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PRESENTATIONS FROM SPEAKERS

13th December 2010

>> Action Policy of the Water Cycle Municipal Board. Jose Ramon Entralgo [PDF – 693 KB]

>> Landscape interventions in the Ebro River in Expo2008. Francisco Pellicer [PDF – 3.65 MB] (in Spanish)


14th December 2010

>> Welcome message, Adeel Zafar [PDF – 23 KB]

>> Opening remarks, Mohan Peck [PDF – 16 KB]

>> Overview of the conference, Josefina Maestu [PDF – 2.07 MB]

>> Streams to the sea. Stakeholders in the city: integrating and strengthening sustainable water management, John Butterworth [PDF – 3.19 MB]

>> Presentations of city experiences: Belo Horizonte. Nilo Nascimento [PDF – 3.45 MB]

>> Presentations of city experiences: Lodz, Monika Dziegielewska [PDF – 854 KB]

>> Presentations of city experiences: Zaragoza, Javier Celma [PDF – 2.05 MB]


15th December 2010

>> Biodiversity, Water and Cities. Outcomes of CBD-COP10, Nagoya 2010. David Coates [PDF – 648 KB]

>> Recap and overview. Josefina Maestu [PDF – 545 KB]

>> Tools and approaches. Engaging small industries and marginalized communities, the case of Bogotá, Colombia. Monica Sanz [PDF – 3.04 MB]

>> Tools and approaches. Transitioning and strategic niche management, the cases of Birmingham, United Kingdom and Accra, Ghana. Alison Duffy [PDF – 900 KB]

>> Tools and approaches. Visioning and scenario-based planning, the case of Alexandria, Egypt, Accra, Ghana and Lodz, Poland. Carol Howe [PDF – 536 KB]

>> Tools and approaches. Promoting public participation, the case of Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre, Brazil. Nilo Nascimento and Sonia Knauer [PDF – 3.31 MB]

>> Tools and approaches. The Future Cities Game, the case of Lodz, Poland. Monika Dziegielewska-Geitz [PDF – 1.52 MB]

>> Tools and approaches. Institutional mapping, the cases of Birmingham, London, Alexandria, Belo Horizonte, Beijing. Colin Green [PDF – 630KB]

>> Tools and approaches. The city water information sharing platform, the case of Alexandria. Marc Soutter [PDF – 74 KB]

>> Tools and approaches. Water demand management, the case of Zaragoza, Spain. Ramón Barberán [PDF – 240 KB] (in Spanish)

>> Pro-poor practices in urban water management. John Butterworth [PDF – 506 KB]


16th December 2010

>> Running Out of Water: Prospects for Cities?. Peter Rogers [PDF – 1.45 MB]

>> Recap and introduction to the day. Barbara Anton [PDF – 483KB]

>> World Water Day 2011. Bert Diphoorn [PDF – 851 KB]

>> 'Water for Life Best practices' award, 2011 edition.. Josefina Maestu [PDF – 151 KB]

Side Events

Water and Development in Asia: Challenges and Good Practices for Urban Water Management in Asian Cities

>> Good Governance in the Water and Sanitation Sector, the case of Asia. Peter Rogers [PDF – 796 KB]

>> Towards financial sustainability of water management in Asian cities. Roberto Martνn-Hurtado [PDF – 182 KB]

>> Rogun Hydropwer Plan Project on Vakhshriver in Tajikistan. History, development, up-to-date status. Georgi Petrov [PDF – 121 KB]

Bringing nature back into cities for water

>> Biodiversity, Water and Cities. Outcomes of CBD-COP10, Nagoya 2010. David Coates [PDF – 648 KB]


17th December 2010

>> Managing Water in the City of the Future. Kalanithy Vairavamoorthy [PDF – 3.44 MB]

>> Messages and statement for World Water Day 2011. Bert Diphoorn [PDF – 187 KB]

>> Communication efforts during the conference. Communication team [PDF – 723 KB]

>> Recap of open sessions. [PDF – 56 KB]


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