On the first day, Sunday, GWP is co-convenor of “WEF Nexus Platform: Achieving the Water, Energy and Food SDGs”, with GWP Technical Committee member Eelco Van Beek moderating part of the session.
On Monday, GWP, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), and the Church of Sweden co-convene a panel on “Water and Faiths: Faith Based Organizations contributing to the SDGs”. The same day GWP is co-convenor of “Water as a driver for sustainable growth”, where GWP Chair Dr. Oyun Sanjaasuren will be part of a high-level panel discussion, along with Angel Gurría, Secretary General, OECD, Hon. Nomvula Mokonyane, Minister of Water & Sanitation South Africa, and Jennifer Sara, Senior Director for Water (a.i.) at the World Bank.
On Tuesday, Dr. Sanjaasuren will be the key note speaker at a session on “Ecosystem degradation and livelihoods: moving from vicious to virtuous cycles”, and GWP Mediterranean kicks off two days of four separate sessions with a Middle East & Northern Africa (MENA) focus.
The full details of GWP’s session participation are available here.
Meet Us at the Booth
GWP has a booth (no. 46) at the venue, where everybody is welcome to visit – to meet key GWP people; add messages on the GWP Twitter Wall; speak up in video messages; and pick up the latest GWP materials.
New publications available in hard copy at the booth: Perspectives Paper: Beyond Increasing Block Tariffs, Handbook of Drought Indicators and Indices, and Background Paper No. 22: Increasing Water Security: the Key to Implementating the Sustainable Development Goals - along with a few others.
Welcome – we hope to see you there!