Communal Water Management for Coherence and Resilience

    WC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    Organizer
    Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS)

    Presentation of JIRCAS’s vision, mission, organization, activities and outcomes and demonstration of JIRCAS’s products as well as rehearsal of side event “Communal Water Management for Coherence and Resilience (SE-00111)”are carried out in part one during JIRCAS’s slot.Members of various National Committees of ICID and people who are involved in INWEPF and PAWEES gather and exchange their agenda on WWF7 as “JNCID family” in part two during JNCID’s slot. Time: 10:00 - 11:00

    The Global Programme Water Initiatives: meeting the challenges of the 21st century

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    Organizer
    Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

    Presentation of the vision, the mission, the objectives and results of the GPWI. Challenges to be faced in the 21st century will be introduced and then discussed with the audience. Time: 10:00 - 11:00

    IFWE water documentaries

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    Organizer
    Secrétariat international de l'eau (SIE-ISW)

    With film directors. Time: 16:30 - 17:30

    Multipurpose water uses and value creation at hydropower reservoirs

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    Organizer
    Electricité de France - Division production ingénierie hydraulique (EDF)

    Time: 15:30 - 16:30

    Water for Energy Framework (W4EF)

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    Organizer
    Electricité de France - Division production ingénierie hydraulique (EDF)

    Time: 14:30 - 15:30

    Managing transboundary water resources, Screening of two documentary films

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    Organizer
    Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel OSS - Sahara and Sahel Observatory

    Presentation of the experience of OSS in the management of transboundary water resources. Screening of the two documentaries: FILM 1 (Duration : 18mn) : Titre français : “ L’Eau du Sahara, pour un développement durable”, Titre anglais: “The Sahara's water resources for sustainable development” FILM 2 (Duration: 14 min): Titre français: “Les ressources en eau souterraines - Iullemeden Taoudéni Tanezrouft, un espoir pour le Sahel ", Titre anglais: “Groundwater resources -Iullemeden Taoudeni Tanezrouft, Hope for the Sahel” Discussion. Time: 11:00-12:00

    Restoring the web of life in the central Yangtze, river-lake connection for a health Yangtze and People

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    Organizer
    WWF China and Ministry of water resource China

    Great work on river-lake reconnection and eco-operation of the World’s biggest dam- the Three Gorge Dam, which jointly done by WWF China and MWR in the central Yangtze which resulted in flooded risk reduction and biodiversity increase and, livelihood improvement will be shared. Representatives from WWF China and MWR will jointly present this great work by VCR and PPT. Time: 16:30 - 17:30

    USBR Climate Change Adaptation Strategy

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    Organizer
    Department of Interior, US Bureau of reclamation

    Time : 15:30 - 16:30

    Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water

    WWC Pavilion n° 340, Exco Hall 1, Daegu
    Organizer
    The Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW)

    Time: 11:00 - 12:00

    How can we achieve a water and food secure future?

    DEC_502 DAEGU - EXCO 5F Auditorium
    Organizer
    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), World Water Council(WWC)

    A High Level Panel on Water for Food Security, composed of high-level representatives coming from the United Nations system, national government, research and academia, private sector, farming community, and other major users of water for food. Many regions in the world will face substantial water scarcity, and water shortages will constrain agricultural produc-tion and limit the incomes and livelihoods of many residents in rural and urban areas. Persistent work is needed in policy and investment arenas, particularly in lower income countries, to extend and ensure access to water for household...