COP16: Dialogs for Water & Climate Change in Cancun

30/11/10 09:14
Please accept an invitation to take part in the Dialogs for Water and Climate Change (D4WCC) on the occasion of the COP 16, a series of events organized between December 1st and 6th by a group of partners, led by the National Water Commission of Mexico (CONAGUA), and including specific segments organized by the Mexican Federal Government, the World Bank, UN Water, IDB, and other partners. You will find more information on the events on www.d4wcc.org.mx.
 

Thursday December 2
World Bank day
Friday December 3
Regional and local day
Monday December 6
Private Sector Day
Wednesday December 8
High-Level Panel
Fiesta Americana Coral Beach hotel
Gran Coral 3 room
Fiesta Americana Coral Beach hotel
Coral Kingdom room
Fiesta Americana Coral Beach hotel
Gran Coral 3 room
Fiesta Americana Coral Beach hotel
Coral Kingdom room
Fiesta Americana Coral Beach hotel
Coral Gallery 3C-2C room
Mexican Pavilion, Cancún Messe (only participants accredited for COP 16)
08:00 - 08:45
Opening ceremony

08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast and press conference
(Coral Sea Room)
08:25 - 08:55
Opening speeches
09:00 - 09:30
Opening speeches
09:00 - 11:00
High-Level Panel on Water and Climate Change
09:00 - 10:00
Managing floods in a changing climate (UN-ISDR on behalf of UN-Water)
09:00 - 10:00
Panel on sustainable watersheds (CONAGUA-SGJ)
09:00 - 09:30
Opening remarks and order of the day
08:55 - 09:15
Presentation of the LAC regional document on water-based adaptation to climate change
09:30 - 10:30
Green Solutions in the Water Sector (Northern Chamber of Trade in Mexico)

10:00 - 11:00
Panel on droughts (UN-Water in collaboration with the CONAGUA)
10:00 - 11:00
Actions to stabilize overdrafted aquifers (CONAGUA-SGAA)
09:30 - 09:50
Keynote speech: From the Boiler Room to the Board Room (Andrew Steer)
09:15 - 09:30
Expert thematic commentary
10:30 - 11:30
Financing and Private Sector Participation (CONAGUA-SGAPDS)

11:00 - 11:15
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:15
Coffee break
09:50 - 10:30
Introduction to and screening of Sir David Attenborough’s
Documentary “How many People can
live on Planet Earth”
09:30 - 10:45
Multi-Sectorial High Level Panel
11:30 - 12:30
Catalyzing Public-Private Collaboration to A-C-T (Water Resources Group)

11:15 - 12:15
Water: a food and clean energy factory? (UN-Water in collaboration with the CONAGUA)
11:15 - 12:15
Panel on risk management in vulnerable areas (CONAGUA-CGCCAE)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
10:45 - 11:00
Coffee break
12:30 - 13:30
Social responsibility in the water sector (Fundación FEMSA)

12:15 - 13:15
Dead Development: National Planning Without Adaptation and Water Management (UN-WAter, GWP and AMCOW)
12:15 - 13:15
Can meteorological and hydrological services contribute to the creation of adaptation measures to face possible impacts of climate change? (SMN-WMO)
11:00 - 12:30
The Multiple Lenses of Adaptation
11:00 - 12:15
Messages from other regions of the world
13:30 - 13:40
Conclusions

13:15 - 14:30
Lunch: The costs of adaptation to climate change for the water community (OECD)
13:15 - 14:30
Lunch: Panel on social participation to face the challenge of water and climate change (Water Advisory Council)
12:30 - 13:45
Lunch (Restaurant Viña del Mar)
(World Bank)
12:15 - 12:30
Conclusions of the session and next steps


14:30 - 18:30
Adapting to climate change: why we need broader and “out-of-the-box” approaches (WWAP)
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? (CONAGUA-CGRLF)
13:45 - 14:45
Town Hall: A Media Event
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
(Fundación FEMSA)



16:00 - 18:00 The role of water governance in adaptation to climate change: from local to global spheres (from Chiapas to Panama) (IUCN)
14:45 - 15:00
Summary of discussions
13:30 - 14:15
Closing session: thematic conclusions


19:00 - 21:00
D4WCC official dinner
(CONAGUA)
(Viña del Mar Restaurant)
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
14:15 - 15:00
Closing session: implications for COP 16 - "Why water matters"




15:30 - 15:45
Screening of Film: “Adaptation Measures to Fight Climate Change”
15:00 - 19:00
Climate change scenario modeling workshop (CONAGUA -SGT)
(Coral Sea 1 Room)
15:00 - 19:00
Collaborative Pathways for Water Transformation in Mexico (Water Resources Group and CONAGUA)




15:45 - 17:20
Less Conversation and More Action: A Panel Debate
19:30 - 21:20
Social event
(Grupo Modelo)




17:20 - 17:30
Closing remarks






17:30 - 19:30
Cocktail (World Bank)




Wednesday December 1
UN Water Day



We hope that you will consider taking part in the D4WCC, and we remain at your disposal for any further information.
 
Best regards
 
LCC. Estrellita M. Fuentes Nava
Gerente de Planificación Hídrica / Water Planning Manager
Subdirección General de Programación

 
 

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