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

Session Reports

Wednesday, 14 January 2015


>> Side event. The fulfilment of the human right to water and sanitationPDF document

>> Side event. New sources: Wastewater reuse in the framework of sustainable managementPDF document

>> Side event. Local level actions in decentralized water solidarity towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development GoalsPDF document

>> Side Event. The role of the Conference of Water Directors in LAC and innovation in water and energy in Ibero-AmericaPDF document

>> Side Event. Water Footprint Assessment in support of sustainable developmentPDF document

>> Side Event. The influence of recent technological advances and global water policy

>> Side Event. ‘Cultivando Agua Boa’ Program: Connecting social innovation experiences in water managementPDF document

Thursday, 15 January 2015


>> Special Regional Session: Implementing the water related SDGs in the UNECE regionPDF document

>> Special Regional Session: Achieving water security for Asia and the Pacific through sustainable water managementPDF document

>> Special Regional Session: Achieving sustainable water for all in Latin America and the CaribbeanPDF document

>> Plenary: Opening and Setting the Scene. The water related sustainable development goals and targets: progress and challengesPDF document

>> Plenary: Opening and Setting the Scene. State of the Art on Implementation Challenges and Tools – Discussion openers and questionsPDF document

>> Plenary: Views on progress, best practices and lessons learnt during the International Decade for Action ‘Water for Life’ 2005-2015PDF document

Friday, 16 January 2015


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

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

>> Business contribution to managing drinking water, basic sanitation and Hygiene (WASH): tools and lessonsPDF document

>> Business contribution to managing water scarcity: tools and lessonsPDF document

>> Business contribution to managing water quality and water reuse: tools and lessonsPDF document

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

>> Civil Society and the Human Right to safe drinking water and sanitationPDF document

>> Civil Society dealing with water scarcity and allocationPDF document

>> Civil Society and water quality and protecting and preserving ecosystem servicesPDF document

>> Civil Society and adaptive planning and managementPDF document

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

>> Academia and Water Quality: Risk Assessments as a tool to improve water qualityPDF document

>> Academia and Risk Management: Integrative and adaptive risk governance, management and monitoring for the SDGsPDF document

>> Academia and Water Resources Management: Tools for water resources management for a changing contextPDF document

>> Academia and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH): Tools for WASH implementation from an equity lensPDF document

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

>> Governments Contributions: Water Resources Management: Water scarcity on the risePDF document

>> Governments Contributions: Ways to realise the human rights to water and sanitationPDF document

>> Governments Contributions: Risk Management in River BasinsPDF document

>> Governments Contributions: Tools of implementation to deal with water quality: Governments' roles and challengesPDF document

Media and Communicators contribution to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals related to water

>> Media and Communication Session ReportPDF document

Saturday, 17 January 2015


>> Implementation challenges and lessons on the main themes of the water related SDGsPDF document

>> Technology: key tools and lessons learnt from implementationPDF document

>> Financing and economic instruments: key tools and lessons learnt from implementationPDF document

>> Governance: key tools and lessons learnt from implementationPDF document

>> Capacity development – Key tools and lessons learnt from implementationPDF document

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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