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UNEP IETC and partners present a special interactive session
at the 3rd World Water Forum in Japan...


“Water for Cities: Dynamic Solutions for Meeting the Urban Water ChallengeE/b>

12:30 to 15:15, 18 March, 2003
Room 1005, Grand Cube (Osaka International Convention Center)
Osaka, Japan

     
  Local governments, the private sector and the NGO community came together in this session to develop and deliver innovative strategies to raise awareness about the transfer and use of sustainable technologies considered crucial to meet the water needs of cities in the 21st century.

Interaction was a key element to the success of this session and participants had the opportunity to discuss their thoughts with panelists, stimulate new ideas, and strengthen their own capacity to deal with specific challenges.

To read the Session Report, please click here.

Session panelists and speakers are listed below and where available, their presentation materials/papers and/or abstracts are downloadable by the links following their names:

Dr. Piet Odendaal, Past President, International Water Association, UK
Dato Anwar Fazal, Senior Regional Advisor, UNDP-TUGI, Malaysia (presentation)
Prof. Goen Ho, Director, Environmental Technology Centre, Murdoch University, Australia
Dr. Jayant Bhagwan, Director, Water Research Commission, South Africa
Dr. Chan Ngai Weng, President, Water Watch Penang, Malaysia (abstract, presentation)
Mr. Mark Pascoe, Deputy Director, International Water Association, UK
Mr. John Neate, Senior Advisor, UNEP IETC, Japan

 

 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
Full session room at OICC, Osaka- Water for Cities: Dynamic Solutions for Meeting the Urban Water
 
Date Anwar Fazal, Senior Regional Advisor, UNDP-TUGI –Keynote speech, Water for Cities: Dynamic Solutions for Meeting the Urban Water Challenge
 
         
 

 

 
 
Chan Ngai Weng, President , Water Watch Penang- Panel Discussion, Water for Cities: Dynamic Solutions for Meeting the Urban Water Challenge
 
Piet Odendaal, Past President, IWA-Panel Discussion, Water for Cities: Dynamic Solutions for Meeting the Urban Water Challenge

 
 
         
 

 

 
 
Mark Pascoe (centre), Deputy Director, IWA- Group Discussion, Private Sector Group, Water for Cities: Dynamic Solutions for Meeting the Urban Water Challenge
 
Group Discussion NGOs & Communities Group-Water for Cities: Dynamic Solutions for Meeting the Urban Water Challenge
 
         
 

 

 
 
John Neate, Senior Advisor, UNEP IETC- Group Discussion, Local Governments Group, Water for Cities: Dynamic Solutions for Meeting the Urban Water Challenge
 
Group Discussion-Water for Cities: Dynamic Solutions for Meeting the Urban Water Challenge
 
         
 

     
 
Panelists- Water for Cities: Dynamic Solutions for Meeting the Urban Water Challenge
     
 
     
 


Should you require further information, please contact:
Dr. Hari Srinivas
United Nations Environment Programme International Environmental Technology Centre (UNEP IETC)
2-110, Ryokuchi-koen, Tsurumi-ku, Osaka 538-0036, Japan
Tel: +(81-6) 6915-4581 Fax: +(81-6) 6915-0304
Email: ietc@unep.or.jp

 
     
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