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13 May 2008

10:00 - 13:00

Conf. Room 4
(Plenary)

Review of CSD-13 Decisions on Water and Sanitation
  • Integrated water resource management: water efficiency plans
  • Enhancing water productivity in different uses
  • Strengthening water management and governance at all levels
  • Enhancing international cooperation in water management

Panelists:

  • Ms. Margaret Catley-Carlson, Member, UNSGAB
  • Mr. Mike Muller, Consultant, South Africa
  • Mr. David Molden, Deputy Director General, IWMI
  • Mr. Loïc Fauchon, World Water Council
15:00 - 16:30 Review of CSD-13 Decisions on Water and Sanitation
  • Financing water and sanitation services
  • Integrating water and sanitation agenda into broader development framework to meet the internationally agreed development goals, including the MDGs
  • The way forward

Panelists:

  • Mr. Abel Mejia, World Bank
  • Ms. Margaret Batty, WaterAid
  • Mr. Ferdnand Gama, Evensen Dodge International
16:30

Conf. Room 4

The Chair's summary - Part I will be distributed.
17:30 - 18:00

Conf. Room 4
(Plenary)

The Chair will introduce his summary - Part I and invite delegates to make factual comments.
 
10:00 - 10:55

Conf. Room 6

Partnership Presentations

SIDS Partnership: Implementation of New Technologies for Sustainable Development

11:00 - 11:55

Conf. Room 6

Global Water Partnership
12:00 - 12:55

Conf. Room 6

The SEED Initiative
15:00 - 17:30

Conf. Room 6

Partnerships thematic discussion session:

Creative partnering to enhance sustainable development and conservation in SIDS

Chair: Ms. Diane Quarless, Chief, SIDS Unit, Division for Sustainable Development, UN DESA

Lead Discussants:

  • Tom Goreau PhD, SIDS Partnership: Implementation of New Technologies for Sustainable Development
  • Rolph Payet PhD, Global Island Partnership (GLISPA)
  • Erik Hagberg, SIDS Partnership: Implementation of New Technologies for Sustainable Development
10:00 - 18:00

Neck Area

Partnerships Information Desks
  • Global Water Partnership (GWP)
  • Northern Water Network
  • Partners for Water and Sanitation (PAWS)
  • Water Programme for Environmental Sustainability (WPA II)
 
10:00 - 13:00

Conf. Room B

Land Policy, Administration and Management
by Ms. Jacqueline da Costa
15:00 - 18:003

Conf. Room B

An Approach to Capacity Development for IWRM

Sponsor: UN-Water

 
13:15 - 14:45 Conf. Room 6 Toward a Global Water Agenda - Preparing the World Water Forum in Istanbul

Organized by: World Water Council /Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Conf. Room 4 The MDG Water and Sanitation Target: Refining the Monitoring Tools

Organized by: UN-Water
Conf. Room 2 Monitoring Global Freshwater Resources

Organized by: World Water Assessment Programme
Conf. Room B Sanitation: A Human Rights Imperative

Organized by: WaterAid
18:15 - 19:45 Conf. Room 6 Annual Report on Sustainable Development: Special Focus on Nature, Biodiversity and Development

Organized by: French Development Agency and the French Institute on Sustainable Development and International Relations

Conf. Room 4 Water in a Changing World: Emerging Trends in the Third World Water Development Report

Organized by: UNWWAP
 

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Conf. Room A

Youth and Children
9:00 - 10:00 Conf. Room A NGOs informational meeting
10:00 - 11:00 Conf. Room A Women
11:00 - 12:00 Conf. Room A Scientific and Technological Community
12:00 - 13:00 Conf. Room A Local Authorities
12:00 - 13:00 Raised area centre - Main cafeteria Energy
13:00 - 14:00 Conf. Room A Indigenous People
14:00 - 15:00 Conf. Room A Farmers
15:00 - 16:00 Conf. Room A Business and Industry
16:00 - 17:00 Conf. Room A Workers and Trade Unions
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