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Managing Future Consumer Demands
Thursday 16 August
09:00-16:00, Folkets Hus, Room 204
Convenor: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
Co-Convenors: International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia (SENSA)
Increases in purchasing power are a welcome and characteristic feature in large parts of the world, not only in the already rich countries. Projections about future levels of GDP suggest a massive increase in aggregate global demand with implications for the pressure on water and other natural resources. Pressure depends, however, very much on orientation of demands and behaviour.
What are the trends in consumption patterns?
With enhanced purchasing power, people naturally are able to, and want to, spend more. What goods and services are likely to be increasingly demanded and what role do cultural circumstances and urbanisation play in this regard? Similarly, what trends can be associated with gender and age divisions in society?
What are the links between consumption and resource pressure?
Increasing demand for goods and services has an impact on resource pressure. While some of the demand is channelled towards goods and services that have an insignificant resource implication, other parts of the demand have a considerable impact on resources. What are the links between consumption trends and resource pressure?
What policy measures may curb wasteful water consumption?
Increases in GDP and purchasing power have to be accommodated within the capacity and resilience of life support systems. Social justice must also be considered in a world where aggregate demand cannot be met indefinitely. What kinds of policies are effective to stimulate a mindful consumption?
Workshop Programme, 09:00-16:00 Folkets Hus, Room 204
Chair: Mr. Christer Holtsberg, Director, Swedish Environmental Secretariat for Asia (Sensa)
Co-Chair: Mr. Bengt Johansson, Head of Water Division, Sida
Commentator and Rapporteur: Dr. Akiça Bahri, Director for African Region, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
09:00 Introduction
09:10 Changing Diets and Changing Water Demand. Dr. Charlotte de Fraiture, IWMI (Invited Speaker)
09:35 Ecological Efficiency of Water Consumption in Asia and the Pacific. Dr. Rae Kwon Chung, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) (Invited Speaker)
10:00 Time for Commentator
10:10 Discussion: Are Consumers the Driving Force in Resource Pressure?
10:30 Coffee Break
11:00 Turning the Tide on Water Waste: How Seattle Created a Popular Icon to Change Consumer Behaviour, Ms. Margaret Pageler, Seattle Growth Management Board, USA
11:15 Dynamic System Engineering to Inform Policy in Managing Consumer Demand, Ms. Jill Fagan, Australia11:30 Discussion: Policy for Changing Consumer Behaviour
11:45 Compliance to Food Safety Standards, a Stick and Carrot – Nile Perch Fishery in Tanzania. Dr. Reuben Mpuya Kadigi, Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania
12:00 Discussion: Consumption and health aspects
12:15 Lunch
13:30 Replacing Freshwater by Reclaimed Wastewater for Irrigation in Gaza, Palestine. Mr. Sami Hamdan, Palestinian Water Authority
13:45 Food and Water – Ecosystem Services for a Nourished World. Mr. Sverker Molander, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
14:00 The International Demand Management Framework – How Integrated Resource Planning Can Lead the Way in Determining and Curbing Demand. Ms. Andrea Turner, Institute for Sustainable Futures, Australia
14:15 Time for Commentator
14:30 Coffee Break
15:00 Final Discussion: Lifestyle(s), Strategies and Sustainability
16:00 Close of Workshop
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