High-level roundtable public and private sector on groundwater governance |
In December 2010 the United Nations General Assembly declared 2013 as the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. In view of its multidimensional mandate UNESCO was appointed by UN-Water to coordinate the Year. A roundtable session on groundwater governance is therefore a contribution to the 2013 United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation. The session is organized within the framework of the project on «Groundwater Governance: a Global Framework for Action» and takes place in The Hague on 21 March 2013, just prior to the official celebration of the World Water Day on Water Cooperation. An ever expanding global population coupled with a diminishing water supply, has resulted in groundwater becoming increasingly significant as a strategic natural resource. Multi-sectorial cooperation is vital if we are to establish effective groundwater governance at global as well as at regional and local levels. The aim of the roundtable is on one hand to capture the views, and interests of the private sector; on the other hand to explore opportunities for partnerships and information sharing. Roundtable will seek collaboration to define key messages to be incorporated within the project Framework for action.
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Chair: András Szöllösi-Nagy, rector, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education Rapporteur: Alfonso Rivera, Geological Survey of Canada Facilitator and Wrap-up: Alfred Duda Presentation: «Groundwater Governance: The Socio-economic Benefit of Cooperation» – Anthony Turton, Water Stewardship Council of Southern Africa)
Deltares — Roelof Stuurman Heineken — Ron Bohlmeijer Mintails Ltd — Mark Brune Nestlé Waters — Ronan LeFanic Overseas Development Institute — Peter Newborne Schlumberger — Svetlana Obradovic Shell Global Solutions — Andrew Cameron Vitens — Rian Kloosterman Water Stewardship Council of Southern Africa — Anthony Turton World Business Council for Sustainable Development — Joppe Cramwinckel
Date: 21 March 2013 Time: 13:30–16:00 hrs Location: The Hague Institute for Global Justice, The Hague, the Netherlands |