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The National Water Commission of Mexico and its partners are pleased to welcome you to the

Dialogs for Water and Climate Change in the 16th

Conference of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

(COP 16)

Cancun, Mexico. December 1 – 6, 2010, in the Hotel Fiesta Americana Coral Beach, and December 8, in Cancunmesse

Contact:

Website: www.d4wcc.org.mx E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: (+52-55) 5174 4461 Subdirección General de Programación de la CONAGUA Insurgentes Sur #2416. 4º Piso. Col. Copilco El Bajo, Del. Coyoacán. Mexico DF. C.P. 04010 Mexico

General Coordination:

Marco Antonio Velázquez Holguín, Deputy Director General for Planning

Estrellita Fuentes, Water Planning Manager

Program:

Colin Herron, International Advisor for the CONAGUA

Grisell Medina, Deputy Manager for Management & Evaluation of Projects with External Credit National Press:

Heidi Storsberg Montes, Coordinator for Institutional Attention, Communication and Water Culture

Karen López, Head of Information (Press).

International Press:

José Manuel Sierra, External Advisor

http://www.d4wcc.org.mx/

mailto:[email protected]

Last update: December 1, 2010

OVERALL PROGRAM

Wednesday December 1, 2010 Gran Coral 3 Room 07:00 - 09:00 Registration 08:00 - 08:45 Opening session

Messages from partners: Julia Bucknall (World Bank), Letitia Obeng (Global Water Partnership), Adrián Fernández (National Institute of Ecology of Mexico), Polioptro Martínez (Mexican Water Technology Institute), Pablo Ordorica (McKinsey), Tim Kasten (UN-Water, UNEP)

Opening speech from the Director General of the CONAGUA, José Luis Luege Tamargo


Gran Coral 3 Room: The impacts of climate change on water resources Convener: UN-Water 09:00 – 10:00 Managing Floods in a Changing Climate Convener: International Strategy on Disaster Reduction (ISDR) on behalf of UN-Water

Introduction to the panel by the Facilitator – Julio García, UNISDR Regional Office Paanam

Understanding flood risk in the context of climate change - Avinash Tyagi, WMO

Economics of flood management. What are the costs/benefits of different measures? Diego Rodríguez, World Bank

Local challenges for flood risk reduction. Felipe Arreguin Cortés, CONAGUA


10:00 – 11:00 Panel on droughts Convener: UN-Water in collaboration with the CONAGUA

10:00 - 10:10 Presentation of the session objectives and presentation of participants (Dr. Felipe Arreguin)

1. Emma Rose (IWA)

2. Sarah Bish (UNICEF)

3. Avinash Tyagi (WMO)

4. Sergio Zelaya (UNCCD)

5. Pervaiz Amir (GWP South Asia)

10:10 - 10:15 Understanding the dynamics of the panel (Dr. Felipe Arreguin). The moderator asks a question. Each of the experts will answer according to their experience. Once all experts have answered, the moderator will ask them the second question, and so on.

10:15 - 10:35 Comments by the panelists

10:35 - 10:55 Questions and answers to each of the panelists (2 minutes per participant)

10:55 - 11:00 Conclusions (Dr. Felipe Arreguin)

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break


11:15 – 12:15 Panel on water, food and energy Convener: UN-Water in collaboration with the CONAGUA (SGIH)

11:15 – 11:25 Welcome, objectives and dynamics of the panel (Sergio Soto (CONAGUA))

11:25 – 11:50 Comments and reactions from panelists (5 minutes each): Jeff Seabright (Coca Cola) Emma Rose (IWA) Simon Thuo (GWP East Africa) Holger Rogner (IAEA) Luis Rendón (CONAGUA)

11:50 – 12:10 Comments, questions and answers 12:10 – 12:15 Conclusions and closing remarks (Sergio Soto (CONAGUA))


12:15 – 13:15 Dead Development: National Planning Without Adaptation and Water Management

Conveners: UN-Water, Global Water Partnership (GWP) and African Minister’s Council on Water (AMCOW)

12:15-12.20 Introduction (Dr Tim Kasten, UN-Water Vice Chair) 12.20-12.30 Linking the Water, Climate and Development Agendas (Alex Simalabwi,

GWP Senior Network Officer and Climate Change Focal Point) 12.30-12.55 Perspectives on bridging IWRM and NAPAs (8 minutes each panelist)

Implementing the Africa Water Vision and the MDG Target: Key Messages on Water, Climate and Development from the Africa Water Week: Bai-Mass Taal, Executive Secretary, AMCOW

Mainstreaming IWRM and NAPAs in Zambia’s National Development Plan: Adam Hussein- Director of Water Affairs- Ministry of Energy and Water Development Inter-Agency Coordination in UN System: Key Messages and Reflections from UN-Water: Dr Tim Kasten, UN-Water Vice Chair (UNEP)

12.55-13.15 Reflections, interventions and discussions Moderated by Dr. Letitia A. Obeng, GWP Chair


13:15 – 14:30 Lunch: The costs of adaptation to climate change for the water community

Convener: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Moderator: Julia Bucknall (World Bank)

13:15 - 13:35 Presentation by Shardul Agrawala (OECD)

13:35 - 14:15 Debate between panelists

14:15 - 14:30 Question and answer session

Panelists: José Antonio González Anaya Ministry of Finance and Public Credit of Mexico Dr. David Korenfeld Fedelman Ministry of Water and Works of the State of Mexico (tbc) Cristopher Gleistmann European Investment Bank Henk van Schaik Cooperative Programme on Water and Climate


14:30 – 18:30 Adapting to climate change: why we need broader and “out-of-the-box” approaches

Convener: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

14:30-14:45 Welcoming and Introduction

Opening speech by Gretchen Kalonji, Assistant Director‐General for Natural Sciences, UNESCO

Introduction by Olcay Ünver, Coordinator, United Nations World Water Assessment Programme

14:45-15:45 PANEL 1 ‐ The scientific basis: Understanding the effects of climate

change and its socio‐economic impacts through water Alberto Tejada-Guibert and Stefan Uhlenbrook will present the Discussion Paper prepared by WWAP. Invited panelists will then proceed to a “live review” of the paper and elaborate on important points and address possible gaps through a moderated panel discussion. 15:45-16:00 Coffee break 16:00-17:15 PANEL 2 ‐ Stakeholder panel: urgency to adapt, experiences and

constraints Building on the outcomes of the scientific panel, invited stakeholders will explain their perspective on the effects of climate change and share their experiences with regards to adaptation in a facilitated dialogue. A discussion will also take place with the public. 17:15-17:30 Coffee break 17:30-18:25 PANEL 3 – High Level Panel: the Parties’ responses and country

experiences with regard to adaptation to climate change in the water sector The Discussion Paper prepared by WWAP will be presented and a facilitated dialogue will take place with high-level country delegates and representatives of international organizations in order to address policy and response options, taking into account the perspectives of the stakeholders. During the coffee breaks, the three winning short films from the “Water, Climate…Action!” contest (www.waterclimateaction.org) organized by WWAP and the WaterChannel.tv, with the support of CONAGUA and Water Advisory Council will be projected.

http://www.waterclimateaction.org/


Coral Kingdom Room: CONAGUA’s partners program 09:00 – 10:00 Panel on sustainable watersheds Convener: CONAGUA (SGJ)

9:00 - 9:10 Presentation - Germán Fernández Aguirre, Adviser to the Water Advisory

Council -Moderator 9:10 - 9:20 Jesus Becerra Pedrote, Assistant Director, General Legal Department for

the National Water Commission 9:20 - 9:30 Porfirio Álvarez Torres, Project Coordinator “Integrated Assessment and

Management of the Gulf of Mexico large Marine Ecosystem”, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

9:30 – 9:40 Sergio Humberto Graf Montero, General Coordinator for Production and Productivity for the National Water Commission

9:40 – 9:50 Dr. Polioptro F. Martínez Austria, Director General of the Mexican Institute for Water Technology

9:50 - 10:00 Q & A Session


10:00 – 11:00 Panel on aquifer recovery Convener: CONAGUA (SGAA)

10:00 - 10:05 Raúl Noguez Ríos – President of the Board of Governors of the Commission of Water of the Mexican Chamber of Mining. Moderator

10:05 - 10:25 Roberto Anaya Moreno, Deputy Director General for Water Management. 10:25 -10:50 Eduardo Viesca de la Garza, Partner-Director of Viesca de la Garza y

Asociados, S.C. 10:50 - 11:00 Questions and answers

11:00 – 11:15 Coffee break


11:15 – 12:15 Panel on risk management Convener: CONAGUA (CGCCAE)

11:15 - 11:20 Presentation – Raúl Alberto Navarro Garza, Coordinator for Emergency Attention and River Basin Councils. Moderator

11:20 - 11:30 Dr. Juergen Baumann – Advisor for GTZ/CIM (German Cooperation Agency in Mexico) – “Risk Management and Hydrological-Environmental Restoration of Catchments”.

11:30 - 11:40 Tasuku Ishibashi – Director of the Office of JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) in Mexico – Monitoring of Coastal Water.

11:40 - 11:50 Jorge Octavio Mijangos Borja – Local Director of the CONAGUA in Tabasco – the experience in floods in the southeast of Mexico.

11:50 - 12:00 Dr. Antonio Díaz de León Corral – Director for Environmental Policy and Regional and Sectorial Integration of SEMARNAT – Environmental policy in risk attention in Mexico.

12:00 - 12:10 Ralph Lasage - IVM, Free University, Amsterdam – Results of the water-based adaptation project in various countries in South America

12:10 - 12:15 Question and answer session.


12:15 – 13:15 Can meteorological and hydrological services contribute to the creation of adaptation measures to face possible impacts of climate change?

Convener: National Meteorological Service of Mexico (SMN) and World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

12:15 - 12:20 MS. Adrián Vázquez, Coordinator of the SMN, Moderator - Welcome. 12:20 - 12:40 Dr. Amir Delju, Senior Scientific Coordinator, Climate Coordination

Office of the WMO 12:40 - 13:00 Dr. Valentina Davydova, Manager of Climatology and Meteorology, SMN 13:00 - 13:10 Question and answer session. 13:10 - 13:15 MS. Adrián Vázquez, Closing remarks


13:15 – 14:30 Lunch: Panel on social participation to face the challenge of water and climate change

Convener: Water Advisory Council Panelists:

Gustavo Alanis Ortega (CEMDA)

Regina Barba Pírez

Marco Antonio Velázquez Holguín (CONAGUA)

Rolando Castro (FANCA)


14:30 – 16:00 Regulation and financing in the water resources sector for climate change adaptation. Universal right to water access generates responsibilities. Which is the role of the agents involved?

Convener: CONAGUA (CGRLF)

Dr. José Antonio González Anaya, Subsecretario de Ingresos, Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP), Mexico.

Dr. Ricardo Samaniego Breach, Director of the Centro de Economía Aplicada y Políticas Públicas, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM).

Dr. Pervaiz Amir, Global Water Partnership (South Asia).

Prof. Christoper D. Stone, J. Thomas McCarthy Trustee Chair in Law – University of Southern California, Gould School of Law.

Alfonso Carballo Pérez, General Director for Federal Regulation Improvement Commission, Mexico – Moderator.


16:00 – 18:00 The role of water governance in adaptation to climate change: from local to global spheres (from Chiapas to Panama)

Convener: International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Opening of the session – (5 min) (Sr. Pascal Girot – Regional Programme Coordinator / ORMA - IUCN) Welcoming words – ICI (5 min) (International Climate Initiative of the German Government - to be determined) Country Presentations (15 min) (2 out of the 4) (* most likely to be selected) (Presenters – Governmental Institutions who endorsed the project – specific persons to be determined) Chiapas, Mexico* El Salvador Costa Rica* Panama Project presentation (15 min) (M.Sc. Rocío Córdoba – Water Unit Coordinator – IUCN ORMA) Local context presentation (10 min) (Local champion – to be identified) Expert panel discussion: Reactions to presentations (20 min.) IUCN (Dr. Alejandro Iza and Dra. Grethel Aguilar.) ICI-BMU

CONAGUA (Marco Antonio Velázquez Holguín) INE (Julia Martínez) Questions from the audiences (15 min.) Session synthesis (5 min) (Dr. Mark Smith – Head of Global Water Programme – IUCN) Wine and cheese / Informal networking session (30 min.)

Restaurant Viña del Mar 19:00 – 21:00 Official dinner for the D4WCC Convener: CONAGUA


Thursday December 2, 2010 Coral Sea Room 08:00 – 09:00 Breakfast-Press Conference Conveners: CONAGUA and World Bank Gran Coral 3 Room: World Bank session 08:30 - 09:00 Registration 09:00 – 09:20 Opening Remarks

Jose Luis Luege Tamargo, Director General, National Water Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA)

Gloria Grandolini, Country Director for Mexico and Colombia, The World Bank

09:20 – 09:30 Order of the Day

Rene Carayol, Facilitator

09:30 – 09:50 Keynote Speech: From the Boiler Room to the Board Room Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change, The World Bank

09:50 - 10:00 Introduction of Sir David Attenborough’s Documentary “How many

People can live on Planet Earth Brian Richter, Co-Leader, Global Freshwater, The Nature Conservancy and Key Opinion Leader in Documentary

10:00 – 10:30 Screening of Sir David Attenborough’s Documentary “How many

People can live on Planet Earth” 10:30 – 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 – 12:30 The Multiple Lenses of Adaptation

Why is Adaptation important for Africa? (Bai Mass Taal, Executive Secretary, African Ministerial Council on Water (AMCOW) and Former Minister for Water Resources in the Gambia)

Can Water and Ecosystems be Managed for Sustainable Development with challenge of Climate Change? (Brian Richter, Co-Leader, Global Freshwater, The Nature Conservancy)

How can Modern and Satellite Technology Contribute to Water and Food Security? Molly Brown, Senior Researcher, NASA

Restaurant Viña del Mar: 12:30 - 13:45 Lunch Convener: World Bank Gran Coral 3 Room: World Bank Session (continued)


13:45 – 14:45 “Town Hall: A Media Event”

Panel:

Andrew Steer, Special Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank

Charlotte Streck, Director, Climate Focus North America 14:45 – 15:00 Summary of discussions (Rene Carayol, Facilitator) 15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break 15:30 - 15:45 Screening of film “Adaptation Measures to Fight Climate Change” 15:45 – 15:20 “Less Conversation and More Action: A Panel Debate”

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, Vice President of International Policy, Conservation International

Jose Luis Luege Tamargo, Director General, CONAGUA

Letitia Obeng, Chair, Global Water Partnership

Julia Bucknall, Sector Manager, Water Unit, Sustainable Development Network, The World Bank

Martin Stuchtey, Director, McKinsey and Company and Leader of Sustainability and Resource Productivity Practice

17:20 – 17:30 Closing remarks

- Julia Bucknall, Sector Manager, Water Unit, Sustainable

Development Network, The World Bank

Sunset Terrace 19:00 - 20.00 Reception Convener: World Bank


Friday December 3, 2010 08:00 - 08:25 Registration Coral Kingdom Room: Latin America and the Caribbean meet the regions and sectors on water and climate change adaptation Convener: CONAGUA, World Bank, IADB, UN-HABITAT, GWP. Moderator: Fernando Miralles, IADB 08:25 – 08:55

Welcoming Addresses

IADB: Federico Basañes

World Bank: Karin Kemper

UN-Habitat: Victor Arroyo

Fundación FEMSA: Vidal Garza

CONAGUA: José Luis Luege Tamargo

08:55 – 09:15

Presentation of the position paper on water-based adaptation to climate change in Latin America and the Caribbean Maureen Ballestero, GWP Central America

09:15 – 09:30

Expert Thematic Commentary

Omar Vidal (WWF Mexico)

Walter Vergara (World Bank) (tbc) 09:30 – 10:45

Multi-Sectorial High Level Panel

Othon Zevallos (Director General of EMAAP-Quito) Water Utilities

Carlos Manuel Rodríguez (Vice-President of Conservation International) Ecosystem Management/Forests

Ariel Dinar (University of California, Riverside) Agricultural Water Management

Henk van Schaik (Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate, on behalf of the Delta Alliance) Urban Water Resources Management

Jorge Samek (Itaipu) Energy sector expert

10:45 - 11:00 Coffee break

11:00 – 12:15 Messages from Other Regions of the World

Bai-Mass Taal, Executive Secretary (AMCOW) Africa

Asian Development Bank, Asia-Pacific (tbc)

Christoph Gleitsmann (European Investment Bank) Europe

Mahmoud Abu-Zeid (Arab Water Council) MENA

Kendrick Leslie (Director of the CCCCC)

José Luis Luege Tamargo (CONAGUA Mexico) 12:15 – 12:30

Conclusions of the session and next steps

End comments by the Moderator


High Level Official (envoy) from the Secretariat of the UNFCCC or IPCC (tbc)

Jerry Delli Priscoli, World Water Council / 6th World Water Forum


12:30 – 13:30 Lunch Convener: Fundación FEMSA 13:30 – 14:10 Closing session: thematic conclusions Convener: Synthesis team

Henk van Schaik (CPWC)

Polioptro Martínez (IMTA)

Alex Simalabwi (GWP)

Julia Bucknall (World Bank)

John Matthews (WWF US)

Mario Lopez (CONAGUA)

Emma Rose (IWA)

Fernando Miralles-Wilhelm (IADB)

Mark Smith (IUCN)

Román Gomez (UN-HABITAT)

Tim Kasten (UN-Water, UNEP)

Hannah Stoddart (WCC)


14:10 – 14:55 Closing session: implications for COP 16 Convener: Water and Climate Coalition Speakers include:

Hannah Stoddart/Karin Lexen – Water and Climate Coalition Secretariat

Adrián Fernández, Mexico’s National Ecological Institute (tbc)

South Africa Delegation Representative (tbd)

Luis González, UNES, El Salvador. 14:55 – 15:00 Closing remarks from José Luis Luege Tamargo, Director General, CONAGUA Mexico


Coral Sea 1 Room: 15:00 – 19:00 Climate change scenario modeling workshop Conveners: CONAGUA (SGT) / WWAP

15:00-15:10 Introduction of Project presenters and experts

15:10-15:25 Presentation of the San Luis Potosi project (Ricardo Eugenio Garza Blanc)

15:25-15:40 Presentation of the ”Robust Decision Making” methodology as applied to a specific Project (RAND Corporation) (David Groves)

15:40-15:55 Presentation of the Lerma-Chapala project (Antonio Iglesias Benítez)

15:55-16:00 Break

16:00-16:15 Presentation of the Hondo river project (Sergio Augusto Chan Lugo)

16:15- 16:30 Presentation of the Santo Domingo Aquifer project (Celso Castro Sánchez)

16:30-16:45 Presentation of the Apatlaco Balsas sanitation project (Juan Carlos Valencia Vargas)

16:45-17:00 Presentation of the Alto Nazas project (Oscar Gutiérrez Santana y/o Juan Guillermo Martínez Rodríguez)

17:00-17:15 Presentation of the WWAP 2050 Water Scenarios project (Catherine Cosgrove (WWAP)

17:15-18:30 Comments from the panel of experts

18:30-19:00 Open session with audience for question and answers


Coral Kingdom Room: 15:00 – 19:00 Collaborative Pathways for Water Transformation in Mexico Convener: Water Resources Group and CONAGUA Chapter 1 - Overview and Presentation of the Water Resources Group and Analysis

15.00 – 15.15 Opening and Introduction to the session Marco Antonio Velázquez Holguín (CONAGUA) and IFC

15.15 – 15.40 Presentation by McKinsey on:

Overview of the 3 countries with which WRG is engaging (India, Jordan, Mexico)

The importance of Agriculture / Water link

The impact of climate change on agriculture / water from a Mexico/Latin America context

Francisco Barnés (McKinsey Mexico)

15.40 – 16.00 Questions and Answers followed by moderated discussion

Chapter 2 - Strategies from the Field

16.00 – 16.20 Presentation of case studies on how organizations are tackling the adaptation / agriculture / water challenge

Monica Bauer (PepsiCo) Dr. Luis Rendon (CONAGUA)

16.20 – 17.00 Break-out groups to discuss the approach and how to move forward

17.00 – 17.40 Report Back with some Q+A

17.40 – 18.00 Break

Chapter 3 - Way Forward

18.00 – 18.30 Moderated discussion on next steps to develop Transformational Pathways

CONAGUA Manager IFC Private sector company

18.30 – 18.45 Summary and Next Steps Marco Antonio Velázquez Holguín (CONAGUA) IFC Private sector company or an other

Terrace 19:30 Social event Convener: Grupo Modelo


Monday December 6, 2010 Coral Gallery 3C-2C Room Private Sector Segment: Dialogs for Water and Climate Change Convener: CONAGUA, PROMÉXICO, FEMSA and partners Moderator: Henk van Schaik, Programme Coordinator International, Cooperative Programme on Water and Climate

09:00 - 09:30 Welcome and introduction (CONAGUA)

José Ramón Ardavín Ituarte, Deputy Director General for Drinking Water, Sewerage and Sanitation, CONAGUA

09:30 - 10:30 Green solutions in the water sector (Northern Chamber of Trade in Mexico) 09:30-09:35 Introduction by Tuomas Rinne (Northern Chamber of Commerce) 09:35-09:45 Presentation by Heidi Virta (Finpro) – ”Cleantech, a successful collaboration for environmental technologies”. 09:45-09:50 Presentation by Juan Antonio Lobato (ABB) – “Considerations on energy savings in the water sector” 09:50-09:55 Presentation by Andrea Zomosa (Fresnillo PLC) – “Efficiency on water reuse for mining industry” 09:55-10:00 Presentation by César Mireles (Grundfos) – “Optimization and saving in pumping systems” 10:00-10:05 Presentation by Tuomas Rinne (Kemira) – “The energy balance of a waste water treatment plant, from primary sedimentation to biogas generation” 10:05-10:10 Presentation by Fernando Aguirre García (Modelo Group) – “Energy efficiency on industrial wate water treatment” 10:10-10:25 Questions and answers 10:25-10:30 Conclusions

10:30 - 11:30 Financing and Private Sector Participation (CONAGUA, SGAPDS) Moderator: Eduardo Ibáñez Mariño, Deputy Manager, Department of Strengthening of Water Utilities, Drinking Water, Sewerage and Sanitation Division, CONAGUA

10:30 – 10:35 Introduction by Eduardo Ibáñez Mariño 10:35 – 10:42 Presentation by Céline Kauffman (OCDE) - “Private Sector Participation (PSP) in hydraulic infrastructure, a list of public actions” 10:42 – 10:49 Presentation by Víctor Manuel Herrera (EPM) – “The vision of an international water utility with private activities” 10:49 – 10:56 Presentation by Eugenio Amador (FNI) – “Financial instruments in Public-Private Associations” 10:56 – 11:03 Presentation by Francisco Muñiz Pereyra (INTERAPAS) “The Water Sustainability Program for San Luis Potosi with private participation” 11:03 – 11:10 Presentation by Proactiva “The vision of a private water utility in the drinking water, sewerage and sanitation systems” 11:10 – 11:17 Presentation by Jacques Létondot (Bal-Ondeo) “Another vision of a private water utility in the drinking water, sewerage and sanitation systems” 11:17 – 11:27 Questions and answers 11:27 – 11:30 Conclusions


11:30 - 12:30 Catalyzing Public-Private Collaboration to A-C-T (IFC, WEF, McKinsey, Coca Cola, PepsiCo, CONAGUA) 11:30 – 11:35 Introduction by the moderator 11:35 – 11:40 Presentation by IFC on their perspective on water and growth and the IFC’s involvement with the Water Resources Group. 11:40 – 11:50 Presentation by Mckinsey and Co. to present the WRG and the ACT process. 11:50 – 12:05 Comments from the other panelists for their perspective on why they are involved with the WRG. 12:05 - 12:25 Questions and answers from the audience and moderated discussion 12:25 – 12:30 Conclusions 12:30 - 13:30 Social responsibility in the water sector (Fundación FEMSA) Moderator: Elias Freig, Coordinator Special Task Force CO2, Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público (SHCP)

12:30 – 12:35 Introduction by Elias Freig 12:35 – 12:40 Presentation “Strategic CSR Water and Climate” by Theodore Panayotou, Director Cyprus International Institute of Management (CIIM) and Professor of Environmental Economics and Management 12:40 – 12:45 Presentation David Barton Bray, Professor in the Department of Earth and Environment at Florida International University (FIU) 12:45 – 12:50 Presentation Karin Krchnak, Director, International Water Policy, The Nature Conservancy (TNC) 12:50 – 12:55 Presentation Rubén Avendaño, Director, Institutional Relations of Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) 12:55- 13:00 Presentation Vidal Garza, Director, FEMSA Foundation 13:00 – 13:25 Debate 13:25 – 13:30 Conclusions and closing remarks

13:30 - 13:40 Conclusions (CONAGUA)

Wednesday December 8, 2010

High-Level Panel on Water and Climate Change Mexican Pavilion in COP 16, Cancun Messe (accredited participants only)

Welcoming speech, presentation of the Cancun Statement: José Luis Luege Tamargo, Director General, CONAGUA

Message from the Federal Government: Juan Elvira Quesada, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources (tbc)

Perspective of an intergovernmental organization: José Ángel Gurría Treviño, Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)

Perspective of a non-governmental organization: Yolanda Kakabadse, President, WWF International

Perspective of meteorological organizations: Michel Jarraud, Secretary General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)


Perspective of the United Nations system: Tim Kasten, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Vice-Chair of UN-Water

Perspective of an international financial institution: Robert Zoellick, President, World Bank (tbc)

Perspective of a developing region: Maria Mutagamba, Minister of Water and the Environment, Uganda, and ex Chair of AMCOW (tbc)

Perspective of a developed region: Simon Brooks, Vice-President, European Investment Bank

Perspective of the Water and Climate Coalition: Anders Berntell, Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)

Perspective of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (tbc)

Perspective of the Americas: Luis Alberto Moreno, President, Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

Moderated debate between participants on the results of the first week and their implications for next steps: Moderator: Jerome Delli Priscoli, World Water Council

Message from the incoming Chair of COP 16: Foreign Affairs Minister Patricia Espinosa Cantellano (tbc)

Closing words: President Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (tbc)

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