
a changing world on city development due to socio-economic developments such as population growth, urbanization and industrialization.<br />
We build on the insights gained from the Asian <strong>Water</strong> Development Outlook <strong>2016</strong>.<br />
11:00 Buzz session<br />
With a challenging question,<br />
the audience will be sensitized<br />
on the challenges concerning<br />
water security in cities<br />
11:05 <strong>Water</strong> security in green cities<br />
Mark Pascoe, IWC<br />
11:15 Pioneering water sensitive<br />
cities in Asia<br />
Tony Wong, Cooperative<br />
Research Center for <strong>Water</strong><br />
Sensitive Cities<br />
11:30 Mandalay urban services<br />
improvement project<br />
Eri Honda, Asian Development<br />
Bank<br />
Experiences from the field<br />
11:37 Serious game<br />
12:05 Sharing of outcomes of the<br />
tables by table hosts<br />
12:15 Reflection<br />
Prof Glenn Daigger, University of<br />
Michigan<br />
Photo: IWMI Flickr 2015<br />
12:25 Closing<br />
12:30 Close of event<br />
Photo: ADB<br />
86 <strong>2016</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Water</strong> <strong>Week</strong>: <strong>Water</strong> for sustainable growth
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