Highlights from Friday, 26 June
On Friday, 26 June, participants met for the final day of the 2009 IHA Congress. In the morning, participants attended a panel-led discussion on sustainability standards, followed by a panel on renewable energy sustainability initiatives.
In the afternoon, participants attended a session on the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum, a cross-sectoral collaboration of representatives from developed and developing country governments, social and environmental NGOs, commercial and development banks, and the hydropower sector." The meeting concluded with a summary of outcomes of the Congress, and the General Meeting of the International Hydropower Association. In the evening, participants attended a closing banquet at the Pearl Restaurant, sponsored by Alstom.
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Facilitator Stephanie Meyer, Stratos Inc. (left photo) Right photo: Chris McDonell, Tembec, Canada, addresses the congress.
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Participants during the morning session. |
| Left to right: Chris McDonell, Tembec, Marion Karmann, Forest Stewardship Council, Wenche Grønbekk, DNV Cleaner Energy and Utilities, and Werner Schmied, Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB). |
Joerg Hartmann, WWF (left photo) and a question during the discussion session (right photo). |
| Renewable Energy Sustainability Initiatives |
| Facilitator Andrew Catchpole, IHA Board Member (left photo). Gudni Axelsson, Iceland GeoSurvey, Monica Oliphant, International Solar Society, and view of the dais during the session on investment and financing models. |
| Left to right: Khempheng Pholsena, Minister, Water Resources and Environment Administration, Laos, Gudni Jóhannesson, Icelandic National Energy Authority, Nadine McCormick, IUCN, and Gudni Axelsson. |
| A view of the room during the panel discussion. |
| Minister Khempheng Pholsena addresses the conference. |
| Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum |
Facilitator Helen Locher, Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum Coordinator, IHA, David Harrison, Nature Conservancy, and Kirsten Nyman, GTZ |
| Facilitator Locher explains the assessment process. |
| A participant questions panelists (left) and Michael Simon during his presentation (right photo). |
| Congress participants (left) and a view of the panel (right). |
| Andrew Scanlon, Hydro Tasmania, and Israel Phiri, Ministry of Energy and Water Development, Zambia (left photo). |
| Closing Session and IHA General Meeting |
| Jean-Michel Devernay, Vice-President, IHA, Roger Gill, Vice-President, IHA, Terry Moss, Vice-President, IHA, and Michael Fink, Programme Director, IHA. |
| Lau Saili, Policy Analyst, IHA, a chart of the IHA Central Office, and Michael Fink, Programme Director, IHA. |
IHA President Refaat Abdel-Malek thanks Bjarni Bjarnason, Landsvirkjun, Iceland (left photo). |
| Richard Taylor, Executive Director, IHA, and Rafaat Abdel-Malek, President, IHA. |
| Ólafur Grímsson, President of Iceland, addressed the closing dinner. |
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IHA resources
 IHA Congress 2009 website
Programme
Networking tour
IHA Congress 2007
Relevant resources
International Hydropower Association
UNESCO – Water
World Water Council
Sustainable Hydropower website
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of the Bonn Climate Change Talks - June 2009, 1-12 June 2009, Bonn, Germany
IISD RS coverage of the Seventeenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-17), 4-15 May 2009, UN Headquarters, New York, US
IISD RS coverage of the 5th World Water Forum, 16-22 March 2009, Istanbul, Turkey
IISD RS coverage of the First African Water Week, 26-28 March 2008, Tunis, Tunisia
IISD RS coverage of the Tenth Meeting of the contracting parties (COP 10) to the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, 28 October - 4 November 2008, Changwon, Republic of Korea
IISD RS coverage of the World Congress on Advancing Sustainable Hydropower, 29-31 May 2007, Antalya, Turkey
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