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Integrated Strategies for Effective Shared Water Resources Management (Session ID 12067)

August 28 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Session Description

This interactive workshop will explore strategies for transboundary water cooperation, conflict resolution, and governance improvement. It aims to facilitate a science-policy interface, bringing together policymakers, NGOs, experts, and practitioners to discuss actionable solutions for managing shared water resources and building peace.

Key topics to be discussed during this session include:

  • Freshwater Security in Fragile Regions: Building peace and cooperation through water-peace-security initiatives.
  • Climate Resilient Transboundary Water Management: Shared strategies for managing flood and drought risks and building climate resilience across borders and sectors.
  • Inclusive Sharing of Water Resources: Ensuring no one is left behind, with a focus on rural communities.
  • Ecologically Sustainable Water Management: The role of nature-based solutions in sustainable water resource management.
  • Water-Food-Energy Nexus: Using this nexus as a tool for cooperation on shared transboundary waters.

Programme

  • Welcome and Opening by Anders Jägerskog, Program Manager of the Cooperation in International Waters in Africa (CIWA) and Focal Point for Transboundary Water, World Bank
  • Keynote and Scene-Setting by Birgit Vogel, Executive Secretary, ICPDR (tbc)
  • Interactive Roundtable Discussions (two rounds of 30 mins each) on the topics as listed above
  • Results from discussions in plenary and Closing by Harm Duel, Department Head Water Resources and Delta Management, Deltares.

Organizer

Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), ACTO, Deltares, IDB, MEDRC, SDC, World Bank

Venue

World Water Week 2024
Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre
Stockholm, Sweden
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