Agenda

The value of water: A discussion between people, governments and experts.

22 March 2021 – 3:00pm - 4:30pm CET

Opening – Lesha Witmer, Women for Water Partnership

Welcome and introduction

• Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

A summary of the World Water Development Report 2021 #Water2Me Listening Exercise

• Representative of UN-Water

Discussion 1 – What does water mean to us?  What does the UN World Water Development Report 2021 and the Listening Exercise tell us about how people value water?

Moderator- Neil Dhot, Aquafed 

• Tanja Miskova, Ambassador in Charge of Water Diplomacy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia

• Hasmik Barseghyan, President of the European Youth Parliament for Water

• Maja Groff, International Lawyer, The Hague Leiden University, Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs; Member of the Bahá’í Community of the Netherlands 

• Stephanie Smith, Leader, Zephyr Mangata Consultancy

Discussion 2 – What next? Turning talk into action

Can the different values complement each other and drive shared goals for water? Don’t we ultimately all want to achieve the same things for water?

Moderator – Lesha Witmer, WfWP

• Callist Tindimugaya, Head of the Department for Water Resources Planning and Regulation, Uganda

• Richard (Rick) Connor, Editor-in-Chief of the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR), UNESCO-World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

• Asha Abdulrahman, Women Water Ambassador

• Ben McEwen, Climate Change Investment Analyst, Sarasin and Partners

• Sarah Davidson, Director, Water Policy, World Wildlife Fund US

Summary and next steps, closing

Moderators - Lesha Witmer, WfWP; Neil Dhot, Aquafed