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Water and Climate Day 1

Wednesday 20 August
Full Day Seminar

Convenors: Acacia Water, African Development Bank (AfDB), Commission on Climate Change and Development (CCD Commission), Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC), European Investment Bank (EIB), European Commission’s Directorate-General Environment, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany (BMZ), Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany (BMU), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Global Water Partnership (GWP), German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), International Commission for the Hydrology of the Rhine Basin (CHR), International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC), International Water Association (IWA), KfW Germany, Munich Re Foundation, Rainwater Harvesting Implementation Network (RAIN), Swedish Water House Cluster Group on Climate, Water and Vulnerability, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Department for International Development, UK (DFID), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP, tbc), UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), World Bank (WB), World Meteorological Organization (WMO), World Wide Fund for
Nature (WWF), World Water Council (WWC) and The World Conservation Union (IUCN)

Water and Climate Day 1, Opening Session

Opening Session 09:00-12:00, Room K1

Event Summary and Conclusions

Chair: Mr. Henk van Schaik, Co-operative Programme on Water and
Climate (CPWC), The Netherlands

9.00	Welcome and Introduction Mr. Anders Berntell, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) and Dr. Fritz Holzwarth, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany (BMU)
	The IPCC Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water Convenor: Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC), The Netherlands Chair: Mr. Henk van Schaik, CPWC, The Netherlands
9.10	The IPCC Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water Prof. Nigel Arnell, Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Director, Walker Institute for Climate System Research, University of Reading, United Kingdom
9.30	Discussion and Panel Debate Chair: Prof. Pavel Kabat, Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC)/ Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR) Panel Members with regional perspectives: • Bill Cosgrove, World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) • Dr. Vahid Alavian, World Bank • Dr. Peter Johnston, University of Cape Town, South Africa • Dr. Avinash Tyagi, World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Switzerland
10.00	Coffee Break
	The Meaning of the IPCC Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water for Sectoral and National Adaptation Policies Convenor: Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC), The Netherlands Chair: Dr. Letitia Obeng, Global Water Partnership (GWP)
10.20	Adaptation Policies and Plans Dr. Festus Luboyera, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Germany
10.35	Discussion and Panel Debate Chair: Dr. Letitia Obeng, Global Water Partnership,GWP Members: • Dr. Peter Johnston, University of Cape Town, South Africa • Dr. David Purkey, Stockholm Environmental Institute, USA • Dr. Festus Luboyera, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Italy • Prof. Abel Afouda, Université d’Abomey-Calavi and GWP Benin Country Water Partnership, Benin • Mr. Wayne Joseph, Water Authority of Trinidad and Tobago and GWP–Caribbean Water Partnership, Trinidad and Tobago

Vulnerability

Morning Session 11:00-12:00, Room K1

Convenors: Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI) and Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC)

Chair: Dr. Johan Rockström, Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI), Sweden

11.00	Opening by the Chair Dr. Johan Rockström, SEI
11.05	Advancing human security through knowledge-based security approaches to reducing vulnerability and environmental risks Prof. Janos Bogardi, United Nations University Institute for Environmental and Human Security (UNU-EHS), Germany
11.20	Vulnerability from the Perspective of Groundwater Resources Mr. Peter Letitre, International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC), The Netherlands
11.35	Vulnerability from a Water Sector and Aquatic Ecosystems Perspective Dr. David Purkey, Stockholm Environmental Institute (SEI), USA
11.50	Discussion
12.00	Close of Morning Session

Upscaling of Local Water-Harvesting and Groundwater Recharge: Coping with Climate Change in Semi-Arid Regions

Lunch Side Event 12:00-13:30, Room K1

Convenors: Rainwater Harvesting Implementation Network (RAIN) and Acacia Water Sponsor: Swiss Re

Event Summary and Conclusions

Key Panellists:
• Chair: Minister Dingamo, Minister of Water, Ethiopia
• Mr. Peter de Vries, Head of the Water Unit, Department of Environment and Water, Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Key Speakers and Panellists:
• Anne Keller, Head Corporate Citizenship & Art, Swiss Re
• Indira Shakya, Program Coordinator, BSP-Nepal
• Abdul-Nashiru Mohammed, West Africa Policy and Advocacy Advisor, WaterAid
• Albert Tuinhof, Senior Partner, Acacia Water

Moderator: Richard Carter, Professor of International Water
Development, Cranfield University, UK

Climate Change, Water and Development – Adaptation in Africa

Afternoon Session 13:30-17:00, Room K1

Convenors: BMZ, CPWC, WB, GTZ, KfW and CCD

Chairs: Mr. Franz Marré, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation
and Development, Germany (BMZ) and Mr. Henk van Schaik,
Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate (CPWC)

13:30	Welcome and Introduction Franz Marré, BMZ, Germany, and Henk van Schaik, CPWC, the Netherlands
13:35	Implications of Climate Change on Water Sector Investments Mr. Vahid Alavian, Water Advisor, World Bank, USA
14:00	Financing Adaptation and the Institutional Architecture for Adaptation Mr. Johan Schaar, Commission on Climate Change and Development, Sweden
14.25	UNEP Nairobi, (tbc)
14:40	Coffee Brea
15.10	Preparing a National Adaptation Strategy for the Water Sector – Status Quo in Uganda Mr. Philip Gwage, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda
15.25	From Developing to Implementing a National Adaptation Action Plan in Tunisia – Lessons Learned Mr. Badr Ben Ammar, Director General of the Department of Studies and Agricultural Development, Ministry of Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources, Tunisia
15.40	Integrated Land and Water Management in Namibia: Possibilities to Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change Mrs. Maria Amakali, Deputy Director of the Department of Water, Ministry of Water, Agriculture and Forestry, Namibia
15.55	Between Floods and Droughts – Financing Institutions Can Help Dr. Jürgen Welschof, Head of Water Sector Policy Division, KfW Development Bank
16.10	Panel Discussion, with Presenters and Participants from the Floor Theme: “Which capacity, financial and technical needs exist concerning the development of national and regional adaptation strategies in the African water sector?”
16.55	Summary and Round-up by the Chair
17.00	Close of Seminar