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MPGCA SDG 6 Roundtable: Building a resilient future through water

Published in COP25 by UNFCCC on 09.12.2019 at 14:30

Type
Global Climate Action
Location
Action Room San Pedro de Atacama
Organizer
MPGCA

1. Welcome and opening remarks by Torgny Holmgren, Executive Director, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)


2. Key note by Mr. Leo Heller, UN Special Rapporteur for the Human Right to Water and Sanitation


3. Question set 1: What role can water play and what actions need to be accelerated to reach Paris Agreement goals? What are the most important water related ecosystem approaches and nature-based solutions for climate action and for building resilient communities? Which incentives exist for governments to invest in water related solutions that tackle both their national climate action plans and the 2030 sustainable development agenda?

  • Mr. Henk Ovink, Special envoy for Water, Kingdom of the Netherlands
  • Ms. Karin Kemper, Global Practice Director for Environment, World Bank
  • Ms. Asma El Kasmi, Vice President, World Water Council
  • Ms. Monika Weber-Fahr, Executive Director, Global Water Partnership
  • Ms. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary, Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe


3.1 Interaction with the Audience


4. Question set 2: What lessons can we learn from good water governance which have promoted both Sustainable Development and climate action goals while fostering cooperation between countries, cities, and local communities?

  • Ms. Minna Arve, Mayor of Turku, Finland
  • Mr. Wade Crowfoot, California Secretary for Natural Resources, USA
  • Ms. Kobie Brand, Regional Director of ICLEI Africa and Director of ICLEI Cities Biodiversity Center
  • Ms. Louise Ellis, Senior Civil Engineer, Arup
  • Mr. Jonathan Farr, Senior Policy Analyst, WaterAid


4.1 Interaction with audience


5. Question set 3: New business models are emerging through creating new opportunities along the whole value chain. What is the business case for water solutions and innovation from the private sector and how do they contribute to sustainable development?

  • Mr. Pär Larshans, Director of Sustainability, Ragn-Sells Group
  • Mr. Christian Stammkoetter, Senior Vice President for Europe, Noram, Turkey-Middle East Waters & Evian Volvic International
  • Ms. Birgitta Liss Lymer, Director, Water Resources, Stockholm International Water Institute
  • Mr. Michael Goltzman, Vice-President, Global Public Policy and Sustainability, The Coca-Cola Company
  • Ms. Fatma Ben Fadhl, Executive Director, Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance
  • Mr. Claudio Muñoz Zúñiga, President, Aguas Andinas


5.1 Interaction with audience


6. Closing remarks by Chilean High-Level Champion Gonzalo Muñoz