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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.