Events (Archives 2015)

    Water for Energy Framework (W4EF)

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    Electricité de France - Division production ingénierie hydraulique (EDF)

    Time: 14:30 - 15:30

    Managing transboundary water resources, Screening of two documentary films

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel OSS - Sahara and Sahel Observatory
    Presentation of  the experience of  OSS in the management of transboundary water resources.
    Screening of the two documentaries:
    • FILM 1  (Duration : 18mn) : Titre français : “ L’Eau du Sahara, pour un développement durable”, Titre anglais: “The Sahara's water resources for sustainable development”
    • FILM 2 (Duration: 14 min): Titre français: “Les ressources en eau souterraines - Iullemeden Taoudéni Tanezrouft, un espoir pour le Sahel ", Titre anglais: “Groundwater resources  -Iullemeden Taoudeni Tanezrouft, Hope for the Sahel”
    Discussion. Time: 11:00-12:00

    Water is the Key for Sustainable Development: High-Level Panel on Water in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

    Gyeongju - Hotel Hyundai GHH_201, Second Floor – Ruby/Emerald Room
    World Water Council
    Conveners: World Water Council, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment - The Netherlands, The Butterfly Effect, Swiss Development Cooperation, Department of Water and Sanitation - South Africa
    Time: 09:00-12:00
    Session Code: T.SS.06 Because no development can occur without the necessary water security to nurture sustainable development, the World Water Council, the Governments of the Netherlands, South Africa and Switzerland and the Butterfly Effect will convene a high-level panel on the role of water in the Sustainable Development Goals. Indeed, 2015 will mark the transition...

    How can we achieve a water and food secure future?

    DEC_502 DAEGU - EXCO 5F Auditorium
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Water Council(WWC)
    A High Level Panel on Water for Food Security, composed of high-level representatives coming from the United Nations system, national government, research and academia, private sector, farming community, and other major users of water for food.
     
    Many regions in the world will face substantial water scarcity, and water shortages will constrain agricultural produc-tion and limit the incomes and livelihoods of many residents in rural and urban areas. Persistent work is needed in policy and investment arenas, particularly in lower income countries, to extend and ensure access to water for...

    Post-2015: Special Launching Event, Water and Green Growth

    DEC_305 | DAEGU | EXCO | 3F Room 315
    K-water, World Water Council
    Following a four-year joint collaboration between the Korean Government and the World Water Council, the Water and Green Growth Final Report will be released to encourage implementation of the Water and Green Growth concept. This approach seeks to support economic development through a sustainable approach that is both environmentally and socially sound. The session will present results of analyses, a policy framework and a roadmap.
    Time: 17:00-18:30
    Session Code: Special Focus Session / T.SS.24

    Restoring the web of life in the central Yangtze, river-lake connection for a health Yangtze and People

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    WWF China and Ministry of water resource China
    Great work on river-lake reconnection and eco-operation of the World’s biggest dam- the Three Gorge Dam, which jointly done by WWF China and MWR in the central Yangtze which resulted in flooded risk reduction and biodiversity increase and, livelihood improvement will be shared. Representatives from WWF China and MWR will jointly present this great work by VCR and PPT. Time: 16:30 - 17:30

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