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International Conference, 2-3 April 2010
Presentations
Day 1 - 2 April 2010
| Time Presented | Presentation Title | Presenter |
| 09:20-09:35 | Keynote 1: Transboundary
water resources management in a changing world [80
KB] |
Prof. Ben Braga Vice President, World Water Council (WWC) |
| 09:35-09:50 |
Keynote 2: Mekong
River Commission, past, present and future [58
KB] |
Prof. Nay Htun Former UN Assistant Secretary-General |
| 09:50-10:05 | Drought conditions in Southwest China and cause of the declining water level in Mekong River mainstream [689 KB] | Dr. Chen Mingzhong Director General, Dept. of International Cooperation, Science and Technology, Ministry of Water Resources, China |
| 10:25-10:45 | Can Food Production Be Increased Sustainably? [2.1 MB] | Dr. Colin Chartres Director-General, International Water Management Institute (IWMI) |
| 10:45-11:00 | Can Energy Production Be Increased Sustainably? [88 KB] | Mr. C.P. Jain Chair of Study Committee, World Energy Council (WEC) |
| 11:00-11:15 | Can livelihoods and fisheries be maintained while food and energy production is increased? [3.63 KB] | Dr. Patrick Dugan, Deputy Director-General, WorldFish |
| 11:15-11:30 | How can our biodiversity be conserved? [458 KB] | Mr. Ibrahim Thiaw Director, Division for Environment Policy Implementation, UN Environment Program (UNEP) |
Lunch |
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| 13:30-13:50 | Keynote 3: Climate
change challenges in transboundary water resources management
[873 KB] |
Dr. Mohamed Ait Kadi Chair of Technical Committee, Global Water Partnership (GWP) |
| 13:50-14:05 | Climate Summit (COP 15): outcome and prospects | H.E. Mr. Peter Lysholt Hansen Ambassador to Viet Nam, Government of Denmark |
| 14:05-14:20 | MRC
Climate Change Adaptation Initiative [2.1 MB] |
Dr. Pornsook Chongprasith Director, Environment Division, MRCS |
| 14:20-14:35 | Adaptation
approach in a Latin American basin [4.07 MB] |
Prof. Ben Braga Former Director, National Water Agency of Brazil (ANA) |
| 14:55-15:10 | Adaptation
approach in a European basin [947 KB] |
Mr Marteen Hofstra Dutch Delegate to ICPR, International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine |
| 15:10-15:25 | Financing
adaptation [293 KB] |
Mr. Robert Dobias Senior Adviser, Asian Development Bank (ADB) |
Day 2 - 3 April 2010 |
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| 08:45-09:10 | Adapting to impacts of climate change Summary of Plenary Session 2 Brief report (not available) | Prof. Jean Lacoursiere Kristianstad University, Sweden |
| Summary Table Discussion CCA session [24 KB] | Prof. Jean Lacoursière Kristianstad University, Sweden |
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| 09:10-09:30 | Keynote 4: Private sector involvement in water infrastructure
development: opportunities and challenges (not available) |
Mr. Simon Andrews Mekong Regional Manager, International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group |
| 09:30-09:45 | The Equator Principles for sustainable investment planning [567 KB] | Mr. Ian Mathews Asia Head of Project and Structured Finance, ANZ Bank, Singapore |
| 09:45-10:00 | Private sector involvement in water infrastructure development: an civil society perspective [224 KB] | Mr. Surajit Chirawace Senator, Civil Society representative from Thailand |
| 11:00-11:20 | Benefit
sharing Keynote 5: Benefit sharing in transboundary water resources management Report from Workshop on Benefit Sharing - Mekong, Nile and Zambezi River Basins - 2010 [110KB] |
Mr. Phera Ramoeli Head of Water Sector, Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) |
| 11:20-11:35 | Transboundary
knowledge management. Applying advanced tools for basin development planning in the Mekong [2.9 MB] |
Ms. Hang Pham Thi Thanh Coordinator, MRC Basin Development Programme |
| 11:35-11:50 | Transboundary
IWRM - coordinating basin and national level governance Coordinating basin and national level governance in China [1.26 MB] |
Mr. Zhou Gangyan Director, Changjiang Water Resources Commission, Ministry of Water Resources, China |
| 13:30-13:50 | Transboundary
IWRM - coordinating basin and national level governance Coordinating basin and national level governance in the Columbia River Basin, USA and Canada [256 KB] |
Mr James Barton Chief of Power Branch, Columbia Basin Water Management Division, North America |
| 13:50-14:05 | Institutional
challenges Institutional challenges in the Danube Basin, Europe [569 KB] |
Prof. Wolfgang Stalzer First President, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River |
| 14:05-14:20 | Institutional
challenges in the La Plata Basin, South America [950
KB] |
Mr. Victor Pochat UNESCO Regional Hydrologist, South America |
| 14:20-14:50 | Financing
challenges Financing international RBO's: a doctor perspective [118 KB] |
Mr. Phillippe Allen Minister Counselor, AusAID Mr. Martin Parent Regional Adviser, AFD |
| 14:50-15:05 | Financing international RBO's: a developing country perspective |
Mr. Lenka Thamae Executive Secretary, Orange-Senqu River Commission (ORASECOM) |
