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Highlights and images for 28 November 2016
Budapest Water Summit (BWS) 2016
The Budapest Water Summit opened on Monday morning at the Millenáris Park conference center, to the rhapsodic strains of Hungarian music and a live sand animation performance by film director Ferenc Cakó, illustrating the vital importance of clean water for communities around the world.
In his opening address, János Áder, President of Hungary, identified water as the most significant issue of the 21st century. UN General Assembly President Peter Thomson, World Bank managing director Joaquim Levy and the heads of state of Bangladesh, Mauritius, and Tajikistan, addressed delegates at the opening, and messages were conveyed from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Archbishop of Constantinople Bartholomew I, and Pope Francis.
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius and Co-Chair of the High-Level Panel on Water (HLPW), emphasized small island states’ extreme exposure to the impacts of climate change, and announced that the HLPW is currently taking stock of financing mechanisms for the water sector. Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan, stressed the importance of water for agriculture and energy production for development. Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, outlined the HLPW’s priorities, including: building resilience to disasters; ensuring equitable water distribution; and developing resilient crop varieties and agricultural technologies.
In the morning and afternoon, a series of panels convened. The opening panel of speakers discussed how water connects the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The following sessions featured speakers and high-level panelists who discussed ways to provide safe and affordable drinking water, and to improve sanitation and hygiene.
In the evening, delegates attended a concert and reception at the Palace of the Arts.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary report from BWS 2016, which is available in HTML and PDF.
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Inauguration Session
János Áder, President of Hungary
Peter Thomson, President, United Nations General Assembly
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius and HLPW Co-Chair
Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan
Video message by Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General
Video message from His All Holiness, Bartholomew I, Archbishop of Constantinople
Sheikh Hasina Wazed, Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Peter Thomson, President, United Nations General Assembly and János Áder, President of Hungary
Peter Thomson, President, United Nations General Assembly
János Áder, President of Hungary
Opening PanelWater connects the SDGs
(L-R) Johan Kuylenstierna, Executive Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute, Sweden; Pavel Kabat, Director General and Chief Executive Officer, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis; Heiner Markhoff, President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Power & Water’s Water & Process Technologies; Joachim von Amsberg, Vice-President, Policy and Strategy, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Tegegnework Gettu, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Associate Administrator; Han Seung-soo, Former Prime Minister, Republic of Korea; and Danilo Türk, Former President of the Republic of Slovenia and Chair of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace
Tegegnework Gettu, UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Associate Administrator
Han Seung-soo, Former Prime Minister, Republic of Korea; and Danilo Türk, Former President of the Republic of Slovenia and Chair of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace
Heiner Markhoff, President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Power & Water’s Water & Process Technologies
Joachim von Amsberg, Vice-President, Policy and Strategy, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Session 1How to provide safe and affordable drinking water
(L-R) Bai Mass Taal, Former Executive Secretary, the African Ministers’ Council on Water; Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, the Netherlands; Gérard Payen, Former Adviser, United Nations Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water & Sanitation; Themba Gumbo, Director, Cap-Net, United Nations Development Programme; Torgny Holmgren, Executive Director, Stockholm International Water Institute; and José Carrera, Vice-President of Social Development, Development Bank of Latin America
José Carrera, Vice-President of Social Development, Development Bank of Latin America
Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for International Water Affairs, the Netherlands
High-level panel discussion 1Do we have enough good water to drink?
(L-R) Bai Mass Taal, Former Executive Secretary, the African Ministers’ Council on Water; Mohamed El Azizi, Director, Water and Sanitation Department and the African Water Facility, African Development Bank; Manuel Sager, Director General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation; Kenth Hvid Nielsen, Group Vice-President for Global Market Segment Water Utility, Grundfos; Jaana Husu-Kallio, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland; Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director for Europe, World Health Organization; Themba Gumbo, Director, Cap-Net, United Nations Development Programme;
and Torgny Holmgren, Executive Director, Stockholm International Water Institute
Mohamed El Azizi, Director, Water and Sanitation Department and the African Water Facility, African Development Bank
Bai Mass Taal, Former Executive Secretary, the African Ministers’ Council on Water
Jaana Husu-Kallio, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland
Zsuzsanna Jakab, Regional Director for Europe, World Health Organization
Session 2How to improve sanitation and hygiene
Sanjay Wijesekera, Chief of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene, Programme Division, UNICEF
Pierre Victoria, Vice-President of Sustainable Development, Veolia
High-level panel discussion 2Do we have water solutions for improved public health and hygiene?
(L-R) Jack Moss, Executive Director, Aquafed; Anders Berntell, Executive Director, 2030 Water Resources Group / International Finance Corporation; Sue Goeransson, Director, Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure Team, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development; Joakim Harlin, Vice-Chair, UN-Water; Alix Lerebours, Board Member, Water Youth Network; Lesha Witmer, Women for Water Partnership; Ali Chavoshian,
UNESCO Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM), International Drought Initiative (IDI); and Miklós Szócska, Director, Health Services Management Training Centre
Joakim Harlin, Vice-Chair, UN-Water
Ali Chavoshian, UNESCO Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM), International Drought Initiative (IDI), representing Iran
Alix Lerebours, Board Member, Water Youth Network
Miklós Szócska, Director, Health Services Management Training Centre
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Highlights and images for 29 November 2016
Budapest Water Summit (BWS) 2016
The Budapest Water Summit resumed discussions on Tuesday in four plenary sessions covering: water-use efficiency; integrated water resources management (IWRM); water quality; and water-related ecosystems.
Ministers from China, Jordan, Lao PDR, Senegal and Tajikistan addressed delegates on a range of issues, drawing attention to progress in water management in their respective countries.
High-level representatives from UN agencies, development banks, universities and companies engaged in water-intensive activities also took part in the discussions.
Participants acknowledged the need for: appropriate water pricing policies that will build in support for the most vulnerable; increasing the productivity of water in agriculture; intersectoral cooperation that engages all water-related sectors; and transboundary cooperation for river basin management. Calling for a holistic approach, many expressed support for promoting joint, multi-stakeholder efforts toward implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6) on water. They also discussed approaches to “blended finance” and public-private partnerships that will provide the necessary funds and expertise to develop water infrastructure, especially in developing countries.
At lunchtime, the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) celebrated the 20th anniversary of the UNECE Water Convention with a birthday cake and a line-up of speakers.
UNECE Executive Secretary Christian Friis Bach highlighted the success of the Convention in promoting good practice and securing financial resources for projects, and he noted interest in the potential for an intergovernmental platform for long-term political cooperation on water issues.
In the evening, delegates continued their deliberations on a draft outcome statement from the Budapest Water Summit and attended a function titled “Water Connects – Wine Unites.”
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary report from BWS 2016, which is available in HTML and PDF.
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Session 3:How to achieve increased water-use efficiency
(L-R) Jerome Delli Priscolli, Chair, Technical Committee, Global Water Partnership; Vladimir Rakhmanin, Assistant Director-General, Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO); Hazim El Naser, Minister of Water Resources, Jordan; Chen Lei, Minister of Water Resources, China; Rozemarijn ter Horst, Water Youth Network; and Mohammed Bushehri, Ministry of Electricity and Water, Kuwait
Vladimir Rakhmanin, Assistant Director-General, Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, FAO
Chen Lei, Minister of Water Resources, China
Hazim El Naser, Minister of Water Resources, Jordan
Mohammed Bushehri, Ministry of Electricity and Water, Kuwait
High-level panel discussion 3How to manage every drop
(L-R) Jerome Delli Priscolli, Chair, Technical Committee, Global Water Partnership; Olcay Ünver, Deputy Director, Land & Water Division, FAO; Regina Kuzmina, Managing Director Hungary & the Adriatic Region, Unilever; Jonathan Taylor, Vice-President, European Investment Bank; Bruno Tisserand, Research Programme Director at Veolia and President of EurEau; and Batbayar Zeneemyadar, Ambassador of Mongolia to Hungary
Olcay Ünver, Deputy Director, Land & Water Division, FAO
Jonathan Taylor, Vice-President, European Investment Bank
Jerome Delli Priscolli, Chair, Technical Committee,
Global Water Partnership
Bruno Tisserand, Research Programme Director at Veolia and President of EurEau
Regina Kuzmina, Managing Director Hungary & the Adriatic Region, Unilever
Batbayar Zeneemyadar, Ambassador of Mongolia to Hungary
Participants asking questions during high-level panel discussion 3
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Session 4How to do integrated water resources management
(L-R) Tom Soo, Executive Director, World Water Council; Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE); Sirodjidin Mukhridinovich Aslov, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Tajikistan; Mansour Faye, Minister for Water Resources and Sanitation, Senegal; Stefan Uhlenbrook, Coordinator, World Water Assessment Programme, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; and Shammy Puri, International Association of Hydrogeologists
Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary, UN Economic Commission for Europe
Mansour Faye, Minister for Water Resources and Sanitation, Senegal
High-level Panel Discussion 4IWRM - does it really exist?
(L-R) Tom Soo, Executive Director, World Water Council; Alexandros Yannis, Senior Expert, European External Action Service; Sami Faruqi, Manager, Water and Environment Division, Islamic Development Bank; Betsy Otto, Global Director, Water Programme, World Resources Institute; Torkil Jønch Clausen, Member, Board of Governors, World Water Council; Ivan Zavadsky, Executive Secretary, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River; Daene McKinney, Professor, University of Texas, US; Peter Joo Hee Ng, Chief Executive, Public Utilities Board, Singapore; Stefan Uhlenbrook, Coordinator, World Water Assessment Programme, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization; and Shammy Puri, International Association of Hydrogeologists
Tom Soo, Executive Director, World Water Council
Torkil Jønch Clausen, Member, Board of Governors, World Water Council
Alexandros Yannis, Senior Expert, European External Action Service
Betsy Otto, Global Director, Water Programme, World Resources Institute
Session 5How to improve water quality
(L-R) Mark Smith, Director, Global Water Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature; Helge Wendenburg, Director-General, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany; Sommad Pholsena, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Lao PDR; Anik Bhaduri, Executive Director, Sustainable Water Future Programme, Australia; Le Duc Trung, Director-General, Ministry of Natural Resources, Viet Nam; and Philip Gichuki, Managing Director, Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, Kenya
Le Duc Trung, Director-General,
Ministry of Natural Resources, Viet Nam
Philip Gichuki, Managing Director,
Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company, Kenya
High-level Panel Discussion 5How to improve water quality for the people and the planet
Alvaro Umaña-Quesada, former Minister of Energy and Environment, Costa Rica and Vice Chair of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace
Frank Rijsberman, Director-General, Global Green Growth Institute, and Jeremy Bird, Director-General, International Water Management Institute
(L-R) Mark Smith, Director, Global Water Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature; Frank Rijsberman, Director-General, Global Green Growth Institute; Jeremy Bird, Director-General, International Water Management Institute; Debra Kertzman, Representative, European Representative Office, Asian Development Bank; Alvaro Umaña-Quesada, former Minister of Energy and Environment, Costa Rica and Vice Chair of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace; Alex Mung, Head of Water Initiative, World Economic Forum; Jennifer Haverkamp, Special Representative for Environment and Water Resources, State Department, US; and Le Duc Trung, Director-General, Ministry of Natural Resources, Viet Nam
Debra Kertzman, Representative, European Representative Office, Asian Development Bank
Alex Mung, Head of Water Initiative, World Economic Forum
Session 6How to manage water-related ecosystems better
(L-R) Gábor Baranyai, Ministerial Commissioner, Ministry of Justice, Hungary; Stuart Bunn, Director, Australian River Institute, Griffith University, and Sustainable Water Future Programme, Australia; Ney Maranhão, Director, National Water Agency, Brazil; János Zlinszky, Director, Regional Environmental Center; Ger Bergkamp, Executive Director, International Water Association; and Charles Vörösmarty, City University of New York
Ney Maranhão, Director, National Water Agency, Brazil
Charles Vörösmarty, City University of New York
High-level Panel Discussion 6How to get more green
(L-R) Nikolay Kosov, Chairman of the Board, International Investment Bank; Jean-François Donzier, Permanent Technical Secretary, International Network of Basin Organizations; Karin Krchnak, Senior Director for Water, World Wildlife Fund; Ania Grobicki, Deputy Secretary General, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands; Patrick Lavarde, President, International Water Resources Association (IWRA); Ger Bergkamp, Executive Director, International Water Association; and Gábor Baranyai, Ministerial Commissioner, Ministry of Justice, Hungary
Water Convention: The 20th AnniversaryConvened by the Ministry of Interior of Hungary and UNECE
Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary, UNECE
(L-R) Christian Friis Bach, Executive Secretary, UNECE; Thomas Stratenwerth, Head, General, Fundamental, International and European Aspects of Water Management Division; Ivan Zavadsky, Executive Secretary, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River; Jaana Husu-Kallio, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland; Hassan Janabi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Iraq; and Sibylle Vermont, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland
Jaana Husu-Kallio, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland
Thomas Stratenwerth, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety, Germany
Ivan Zavadsky, Executive Secretary, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
Sibylle Vermont, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland
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Highlights and images for 30 November 2016
Budapest Water Summit (BWS) 2016
On the third and final day of the Budapest Water Summit, delegates heard keynote presentations on four cross-cutting issues: climate and disasters; urban systems; transboundary water management; and progress toward a global indicator framework for monitoring of the SDGs, including SDG 6 on water.
A High-level Special Session on Climate Change and Water also took place, with addresses by leaders and representatives of Saudi Arabia, Poland, the World Meteorological Organization, the International Council for Science, the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, and the Green Climate Fund. Speakers noted the increasing impacts on water and the growing scale of the challenge. Participants discussed how to achieve integrated approaches to water management and underlined the need to maintain the “water momentum” displayed at the 22nd Conference of Parties (COP-22) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakech, Morocco, earlier in November 2016.
In the afternoon, András Szöllősi-Nagy, Co-Chair of the Budapest Water Summit, invited participants to discuss the Budapest Water Summit Messages document, which presents ideas for water management within the 15-year framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Rapporteurs from each of the six sessions that took place during the Summit reported to plenary the main outcomes of discussions. Delegates also heard report-backs from the Women, Civil, Science-Technology and Youth Forums that took place in parallel with the Summit.
At the closing session, Szöllősi-Nagy explained that the Messages will remain a living document. Participants then welcomed the Messages by acclamation. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius, Co-Chair of the High-Level Panel on Water, reminded participants that water demands an urgent response, and that immediate action is a matter of dignity, justice and survival. Csaba Balogh, Minister of State for Public Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary, said that the Summit had undoubtedly been a milestone in the global water agenda, drawing 2,600 participants from 117 countries. The meeting closed at 4.55 pm.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage, daily reports and a summary report from BWS 2016, which is available in HTML and PDF.
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Keynotes on Cross-cutting Issues
(L-R) Gabriella Vukovich, President, Hungarian Central Statistical Office; Graham Alabaster, Chief, Waste Management & Sanitation, UN-Habitat; Toshio Koike, Director, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management; Stefan Uhlenbrook, World Water Assessment Programme, UNESCO; and Francesca Bernardini, Secretary, UNECE Water Convention
Toshio Koike, Director,
International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management
Francesca Bernardini, Secretary, UNECE Water Convention
Gabriella Vukovich, President, Hungarian Central Statistical Office
Graham Alabaster,
Chief, Waste Management & Sanitation, UN-Habitat
High-level Special Session on Climate Change and Water
(L-R) Javier Manzanares, Executive Director a.i., Green Climate Fund; János Pásztor, Senior Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Climate Change and Senior Fellow of Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs; Gordon McBean, President, International Council for Science; Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO); Mariusz Gajda, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of the Environment, Poland; Mohammed Al-Saud, Deputy Minister for Water, Saudi Arabia; and Johannes Cullmann, Director, WMO
Javier Manzanares, Executive Director a.i., Green Climate Fund
Johannes Cullmann, Director, WMO
Mohammed Al-Saud, Deputy Minister for Water, Saudi Arabia
Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, WMO
Participants asking questions during high-level panel discussion 3
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Discussion Session
András Szöllősi-Nagy, Co-Chair, Budapest Water Summit
(L-R) Joshua Newton, World Bank Group, Global Water Partnership, African Development Bank; Balázs Heincz, Water Coordinator at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary; and András Szöllősi-Nagy, Co-Chair, Budapest Water Summit
Plenary Session and DiscussionRapporteurs of the 6 sessions and the stakeholders’ fora report back
(L-R) Béla Kuslits, Regional Environmental Center (REC); Alice Bouman-Dentener, Chair a.i., Global Water Partnership; Chishala Kapupu, Go Green R^3; János Zlinszky, Director, REC; Anik Bhaduri, Executive Director, Sustainable Water Future Programme, Australia; Rozemarijn ter Horst, Board Member, Water Youth Network; Sarah Dousse, Executive Director a.i., International Secretariat for Water/Solidarity Water Europe; Marianne Kjellén, UNDP Senior Water Advisor; András Szöllősi-Nagy, Co-Chair of the International Programme Committee of the Budapest Water Summit 2016; and Stefan Uhlenbrook, World Water Assessment Programme, UNESCO
János Zlinszky, Director, REC
Stefan Uhlenbrook,
World Water Assessment Programme, UNESCO
Chishala Kapupu, Go Green R^3
Alice Bouman-Dentener, Chair a.i., Global Water Partnership
Presentation of the Budapest Water Summit 2016 Messages
András Szöllősi-Nagy, Co-Chair of the International Programme Committee of the Budapest Water Summit 2016
Closing Remarks
Csaba Balogh, Minister of State for Public Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary
Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, President of Mauritius, Co-Chair of the High-Level Panel on Water
Zsófia Tomaj, Master of Ceremonies (left) and delegates express appreciation to
Summit Co-Chair András Szöllősi-Nagy and the organizing team.
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Daily report for 28–30 November 2016
Budapest Water Summit (BWS) 2016
Daily report for 29 November 2016
Budapest Water Summit (BWS) 2016
Summary report 28–30 November 2016
Budapest Water Summit (BWS) 2016
Highlights and images for 25 August 2017
27th UN-Water Meeting
The 27th UN-Water Meeting opened on Friday morning, 25 August 2018, in Stockholm, Sweden. The two-day meeting is taking place immediately prior to the World Water Week, which takes place annually in Stockholm.
During the morning, UN-Water Members and Partners with Special Status engaged in discussions on agenda items including: UN-Water governance and other internal reports; implementation of past decisions; UN-Water partnership applications; UN-Water Inter-Agency Trust Fund status; consideration of views of Members to identify the conditions that would enable UN-Water to engage with and receive funds from the private sector; and discussion on the Expert Group Terms of Reference prepared by the Task Force on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The UN-Water Members and Partners with Special Status were joined in the afternoon by UN-Water Partners. Agenda items discussed during the second half of the day included: report on the fourth meeting of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace; discussion on the draft Input to the Action Plan for the “International Decade for Action – Water for Sustainable Development” 2018 - 2028; presentation on the UN-Water and International Institute for Sustainable Development SDG Knowledge Hub partnership; a proposal for a task force on unconventional uses of water; and Groundwater Overview: Making the Invisible Visible.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily web updates from the 27th UN-Water Meeting. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary report of the meeting in HTML and PDF format.
Lynn Wagner, IISD, presented on the IISD-UN-Water partnership through the SDG Knowledge Hub and IISD’s Reporting Services
Lynn Wagner, IISD, highlighted that IISD has been reporting on global sustainable development negotiations since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992
Participants considered establishing a task force to consider unconventional water sources
Participants network during a break
Participants gathered at the Moderna Museet for dinner and enjoyed a view of the water and the Nordiska Museet
Highlights and images for 26 August 2017
27th UN-Water Meeting
On Saturday, 26 August 2017, the 27th UN-Water meeting agenda included sessions on the 2030 Agenda, related intergovernmental processes, and monitoring progress related to SDG 6 during the morning. In addition, a panel discussion addressed the “Coordination of SDG 6 implementation – Where do we stand? How can we do better?” Participants highlighted that the July 2018 meeting of the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will focus on SDG 6, and noted that UN-Water’s preparation of the SDG 6 Synthesis Report provides an opportunity to provide decision makers with a big picture of the status of water and sanitation issues and to offer policy recommendations on how to accelerate SDG 6 implementation in the overall 2030 Agenda context.
During the afternoon, participants discuss planning for World Water Days, World Water Development Reports and World Toilet Days. Participants heard about two upcoming events related to the UN-Water mandate: a High-level roundtable for droughts held in the framework of the 13th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, and the 8th World Water Forum. During a final session, UN-Water members finalized the decisions for the meeting. The meeting closed at 5:00 pm.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily web updates from the 27th UN-Water Meeting. In addition, IISD Reporting Services has published a summary report of the meeting in HTML and PDF format.
Panel discussion on "Coordination of SDG 6 Implementation: Where do we stand? How can we do better?" (L-R) Claire Lyons, Water.org; Mats Aberg, SIDA; Francesca Bernardini, UNECE; Jason Morrison, Head, UN Global Compact CEO Water Mandate; Balazs Heincz, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Hungary; and Joakim Harlin, UN-Water Vice-Chair
Tom Soo, Executive Director, World Water Council, briefs UN-Water Members and Partners on preparations for 8th World Water Forum
(L-R) Federico Properzi, UN-Water; Joakim Harlin, UN-Water Vice-Chair; Guy Ryder, UN-Water Chair; and Federica Pietracci, UN-Water Secretary