Events (Archives 2015)

    Deep collaboration between WWF and China

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    WWF China and Ministry of Water Resources, China

    The event will illustrate the deep collaboration and work done by WWF with ministry of water resources in China. Time: 10:00-11:00

    4th International Conference of Local and Regional Authorities "Towards a roadmap for implementation"

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    GHC_301 | GYEONGJU | HICO | 3F Room 301
    World Water Council
     
    To be discussed:
    • Water management issues and challenges faced by local an regional governments
    • Opportunities for local and regional governments to share their experience, solutions and achievements focus on the implementation of the Istanbul Water Consensus (IWC)
    • Highlight on sustainable water management led by local governments in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
    • Multi-level water governance and financing for better water and sanitation service

    Hosts: Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport...

    Special Launching Event, Water and Green Growth

    DEC_305 - DAEGU - EXCO - 3F Room 315
    K-water(Korea Water Resources Corporation), World Water Council (WWC)

    Rapid economic growth and uncertainties of climate change have put water at greater risk and have increased the level of global water consumption over the last few decades. Therefore, in response to a business-as-usual approach, the greening paradigm has emerged as a solution to address water challenges, and, indeed, global development as a whole. Following a four-year joint collaboration between the Korean Government and the World Water Council, the Water and Green Growth Final Report provides support for the Water and Green Growth concept to achieve economic development through a sustainable...

    Infrastructure Financing for a Water-Secure World

    DEC_502-DAEGU - EXCO - 5F Auditorium
    World Water Council(WWC), OECD

    Because implementation will require substantial financial resources from different types of public and private sources, the World Water Council and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development have set out to create a High-Level Panel on Infrastructure Financing for a Water Secure World. This panel will set out clear objectives and stir the dialogue on the role of infrastructure to ensure water security. Furthermore, the Panel will look into the necessary financial resources and the means to generate them to achieve water security in different parts of the world. This panel...

    World Water Day 2015

    Worldwide
    United Nations (UN)
    International World Water Day tries to remind people about the significance of fresh water and to promote sustainability for fresh water resources' management.
     
    The theme for 2015 is Water and Sustainable Development and will serve to highlight water's role in the sustainable development agenda.

    Water Security: A Pathway to Sustainable Development World Water Day 2015 Event

    Central Washington, St Regis hotel
    World Water Council
    2015 is a vitally important year for the international water community. In April, we will gather in Korea at the 7th World Water Forum, in September the United Nations General Assembly will adopt Sustainable Development Goals, and the year will end with a debate on a global climate agreement in Paris at CoP21.
     
    For World Water Day 2015, the World Water Council, with the support of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, is bringing together prominent policy makers and stakeholders to address the critical issues facing water security in the context of adapting to climate change...

    2015 Nexus Conference on Water, Food, Climate & Energy

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    University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, USA
    UNC Water Institute

    The Conference brings together scientists and practitioners working in government, civil society and business, and other stakeholders to focus on how and why the nexus approach can be used on local and international levels. Side Event Requests The conference is now accepting side event requests at nexus.unc.edu/side-event-information. While event themes will be determined by the organizers, they should be related to the conference themes:

    • Sustainable and Resilient Development at a Local Level
    • Transboundary, National and Local Nexus Governance
    • Corporate Stewardship of the Nexus
    • Financing...

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