20th UNSGAB Meeting, Milano Italy, 21-23 May: collaboration with water stewardship initiatives, WFN among others
Published on by Markus Pahlow, University of Canterbury - Senior Lecturer
The meeting agenda is covering the following aspects:
With the post-2015 agenda and SDG's (sustainable development goals), the UN is moving toward a broad water goal which will include sustainability. Currently, there are three pillars being considered for a stand-alone post-2015 water goal: 1) right to water with the goal being universal access, 2) water is used sustainably in all river basins, 3) water is used efficiently - including reuse and recycling. Water Footprint Assessment (http://www.waterfootprint.org/?page=files/WaterFootprintAssessmentManual) can aid in making informed decisions regarding points 2) and 3).
1 1 Agenda of the 20th UNSGAB Meeting, Milano Italy
19.45 - 21.30 | Working dinner for Board Members | Hotel de la Ville |
8.30 - 9.00 | Opening of the meeting: - opening remarks by Acting Chair Uschi Eid - introduction to Kristen Lewis, consultant in charge of the external evaluation of the Board's activities | ||
9.00 - 10.30 | The Water-Food-Energy Nexus: The post2015 framework and the Nexus approach Session chaired and introduced by UNSGAB Acting Chair U.Eid External participants: Bert Diphoorn (UN-WaterVice-Chair), Ivan Vera (UN-Energy Secretary) , Pasquale Steduto (FAO), Friedrich Kitschelt (BMZ) | Palazzo Marino | |
10.30 - 10.45 | Coffee Break | ||
10.45-12.30 | Closed session: change in chairmanship - | Palazzo Marino, Room… | |
12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch for Board members | Palazzo Marino, Room.. | |
14.05 | Departure from Palazzo Marino - walking to Palazzo Reale | ||
14.30 - 15.00 | VIP meeting | ||
15.00 - 17.00 | Public event: Launch of ExpoMilano Water Strategy - Welcoming Speech by Giuliano Pisapia, Mayor of Milan and Special Commissioner of Expo Milano 2015 - Presentation of Expo Milano 2015 Water Strategy, President Romano Prodi, former President of the European Commission, former Prime Minister of Italy, UN Secretary General Special Envoy for Sahel - "Water on the international agenda and in the post-2015 development framework," Mr. Da Silva (Director General, FAO) (tbc, replaced if needed by Mr Stelzer, Assistant Secretary General, UNDESA): - "UNSGAB Call for a Global Goal on Water," Dr. Uschi Eid, UNSGAB Acting Chair - "Water strategy in a post-conflict country," Mohanad Salman Al-Sady, Minister of Water Resources, Iraq (tbc) - "Water and economic development," Peter Brabeck-Letmathe , Chairman of Nestlé S.A (tbc), - "Access to water and sanitation," Roberto Bazzano, President of Federutility, the Italian Federation of Energy and Water Companies, and President of IREN S.p.A. - Closing Remarks, Laura Boldrini, President of Italy's Chamber of Deputies Media attendance. Interviews may be organized at the end of the event. | Palazzo Reale, Cathariatids Room | |
18.00 - 21.00 | Cocktail reception | Palazzo Reale, 8 Colonno Room |
8.30 - 10.15 | HAP III objective 2: keeping sanitation high on national and international agendas - Session introduced and chaired by UNSGAB Acting Chair and Working Group Chair U.Eid | Palazzo Marino | |
10.15 - 10.30 | Coffee Break | ||
10.30 - 12.15 | HAP III objective 1: securing a holistic water goal in the post-2015 water agenda External participants: Bert Diphoorn (UN-Water Vice-Chair) will present the work of UN-Water on SDG | Palazzo Marino | |
12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch for Board members and external participants | Palazzo Marino, Room.. | |
14.00 - 16.15 | Topic considered for inclusion in HAP III: collaboration with Water Stewardship initiatives Session introduced and chaired by UNSGAB Acting Chair U.Eid External participants: Franz-Joseph Batz (Water Futures Partnership), Ms Ruth Mathews (Water Footprint Network), Adrian Sym (Alliance for Water Stewardship), Mike Muller (World Economic Forum), Jason Morrison (UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate), Anders Bernstell (Water Resources Group 2030, tbc), Joppe Cramwinckel (World Business Council on Sustainable Development). | Palazzo Marino | |
16.15 - 16.30 | Coffee Break | ||
16.30 - 17.30 | HAP III objective 3: advocating more wastewater management and pollution prevention - Session introduced and chaired by Working Group Chair M.Catley-Carlson | Palazzo Marino | |
17.30 - 18.15 | HAP III objective 5: IWRM Session introduced and chaired by Working Group Chair J.Rees | Palazzo Marino | |
19.00- | Dinner |
8.30 - 10.15 | HAP III objective 4: contribute to securing sustainable finance to the water and sanitation sector Session introduced and chaired by Working Group Chair G.Payen | Palazzo Marino | |
10.15 - 10.45 | Coffee Break | Palazzo Marino | |
10.30 - 12.15 | HAP III objective 6: focus action on water-related disasters Session introduced and chaired by Working Group Co-Chairs | Palazzo Marino | |
12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch for Board members and external participants | Palazzo Marino, Room.. | |
14.00 - 17.00 | Closed session: finalizing decisions - HAP III - Discussion about the Board working procedures / working groups - Decisions regarding next Board meeting - AOB | Palazzo Marino | |
Evening | Departure |