AGENDA WORLD WATER WEEK 2015 LAC FOCUS

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1 Latin America and the Caribbean Focus at World Water Week Stockholm, Sweden AGENDA WORLD WATER WEEK 2015 LAC FOCUS August 24, 25 & 26

2 MONDAY, AUGUST 24 Cocktail Reception Time: 17:00 to 18:00 Venue: Stockholm City Conference Centre Exhibition Stand Area, stand B2 Drottninggatan 71B, , Stockholm Welcoming Remarks: Vidal Garza Cantú, Director, Fundación FEMSA Book Presentation: Green Infrastructure: An Opportunity for Water Security in 25 Cities in Latin America Hugo Alberto Contreras, Water Security Director, Latin America, The Nature Conservancy Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Presentation: Water in Latin America Federico Basañes, Manager of Knowledge and Learning, Inter-American Development Bank

3 1 TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 SESSION 1 The Future of Water in Latin America Time: 9:00 to 10:30 Venue: Folkets Hus (FH) Congress Hall B Barnhusgatan 12-13, , Stockholm Event Description: Water is essential to sustainable development. It is a vital resource for key economic activities such as energy production, mining and agriculture. However, it is a scarce resource. Tradeoffs between water conservation, infrastructure investments, water service provision and economic growth must be balanced to achieve sustainable development. Economic growth, together with the accelerating impacts of climate change, poses serious challenges to water management. Water security is increasingly compromised in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), especially in large metropolises and heavily industrialized areas. The frequency and intensity of floods and droughts increase every year putting populations and economic activities at risk. Most of the region faces significant institutional and financial challenges to minimize the impact of these natural phenomena. This session will review current thinking about the future of water in LAC, focusing on three topics: i) water security; ii) water and energy; iii) water for productive use. It will also examine their connection with sustainable development. The session will build on the discussions held during Water Week Latin-America 2015 and the 7th World Water Forum, and it is expected to facilitate consensus about waterrelated policies and the research agenda in LAC for the next fifteen years. Convening Organizations: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), FEMSA Foundation, The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Fundación Chile, Mexican National Water Commission (CONAGUA), and National Association of Water and Sanitation Utilities of Mexico (ANEAS).

4 PROGRAM: 9:00 Welcoming Remarks to LAC Focus Day Sergio Campos, Water and Sanitation Division Chief, Inter-American Development Bank 1 9:10 Key Note Speech: Conclusions World Water Forum José Eduardo Mestre Rodríguez, Mexican National Water Commission 9:20 Key Note Speech: The Future of Water in Latin America Jaime Holguín, Director of Social Development Projects South Region, Development Bank of Latin America 9:30 Panel Discussion and Q&A on the Future of Water in Latin America Moderator: Giulio Boccaletti, Global Managing Director, Water, The Nature Conservancy Panelist: Axel Dourojeanni, Senior Expert on Water Resources Management, Fundación Chile Panelist: Greg Koch, Director of Global Water Stewardship, The Coca-Cola Company Panelist: José Luis Álvarez, General Superintendent, General Department of Irrigation, Mendoza, Argentina Panelist: Fernando Miralles, Professor, University of Maryland Panelist: Jean-Marc Faurès, Senior Water Resources Officer, Food and Agriculture Organization 10:25 Summary and Wrap-up by Moderator: Giulio Boccaletti, The Nature Conservancy

5 2 TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 SESSION 2 The Future of Water Services in Latin America Time: 11:00 to 12:30 Venue: Folkets Hus (FH) Congress Hall B Barnhusgatan 12-13, , Stockholm Event Description: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is a highly urbanized region with more than 80% of its population living in cities. It is also home to some of the world s most dynamic economies with a growing middle class that demands more and better services. However, the region also faces large income disparities between and within countries. This scenario demands innovative ways of improving local service delivery that guarantee quality services for everyone. In the past 25 years, large infrastructure projects have increased access in the region. However, due to poor operation and maintenance practices, this infrastructure is rapidly aging, affecting service quality and efficiency (high water losses and energy requirements). Water utilities throughout the region are implementing innovative strategies to address these problems. This session will discuss their small and large-scale water management solutions from information technologies to energy efficiency strategies. This session will also discuss how utilities can innovate and find new ways to deliver quality water and sanitation services for all. Convening Organizations: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Latin American Association of Water and Sanitation Utilities (ALOAS), Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), Water Center for Latin America and the Caribbean, Association of Regulators of Water and Sanitation of the Americas (ADERASA), Mexican National Water Commission (CONAGUA), and National Association of Water and Sanitation Utilities of Mexico (ANEAS)

6 PROGRAM: 11:00 Key Note Speech: the Future of Water Services in Latin America Fernando Momiy Hada, President, Association of Regulators of Water and Sanitation of the Americas 2 11:15 Panel Discussion and Q&A on the Future of Water Services in Latin America Moderator: Oscar Vélez, Board Chairman, AySA (Buenos Aires Water Utility), Argentina Panelist: Roberto Olivares, General Director, National Association of Water and Sanitation Utilities of Mexico Panelist: Marco Antonio Cevallos, General Manager, EPMAPS (Quito Water Utility), Ecuador Panelist: Gabriel Caldés, Former General Manager, ECONSSA (Antofagasta and Araucania Water Utilities), Chile Panelist: Luis Romero Quezada, Technical Coordinator, National Council of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Honduras Panelist: Jorge Alberto Uribe, President, CONHYDRA (Private Water Utility), Colombia 12:25 Summary and Wrap-up by Moderator: Oscar Vélez, AySA, Argentina

7 TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 3 SESSION 3 Understanding Water and Sanitation as a Human Right Time: 14:00 to 15:30 Venue: Folkets Hus (FH) Congress Hall B Barnhusgatan 12-13, , Stockholm Event Description: The human right to water and sanitation approach must be an integral part of the post-2015 development agenda and discussions. Latin America and the Caribbean is the region with the most countries that explicitly address this right in their national legislation or constitutions (Uruguay, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Ecuador, among others). Globally, civil society is working toward seeing it implemented and private companies are also starting to embrace the concept. The human right approach creates an opportunity to build synergies between public, private and civil society stakeholders as they seek ways to push forward the approach and put it into practice. But what does it mean to different stakeholders, such as national governments, regulators, utilities and private companies? And, how can they put it into operation? There has been extensive work aimed at promoting a common understanding but there are still many misunderstandings about what the human right approach is: from conceiving that utilities should provide services for free to the most vulnerable without assigning resources for funding those costs, to a debate on public vs. private service provision. This session will target how different actors understand and contribute to the implementation of the human right-based approach. Convening Organizations: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and International Water Association (IWA).

8 PROGRAM: 3 14:00 Key Note Speech: Understanding the Human Right to Water and Sanitation Léo Heller, Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 14:15 Panel Discussion and Q&A on Understanding the Human Right to Water and Sanitation Moderator: Robert Bos, Senior Advisor, International Water Association Panelist: Oscar Pintos, Chairman, Federal Association of Water and Sanitation Regulators, Argentina Panelist: Alexandra Moreira, Minister, Ministry of Environment and Water, Bolivia Panelist: Daniel Bena, Head Sustainable Development and Operations Outreach, PepsiCo Panelist: María del Mar Rivero, Responsible for Water and Sanitation, ONGAWA-Engineering for Human Development Panelist: Richard Johnston, Technical Officer Joint Monitoring Programme, World Health Organization Panelist: Léo Heller, Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 15:25 Summary and Wrap-up by Moderator: Robert Bos, International Water Association

9 TUESDAY, AUGUST 25 Achieving the SDG on Water in Latin America 4 SESSION 4 Time: 16:00 to 17:30 Venue: Folkets Hus (FH) Congress Hall B Barnhusgatan 12-13, , Stockholm Event Description: 2015 is the target year for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). From 1990 to 2014, more than 200 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) gained access to safe water and sanitation. However, more than 150 million people still do not have access to these basic services, 30 million to safe water and 120 million to sanitation services. The challenge for the region in 2015 is to undertake and pursue a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Water is central to this challenge. A dedicated global goal on water has been established: ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all (Goal #6). This goal includes a set of targets to be achieved by 2030 that reflect the importance of water for human societies and the environment. Two of the targets are: 6.1, Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all; 6.2, Achieve adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all, and end open defecation, paying special attention to the needs of women and girls and those in vulnerable situations. Four other targets under discussion aim at reducing wastewater pollution; strengthening water governance; increasing water-use efficiency, and protecting and restoring water-related ecosystems. This new set of targets triggers a service universalization challenge, but goes beyond access and emphasizes the importance of guaranteeing service quality, sound wastewater management and adequate governance. The post development agenda is now entering a final phase. It is time to discuss how LAC will effectively implement, measure and monitor the new dedicated goal and targets. Convening Organizations: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), International Water Association (IWA), FEMSA Foundation, UN-Water, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), World Bank Group (WB), Fundación Chile, One Drop.

10 PROGRAM: 16:00 Key Note Speech: Achieving the SDG on Water in Latin America Sergio Campos, Water and Sanitation Division Chief, Inter-American Development Bank 4 16:15 Panel Discussion and Q&A on Achieving the SDG on Water in Latin America Moderator: Tom Slaymaker, Senior Statistics and Monitoring Specialist, United Nations Children s Fund Panelist: Robert Bos, Senior Advisor, International Water Association Panelist: Andrei Jouravlev, Economic Affairs Officer, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Panelist: Blanca Jiménez-Cisneros, Director of the Division of Water Sciences, Secretary of the International Hydrological Programme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Panelist: Alexis Sánchez, Undersecretary for Drinking Water and Sanitation, Water Secretary, Ecuador Panelist: Catherine Bachand, Chief Executive Officer, One Drop 17:25 Summary and Wrap-up by Moderator: Tom Slaymaker, United Nations Children s Fund

11 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 AquaRating Presentation A Rating System for Water and Sanitation Service Providers Time: 8:00 to 9:00 Venue: Nora Latin (NL) Room 353 Barnhusgatan 7 b, , Stockholm 8:00-8:25 Welcome and opening remarks n Robert Bos, Senior Advisor, International Water Association n Sergio Campos, Chief, Water and Sanitation Division, Inter-American Development Bank 8:25-8:35 Introduction to AquaRating n Enrique Mendez, General Manager, AquaRating 8:35-9:00 Q&A and open discussion * Breakfast Provided

12 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 5 SESSION 5 Financing for Development: Innovative Financial Mechanisms for the Post-2015 Agenda Time: 11:00 to 12:30 Venue: Norra Latin (NL) Pillar Hall Barnhusgatan 7 b, , Stockholm Event Description: 2015 is the target year for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). From 1990 to 2015, more than 2.3 billion people globally have gained access to improved water sources and about 2 billion to improved sanitation. However, more than 700 million people, mostly in Asia and sub-saharan Africa, still use unimproved drinking water sources; and some 2.5 billion people unimproved sanitation facilities. The challenge for developing countries is to close this access gap and create the enabling environment to attract public and private investment to the sector. Creating this enabling environment includes defining clear functions and responsibilities, promoting transparent governance structures, strengthen service providers, progressively implement regulatory regimes and tariffs, and guarantee equitable service provision for all consumers. Innovative finance can play a critical role in establishing this enabling environment and ultimately providing resources to close the access gap in the water sector. This session will discuss how to generate this enabling environment and target questions such as: What innovative financing mechanisms must be developed to achieve the water-related SDG? What are the existing strategies already addressing this issue? What can we learn from other sectors and regions? Convening Organizations: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank Group (WB), African Ministers Council

13 on Water (AMCOW), Global Water Partnership (GWP). PROGRAM: 5 11:00 Key Note Speech: Financing for Development: Innovative Financial Mechanisms for the Post-2015 Agenda Pankaj Gupta, Manager & Global Head, Project Finance & Guarantees, World Bank Group 11:15 Panel Discussion and Q&A on Financing for Development: Innovative Financial Mechanisms for the Post-2015 Agenda Moderator: Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Senior Director, Water, World Bank Group Panelist: Sergio Campos, Water and Sanitation Division Chief, Inter-American Development Bank Panelist: Ravi Narayanan, Chair, Asia-Pacific Water Forum Panelist: Bai Mass Taal, Executive Secretary, African Ministers Council on Water Panelist: Hun Kim, Director General, South Asia Regional Department, Asian Development Bank Panelist: Ursula Schaefer-Preuss, Chair, Global Water Partnership 12:25 Summary and Wrap-up by Moderator: Junaid Kamal Ahmad, World Bank Group

14 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26 Book Presentation Water and Cities in Latin America Challenges for Sustainable Development Time: 12:45 to 13:45 Venue: Nora Latin (NL) Room 353 Barnhusgatan 7 b, , Stockholm 12:45-13:00 Welcome and opening remarks n Sergio Campos, Chief, Water and Sanitation Division, Inter-American Development Bank n Vidal Garza, Director, Fundación FEMSA 13:00-13:30 Book Presentation n Abel Mejía-Betancourt, Senior Water Adviser, Development Bank of Latin America n Axel Charles Dourojeanni Ricordi, Senior Expert on Water Resources Management, Fundación Chile 13:30-13:45 Closing remarks n Jürgen Mahlknecht, Executive Director, Water Center for Latin America and the Caribbean, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico. n Ismael Aguilar-Barajas, Professor of Economics and Research Associate, Water Center for Latin America and the Caribbean, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico. n Marianne Kjellén, Director, UNDP Water Governance Facility at SIWI, the Stockholm International Water Institute. * Lunch provided

15 LIST OF KEY SPEAKERS, MODERATORS AND PANELISTS 1 SESSION 1 The Future of Water in Latin America Sergio Campos Water and Sanitation Division Chief Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) José Eduardo Mestre Rodríguez National Water Commission (CONAGUA) Mexico Jaime Holguín Director of Social Development Projects South Region Development Bank of Latin America (CAF) Giulio Boccaletti Global Managing Director, Water The Nature Conservancy (TNC) United States of America Axel Dourojeanni Senior Expert on Water Resources Management Fundación Chile Chile Greg Koch Director of Global Water Stewardship The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) United States of America José Luis Álvarez General Superintendent General Department of Irrigation (DGI) - Mendoza Argentina Fernando Miralles Professor University of Maryland (UMD) United States of America Jean-Marc Faurès Senior Water Resources Officer Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

16 2 SESSION 2 The Future of Water Services in Latin America Fernando Momiy Hada President Association of Regulators of Water and Sanitation of the Americas (ADERASA) Peru Marco Antonio Cevallos General Manager Public Metropolitan Company for Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation (EPMAPS) Ecuador Oscar Vélez Board Chairman AySA S.A. Argentina Roberto Olivares General Director National Association of Water and Sanitation Utilities of Mexico (ANEAS) Mexico Gabriel Caldés C. Former General Manager ECONSSA Chile Chile Luis Romero Quezada Technical Coordinator National Council of Drinking Water and Sanitation (CONASA) Honduras Jorge Alberto Uribe President CONHYDRA Colombia

17 3 Léo SESSION 3 Understanding Water and Sanitation as a Human Right Heller Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Safe Drinking Water and Sanitation United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN-OHCHR) Robert Bos Senior Advisor International Water Association (IWA) Switzerland Oscar Pintos Chairman Federal Association of Water and Sanitation Regulators (AFERAS) Argentina Alexandra Moreira Minister Ministry of Environment and Water Bolivia Daniel Bena Head Sustainable Development and Operations Outreach PepsiCo United States of America María del Mar Rivero Responsible for Water and Sanitation ONGAWA, Engineering for Human Development Spain Richard Johnston Technical Officer Joint Monitoring Programme, World Health Organization (WHO)

18 4 Sergio SESSION 4 Achieving the SDG on Water in Latin America Campos Water and Sanitation Division Chief Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Tom Slaymaker Senior Statistics and Monitoring Specialist United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) Robert Bos Senior Advisor International Water Association (IWA) Switzerland Andrei Jouravlev Economic Affairs Officer Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Blanca Jiménez-Cisneros Director of the Division of Water Sciences Secretary of the International Hydrological Programme United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Alexis Sánchez Undersecretary of Drinking Water and Sanitation Secretary of Water Ecuador Catherine Bachand, Chief Executive Officer One Drop Canada

19 5 Pankaj SESSION 5 Financing for Development: Innovative Financial Mechanisms for the Post-2015 Agenda Gupta Manager & Global Head Project Finance & Guarantees World Bank Group (WB) Junaid Kamal Ahmad Senior Director, Water World Bank Group (WB) Sergio Campos Water and Sanitation Division Chief Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Bai Mass Taal Executive Secretary African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) Hun Kim Director General South Asia Regional Department Asian Development Bank (ADB) Ursula Schaefer-Preuss Chair Global Water Partnership (GWP) Ravi Narayanan Chair Asia-Pacific Water Forum