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09:00
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09:30
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International Water Summit representatives will welcome you to Abu Dhabi and introduce the International Water Summit. This session will, set the scene and position the International Water Summit within the water sustainability for arid regions agenda. |
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09:30
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09:45
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09:45
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10:30
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This Ministerial panel discussion will address the role of water governance in water scarce countries internationally and compare it to successful practices in developed economies. An introduction to the global challenges surrounding the water energy nexus including how food, health, energy, growing scarcity and climate change set the scene for water governance challenges. Best practice from local and global case studies will be highlighted.
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10:30
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11:00
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This 1-2-1 interview series will showcase international perspectives on food and energy security, as well as provide insight into the investment, growth and development opportunities that the water food energy nexus provides. The highly engaging quick fire interview format will showcase international perspectives on food security as well as a holistic view from a GCC /arid regions perspective. The interview will shed light on the role of the water food energy nexus in sustainable growth. |
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11:00
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11:30
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Networking Coffee Break
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11:30
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12:00
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This panel discussion will focus on how water scarce regions may take a strategic approach to the role of tariff, tax and transfer (TTT) in achieving market stability, meet budgetary requirements, facilitate policy promotion, and enhance transparency to enable supply security in line with increasing demand from population and industry.
- Men Leong Chew
CEO
Public Utilities Board Singapore
- Anthony Cox
Head of Division
Environment and Economy Integration, OECD
- Uschi Eid
Vice Chair
UN Secretary Generals Advisory Board on Water
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12:00
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12:45
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This panel discussion will highlight the impact of consistent supply on national and industrial growth, and development of sustainable communities. Critical factors to success will be evaluated to highlight the importance of a reliable quality supply of water and energy to population centres, industry and tourism, especially for water scarce regions and in times of high demand, drought, shortage or supply interruption.
Supply and demand mitigation strategies including recycling re-use and resource diversification will be presented as viable approaches to future proof water needs and enable sustainable development.
- Prof. Mohamed Abdel Motaleb
President
National Water Research Centre,
Egypt
- Joppe Cramwinckel
Water Director
World Business Council on Sustainable Development
- Ramani Hariharan
Executive Vice President – Head of Strategy & Communications and Asset Management (Qatar)
GDF SUEZ Energy Middle East, Turkey & Africa
- Mike Kuchenbrod
President Water Solutions
Xylem
- Franz-Birger Marré
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ),
Germany
- Lee McIntire
CEO
CH2MHILL
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12:45
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13:15
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This panel discussion aims to identify ways to achieve optimisation of water networks, with a focus on arid regions. Network efficiency for water supply, distribution and sewerage will be defined in terms of frequency of maintenance, leakage control, water usage policy and inspection. Case study examples from the GCC, Jordan and Yemen will provide insight into the maintenance, replacement, network growth, and investment challenges posed by operating networks in growing economies with scarce water resources.
Each panellist will have the opportunity to comment on the challenges -they face and will in 5 minutes to present their approach on a successful strategy for optimisation. |
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13:15
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15:00
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Lunch and Opportunity to Visit the Exhibition, the Sustainable Solutions Village and the Project Stream
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15:00
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16:00
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This workshop will focus on the how international agreements and global standards for water policy are implemented. This session will work through the pros and cons of water privatisation by providing insight into the challenges privatisation presents, incentives utilised, mechanisms for implementation, tools and instruments of institutional cooperation for good water governance. Panellists will discuss what water cooperation is and how it may help to avert a global water crisis by enhancing understanding of how to meet the water needs of a growing population. Key topics will be debated including the control of tariff rises, subsidisation and access to clean water for all. This session will address the need to understand the strengths and weaknesses of current cooperation and what may be improved in the future to find a long term sustainable solution to water supply challenges. It is accepted that the essence of the water crisis is not resource scarcity and infrastructure but wealth distribution this session will provide an opportunity for examples of approaches to institutional cooperation to be presented and discussed. This 1-2-1 interview series will analyse how through effective management of public and private needs improved food and energy security, better economics, and positive environmental impact may be achieved.
- Colin J Hannan
Director of Special Projects-Water
Regulation & Supervision Bureau, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Selection of a co-located energy and desalination plant site in order to mitigate environmental impact
- Implementing an advanced desalination plant design that optimises energy consumption and improves cost effectiveness of water production
- Optimisation of desalination process methodology to reduce the cost of mineral extraction and improve the quality of water produced
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- Highlighting new technologies in desalination that present a revolution of cost and energy consumption reduction per metric cubic of water produced
- Discussion of thermal desalination maturity and progression to the next stage where stage various countries are driving away from more traditional approaches, due to the split off between water and energy production in IWPP (cogeneration) and the evolution of renewable and alternative (nuclear) energy sector.
- Insight into evolving mainly “membrane” technologies and the promise and potential of the the (Forward Osmosis – FO) which Oasys has been pioneered and is now being tested in a pilot project in the US with proved track record on the ground.
- Understanding the potential of the “electro-chemical” processes, mainly (Electro-dialysis De-Iionization – EDI) and (Low Pressure Distillation – LPD).
This workshop will work through the problems associated with the adoption of water recycling and water re-use and the perceptions and practical considerations that reinforce these challenges. Understanding the importance of water re-use in arid regions is of vital importance to ensure community self-sufficiency by identifying. the key challenges that prevent adoption at a national level
- Walid Saleh
Regional Coordinator
MENA The United Nations University - Institute for Water, Environment, & Heath (UNU-INWEH
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