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5th World Water Forum, Topic 2.2: Water for Energy , Energy for Water. EYUP HALL, Sutluce Congress and Culture Center. Opening Session: Water for Energy, Energy for Water. Topic overview and session objectives: previews to the technology, sustainability and policy sessions.
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5th World Water Forum, Topic 2.2:Water for Energy, Energy for Water EYUP HALL, Sutluce Congress and Culture Center
Opening Session: Water for Energy, Energy for Water Topic overview and session objectives: previews to the technology, sustainability and policy sessions. Convening Contact and Moderator: Richard TAYLOR, Executive Director International Hydropower Association (IHA) (rmt@hydropower.org) Chair: Reza ARDAKANIAN, Director, UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC) Speakers: • Dipak GYAWALI, Head, Nepal Water Conservation Foundation • Tom VEREIJKEN, Chairman, European Water Partnership (EWP) • Karin KRCHNAK, Senior Advisor, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) • Nathalie CHARTIER-TOUZÉ, Executive Secretary, French Water Partnership (FWP)
Topic 2.2: Sessions Location: EYUP HALL, Sutluce Congress and Culture Center Opening Session: Water for Energy, Energy for Water (18 March 2009, 14:30-15:30) Convening Contact and Moderator: Richard TAYLOR, International Hydropower Association (IHA) Technology Session: Taming Bigfoot: What technologies can reduce the water and energy footprint? (18 March 2009, 15:30-19:00) Convening Contact: Harro RIEDSTRA, European Water Partnership (EWP) Sustainability Session:Embedding sustainability in water and energy development (19 March 2009, 08:30-13:00) Convening contact: Karin KRCHNAK, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Policy Session: Voltage and Volume: Can water and energy policies work hand in hand? (19 March 2009, 14:30-18:00) Convening Contact: Nathalie CHARTIER-TOUZE, French Water Partnership Closing Session:Wrap-up and Synthesis (19 March 2009, 18:00-19:00) Convening Contact and Moderator: Richard TAYLOR, International Hydropower Association (IHA)
Topic 2.2: Key Questions • Session 2.2.3 - Technology: • Which technologies and policies are available to reduce the water / energy footprint? Which barriers limit these technologies and which policies and incentives are needed? • Session 2.2.2 - Sustainability: • What are the key issues, challenges and policy recommendations for embedding sustainability in the water-energy nexus? What tools are available for guiding sustainable development? • Session 2.2.1 - Policy: • How to build new integrated policies between water and energy? • Session 2.2.4 - Closing Session • Which conclusions can be drawn from the technology sustainability and the policy perspectives on the Water-Energy Nexus and which pathways forward have been outlined?
Topic 2.2: Timeframe • The topic has been developed over a two-year timeframe, involving several meetings and initiatives: • March 2007: World Water Forum Scoping Workshop (Antalya); • November 2007: Kick-Off Meeting (Istanbul); • February 2008: Preparatory Meeting (Istanbul); • June 2008: Provisional drafting of recommendations to the ministerial process; • August 2008: World Water Week (Stockholm); • November 2008: UNESCO Water and Energy Nexus Symposium (Paris) • December 2008: Review of approximately 100 contributions to WW5 Virtual Meeting Space • January 2009: Contribution to Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate • January 2009: Briefing contribution to the World Water Development Report • February 2009: Finalization of Session Situation Documents.
Topic 2.2: ContributingOrganisations • Organizations involved in the development of this Topic: • African Development Bank • AsociaciónNacional de Empresas de Agua y Saneamiento (ANEAS) • Australian National University • CIEMAT, Spanish Research Centre on Environment & Energy • CONAQUA • Degremont • DHI Water & Environment • DSI - State Hydraulic Works, Turkey • European Water Partnership (EWP) • Food and Agriculture Organization • French Water Partnership • Global Water Partnership Africa • GTZ -Deutsche GesellschaftfürTechnischeZusammenarbeit • International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) • International Hydropower Association (IHA) • IUCN-World Conservation Union • KWR Watercycle Research Institute • Ministry of Energy and Water Development, Zambia • Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway • Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Norway
Topic 2.2: Contributing Organisations • Organizations involved in the development of this Topic : • Ministry of Sustainable Development, France • Ministry of Transport (etc), Japan • Ministry of Water and Energy, Lebanon • National Committee on Water, France • PIANC • Plan Bleu • RED-Ethique • Society of Water and Energy of Gabon • Suez-Environment • Suez-Environnement, France • Technology Platform for Water and Irrigation (STPWI) • The Nature Conservancy • The World Bank • UNESCO-IHP • Union of Black Sea Region NGOs • University of Santa Barbara California • University of Twente, Netherlands • UN Water • Veolia Water • World Energy Council (Turkey) • WWF Dams Initiative
Technology Session: Taming Bigfoot: What technologies can reduce the water and energy footprint? • This session looks at the reduction of energy and water footprints through innovative technologies, and barriers to their progress. • Convening Contact: • Harro RIEDSTRA, Project Manager, European Water Partnership (EWP) (hriedstra@ewp.eu) • Moderator: • Torkil JONCH-CLAUSEN, Managing Director, DHI Water Policy, Denmark • Rapporteur: • Oivind JOHANSEN, Assistant Director General, Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE), Norway • Keynote: • Olcay UNVER, Coordinator of the WWAP Secretariat, World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)
Technology Session: Taming Bigfoot: What technologies can reduce the water and energy footprint? Part 1 - Identification of technology gaps • Miguel LOPEZ, President, Spanish Technology Platform for Water and Irrigation (STPWI) • Thierry MALLET, CEO, Degremont Technologies • Greg CLAYDON, Executive Director, Strategic Water Initiatives, Water and Catchment Division, Department of Natural Resources and Water, Queensland, Australia • Peter GLAS, Vice-Chairman, Dutch Association of Regional Water Authorities (Unie van Waterschappen)
Technology Session: Taming Bigfoot: What technologies can reduce the water and energy footprint? Part 2 – Recommendations to reduce energy and water footprints • Arjen HOEKSTRA, Professor in Multidisciplinary Water Management, Department of Water Engineering & Management, University of Twente, The Netherlands • Henrik LARSEN, Head of Water Management Department, DHI, Denmark • Adriana HULSMANN, Drinkwater Expert, KWR Watercycle Research Institute • Jamie PITTOCK, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University • Heather COOLEY, Senior Research Associate, Water Program, Pacific Institute • Jean BOROTO, Programme Officer, Africa Programme, World Water Council (WWC)
Technology Session: Taming Bigfoot: What technologies can reduce the water and energy footprint? Part 3 – Proposal and Approval of conclusions and recommendations • AmarJibi GHIMIRE, Executive Committee Member, Independent Power Producer Association, Nepal • Nadine McCORMICK, Programme Officer on Energy and Livelihoods, IUCN • Jerry Sehlke, President, American Water Resources Association • Haakon THAULOW, Senior Adviser, Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) • Walid ABDERRAHMAN, Director Water Research Program, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia
Sustainability Session:Embedding sustainability in water and energy development Considering sustainability in water/energy subsectors, what tools exist to measure performance, and asks how to further embed sustainability principles. Convening contact: Karin KRCHNAK, Senior Advisor, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) Chair: Vahid ALAVIAN, World Bank Advisor, ETWWA Moderator: Richard TAYLOR, Executive Director International Hydropower Association (IHA) Rapporteur: Karin KRCHNAK, Senior Advisor, The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
Sustainability Session:Embedding sustainability in water and energy development Speakers: • Frédéric GOURDIN, CEO, SUEZ Environment, China • Katharine CROSS, Project Officer, Water Programme, World Conservation Union (IUCN) • Helen LOCHER, Coordinator, Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum, IHA • Mustafa ASSAF, Head of Energy Saving Unit, Water Authority of Jordan Sustainability Principles Panel • Peter BOSSHARD, Policy Director, International Rivers • Washington MUTAYOBA, Director of Water Resources, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Government of Tanzania • Nick HEPWORTH, Director, Water Witness International • John BRISCOE, Prof of the Practice of Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Policy Session: Voltage and Volume: Can water and energy policies work hand in hand? An investigation of the interrelation of water and energy policies and seeks to recommend means to avoid negative consequences through greater integration, better governance and coordination of policies at different levels (international, regional, river-basin, national, local). Convening Contact: Nathalie CHARTIER-TOUZE, Executive Secretary, French Water Partnership (nct.pfe@astee.org) Chair: Chantal JOUANNO, Minister for Ecology, France Moderator/Rapporteur: Patrick LAVARDE, General Director, French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Systems (ONEMA) Keynote: Henrik LARSEN, Head of Water Management Department, DHI, Denmark
Policy Session: Voltage and Volume: Can water and energy policies work hand in hand? • Speakers: • Nathalie CHARTIER-TOUZE, Executive Secretary, French Water Partnership • Maher SALMAN, Technical Officer, Natural Resources Management and Environment Department, FAO Water Development and Management Unit • B. Gül GOKTEPE, Head of Energy and Environment Commission, KASTOB (Union of Black Sea Region NGOs) • Henri-Luc THIBAULT, Director, Blue Plan • Martin GEIGER, Director Freshwater Program, WWF Germany • André FLAJOLET, President of the National Committee on Water, French Parliament • Dogan ALTINBILEK, Professor of Water Resources Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey • Hon. Kenneth KONGA, Minister of Energy and Water Development, Zambia • Robin Martin KÅSS, Deputy Minister for Petroleum and Energy, Norway • Georges FADI COMAIR, General Director of Electrical & Water Resources, Lebanese Ministry of Water and Energy
Closing Session: Wrap-up and Synthesis Pooling observations from the preceding sessions and bringing forward recommendations for future action. Convening Contact and Moderator: Richard TAYLOR, Executive Director, International Hydropower Association (IHA) Co-Chairs: • Hon. Kenneth KONGA, Minister of Energy and Water Development, Zambia • Robin Martin KÅSS, Deputy Minister for Petroleum and Energy, MPE, Norway Speakers: • Technology session rapporteur: Oivind JOHANSEN, Assistant Director General, MPE, Norway • Sustainability Session rapporteur: Karin KRCHNAK, Senior Advisor, The Nature Conservancy • Policy Session rapporteurs: Patrick LAVARDE, General Director, French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Systems Rapporteur Topic 2.2: Michael FINK, Programme Director, International Hydropower Association (IHA)