2015 UN-Water Annual International Zaragoza Conference. Water and Sustainable Development: From Vision to Action. 15-17 January 2015

Presentations

14 January 2015

Side Event: The fulfillment of the human right to water and sanitation (in Spanish)

>> The Human Right to Water and Sanitation

Leo Heller, United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Water and Sanitation

>> The Development of the Human Right to Water and Sanitation in the case of the Matanza-Riachuelo basin in Argentina

Liber Martin, CONICET

>> Human Right to Water and legal security in the sector and for consumers

>> Lawyers, Universities and Civil Society for the fulfillment of the Human Right to Water and Sanitation

Maria Silvia Emanuelli, HIC-AL

>> Demanding the Human Right to Water and Sanitation from Civil Society

Maria del Mar Rivero, ONGAWA

>> The role of civil society in the fulfillment of the Human right to Water and Sanitation: the case of El Gallinero (Madrid)

Blanca Bengoechea, Pontificial University of Comillas

>> Yana Curi. Black Gold

Carlos Pablo Alcaine, Medicusmundus

>> Alliance for Water

Cristina Monge, ECODES

Side Event: New sources: Wastewater reuse in the sustainable management framework (in Spanish)

>> The reclaimed water as a new water source

Rafael Mujeriego, President of ASERSA

>> Use of Reclaimed Water in the Municipality of Madrid

Pedro Catalinas, Madrid City Council

>> Direct water reuse in Windhoek, Namibia

Joan Sanz, Veolia

>> Injection barrier at the Llobregat Delta

Lucila Candela, Technical University of Catalonia

Irrigation of Golf Courses in Gran Canaria

>> Maria del Carmen Cabrera, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

>> Water reuse in the paper industry

Angeles Blanco, Complutense University of Madrid

>> Water reuse in combined cycle plants

David de la Fuente, Gas Natural

Side Event: Local level actions in decentralized water solidarity towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (in Spanish)

>> Promoting local action and territorial approaches to improve water supplies and sanitation

Ivan Draganic, UNDP

>> Alliance for Water

Victor Viñuales, ECODES

>> Local actions for decentralized cooperation in water, towards the achievement of the SDGs

Julio Martinez, Zaragoza City Council

>> Towards universality of access to water

Maria Jesus Cajal, UNDP

>> Decentralized cooperation in water and sanitation

Aitor Gabilondo, Vitoria City Council

Side Event: Water Footprint Assessment in support of sustainable development

>> Water Footprint Assessment in support of Sustainable Development

Ruth Mathews, WFN

>> Targets for a Sustainable Water Footprint

Arjen Hoekstra, University of Twente

>> Reducing water scarcity and water pollution through integrated regulatory reform

Giuseppe Frapporti, Environment Agency UK

>> Water Stewardship: engaging business in delivering SDGs

Michael Spencer, AWS

>> ISO 14046:2014 Environmental management-water footprint-Principles, requirements and guidelines

Maria Jose Amores and Antonio Carretero, AENOR

Side Event: The influence of recent technological advances and global water policy (in English)

>> Sustainable Development Challenges

Pablo Collazo, Abengoa

>> Smart Water Cycle for Doñana

Francisco Muñoz Carreño, Abengoa

>> The role of virtual water trade in coping with this world's water scarcity

Alberto Garrido, Water Observatory Botin Foundation/CEIGRAM

>> Intensive use of aquifers and groundwater mining in Spain

Emilio Custodio, Technical University of Catalonia

>> Water and the future of humanity

Luis Veiga da Cunha, University of Lisbon

>> ISO 14046:2014 Environmental management-water footprint-Principles, requirements and guidelines

Antonio Carretero, AENOR

15 January 2015

Special Regional Sessions

Special Regional Session: Implementing the water related SDGs in the UNECE region

>> Ensuring implementation of the Water-related SDGs through the Existing Regional Platforms (UNECE Region)

Nataliya Nikiforova, UNECE

>> UNECE Water Convention: from regional to global instrument, and its implementation on the ground

Minna Hanski, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland

>> Reporting systems and the SDG

Luis Simas, ERSAR -Portuguese Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority, Portugal

>> Central Asian cooperation mechanisms: achievements and challenge

Iskandar Abdullaev, Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), Asia

>> Intersectoral cooperation to support implementation of SDGs at basin level

Raimund Mair, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River, Austria

Special Regional Session: Achieving water security for Asia and the Pacific through sustainable water management

>> Current status and major challenges on water in the Asia-Pacific region

Hongpeng Liu, ESCAP, Asia

>> Achieving water security for Asia and the Pacific through sustainable water management: the Thailand Case

Janya Trairat, Department of Water Resources, MONRE, Thailand

>> Capacity Development for Sustainable Development: Philippines Experience

Rodora Gamboa, Maynilad Water Academy and Philippines Water Partnership, Philippines

>> Transformation of Water & Sanitation in Korea

Jong Ho Ahn, Ph.D./Senior Research Fellow, Korea Environment Institute

Special Regional Session: Achieving sustainable water for all in Latin America and the Caribbean

>> Regional Perspective on Water and Sustainable Development: From Vision to Action,Available in Spanish

Caridad Canales, ECLAC

>> CAF Presentation, Water and Sustainable DevelopmentAvailable in Spanish

Gonzalo de Castro, CAF

>> Challenges and opportunities in the rural water and sanitation sector in Latin America and CaribbeanAvailable in Spanish

William Carrasco, Expert, Colombia

>> Public Policies and Institutional framework for Water and Sanitation in Latin America and the CaribbeanAvailable in Spanish

Franz Rojas, Expert, Bolivia

>> Departmental Water Plan for the Atlantic (Colombia): Regional Integration for better serviceAvailable in Spanish

Diego Fernández , ECONTEC

>> Sustainable development and management of drinking water by Model Public Community PartnershipsAvailable in Spanish

Roberto Ramos, Special Assistant , Secretary of State of Puerto Rico and Manager of Project Sustainable Community Aqueduct

Plenary: Opening and Setting the Scene

The Water Related Sustainable Development Goals and Targets

Water for a Sustainable World. Preliminary messages from the WWDR 2015

Richard Connor, WWAP

>> Water and the proposed SDGs: The current state of play

Joakim Harlin, UNDP and coordinator of UN-Water Working Group on SDGs

>> Interlinkages of the water related SDGs and other global processes

Karin Lexen, SIWI

State of the Art on Implementation Challenges and Tools– Discussion openers and questions

>> Implementing the WASH related targets through capacity development and social instruments and the role of different stakeholders

Jose Gesti, UNICEF

>> Implementing the water related SDGs: Governance challenges and tools and the role of different stakeholders

Aziza Akhmouch, OECD

>> Implementing the water related SDGs: Financing and economic instruments challenges and tools and the role of different stakeholders

Hannah Leckie, OECD

>> Implementing the water related SDGs: Technology challenges and tools and the role of different stakeholders

Elisa Tonda, UNEP

16 January 2015

Stakeholder Parallel Sessions

Business contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals related to water

>> Water and Sustainable Development: Business Contribution to Implementation of SDGs Related to Water

Gavin Power, UN Global Compact

>> Business contribution to managing climate and water risks: Tools and lessons learned

Paul Reig, WRI

>> Water Quality and Wastewater Reuse

Jack Moss, Aquafed

>> Business and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation

Mai-Lan Ha, CEO Water Mandate

>> Business contribution to managing water scarcity: tools and lessons

John Matthews, Aliance for Water

Civil society contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals related to water

>> >Civil society stakeholder group

Alice Bouman (WfWP) and Bart Devos (WYPW)

>> Civil Society & The Human Right to Safe Drinking Water & Sanitation

Shauna Curry, CEO, CAWST, Canada

>> Water- and sanitation project Mweteni-village Tanzania Tegemeo Women Group

Eliza Mngale, Tegemeo Women Group

>> Civil Society Dealing with Water Scarcity and Allocation

Jonathan Lautze, IWMI

>> Dealing with scarcity through effective water management and allocation: Civil Society as agent for Change (NWRC and ARBRO et .al.)

Khin Ni Ni Thein, ARBRO

>> Civil society and water risks

Murray Biedler, Deep Blue Consultants, Belgium

>> Ways to realise the human rights to water and sanitation

Muhammad Wasif Bashir Babar, University of Punjab

Academia contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals related to water

>> Academia session

Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa ,UNESCO

>> Risk Assessment as a Tool to Improve Water Quality And The Role of Institutions of Higher Education

Joan Rose, Michigan State University

>> Integrative and adaptive risk governance, management and monitoring for SDG implementation

Claudia Pahl-Wostl & Janos Bogardi, GWSP

>> Integrative and adaptive risk governance, management and monitoring for SDG implementation: Monitoring technologies to support the Water SDG

Richard Lawford, Morgan State University

>> How to Achieve SDGs under Risk?

Anik Bhaduri, GWSP

>> Governing risks: Water SDGs

Joyeeta Gupta , UNESCO-IHE

>> Sustainable Development: Making change in the face of change

Colin Green, Middlesex University

>> Flood Footprint: Method and Applications

Dabo Guan, University of East Anglia

>> Academia contribution to the implementation of the SDG related to WASH

Ricard Gine, UPC

>> Case Study: An improved monitoring framework to support local level planning

Ricard Gine, UPC

>> The UPGro Programme a contribution of academia to WASH

John Chilton, International Association of Hydrogeologists

>> Groundwater Exploration in Support of UN Field Operations MINUSMA Case Study

Mohamed Ahmed, UNGSC

>> Use of remote sensing and terrain modeling to identify suitable zones for manual drilling in Africa and support low cost water supply

Fabio Fussi, University of Milano-Bicocca

>> Case Study: Evaluating an inexpensive biosensor to detect anthropogenic pollution in river water and groundwater

Sharon Velasquez, University of New Castle, UK

Countries experiences in contributing to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals related to water

>> Governments contribution water resources management: water scarcity on the rise

Tomas Sancho, WCCE

>> National Water Resources Committee and Capacity Building

Htun Lwin Oo, Myanmar Water Resources Ministry, WCCE

>> Ways to realise the human rights to water and sanitation Overview Presentation

Faraj El-Awar,UN Habitat

>> Human Rights to Water and Sanitation

Leo Heller, UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to WASH

>> Acaray Case StudyAvailable in Spanish

Pedro Domaniczky, Itaipu Binacional

>> Tools of implementation to deal with Water Quality

Thomas Chiramba, UNEP

>> Time for Preventive Action! Setting the Scene: Water Related Disaster Risk Reduction

Niels Vlaanderen, Dutch Ministry of Environment and infrastructure

17 January 2015

Plenary: Multistakeholder dialogue on tools for implementation of the water related Sustainable Development Goals

>> Financing and economic instruments, Wrap up business

Jack Moss, Aquafed

>> Financing and economic instruments

Moez Allaoui, Waterlex

>> Conference facts: Who were we?

Josefina Maestu, UNW-DPAC

>> 7th World Water Forum 2015

Beom-Sik Yoo, WWF7 secretariat

>> Conference Home

About the Conference

>> Conveners and partners
>> Objectives and expected outcomes
>> Conference flyerPDF Document
>> AgendaPDF Document
>> StructurePDF Document
>> ParticipantsPDF Document

Logistics

>> Accommodation
>> Travelling to Zaragoza
>> Your stay in Zaragoza
>> Map

The vision

>> Rio+20
>> Water and sustainable development
>> Global commitments on water
>> A post-2015 global goal for water
>> Water and the Open Working Group (OWG)
>> The role of actors involved

The action

>> Capacity development
>> Financing and economic instruments
>> Governance frameworks
>> Technology

Action on…

>> Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)
>> Water Resources Management
>> Water Quality
>> Risk management

14 January: Pre-Conference Side events and Technical Visits

>> Technical visit: La Cartuja
>> Technical visit: The Ebro River Basin Authority and its Automatic System for Hydrologic Information (SAIH)
>> Technical visit: Expo + Water Park
>> New sources: Wastewater reuse
>> Local level actions in decentralized water solidarity towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals
>> Water Footprint Assessment
>> Technological advances and Water Policy
>> Cultivando Agua Boa Programme
>> CODIA and water and energy in LAC
>> The fulfillment of the human right to water and sanitation

15 January: Setting the scene and the context

>> Achieving sustainable water for all in LAC
>> Achieving water security for Asia and the Pacific
>> Ensuring implementation of the water-related SDGs in Europe
>> Setting the scene

16 January: Whose action?

>> Academia
>> Business
>> Civil society
>> Governments and local authorities
>> Media and Communicators

17 January: Integrating knowledge and the way forward

>> Multi-stakeholder dialogue on tools for implementation

Resources

>> Cases
>> Conference daily
>> Conference Communications ReportPDF Document
>> Discussion forum
>> Information briefs on Water and Sustainable Development
>> Interviewing conference participants
>> Overview Papers
>> Presentations from participants
>> Session Reports
>> Tool Papers
>> Toolbox
>> Twitter Activity Report
>> Video recording of sessions
>> Video interviews with conference participants


Promotional materials

>> Conference banners
>> Conference posterPDF document