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Introduction
Water is crucial to security. It has become a key element not only in the fight against poverty, but also in the context of peace and political stability. Due to demographic growth, economic development, urbanisation, pollution and climate change, this resource, which is limited and unevenly distributed across the globe, is under ever-greater pressure. Water is essential to all life on earth and access to water is a fundamental right. Today, some two billion people are at risk of water scarcity as a result of conflict. This not only results in a lack of water for people and agriculture, but also the spread of infectious diseases such as cholera due to poor hygiene. It must be guaranteed at all times, including in times of war. The current challenges in terms of access, management and governance of water are manyfold and require multilateral solutions. Cross-sectoral integration can be a catalyst for sustainable development. A multidimensional model with a triple bottom line of environment, economy, and social dimensions of water emerges and includes water as it relates to and is impacted by energy, food, health, industry, climate change, education, peace, equity, and access. Indeed, multi-lateral connections and partnerships comprise the pillars of the system. “Systems thinking” means having an integrated holistic approach rather than siloed or focusing on individual connections.
Objective:
The objective of this side event is to have a dialogue with diverse stakeholders to identify and develop water-transversality solutions that promote more resilient water systems and accelerate partnerships by engaging local communities, water agencies, utilities, and policymakers. Developing and applying tools for how integrating water policies with connected sectors can help model the system and develop implementation scenarios to simulate and analyse the effects on all stakeholders and sectors involved. This session will explore how we need to rethink partnerships and cooperation with our greatest allies in fixing the water crisis, if we’re going to achieve peace and water resilience for all.
High Level Policy Dialogue on Stewardship for achieving Water Partnerships for Peace by Transversality Systemic Approach: VIDEO LINK CLICK HERE
High Level Panel of Eminent Speaker |
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| H.E. Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana |
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Ms. Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana is Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) . Prior to joining ESCAP, Ms. Alisjahbana was Professor of Economics at Universitas Padjadjaran in Bandung, Indonesia. Since 2016, she has served as Director for the Center for Sustainable Development Goals Studies at Universitas Padjadjaran and Vice Chair of the Indonesian Academy of Sciences.
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Dr. Arvind Kumar |
Dr. Eric Tardieu |
 Dr. Arvind Kumar is a strategist and key-influencer in development sector with more than 28 years of experience as an author, columnist, Water and Human Rights Pro-activist, and specializes in concepts like ecosystem-based adaptation, water-energy-food nexus, with specific emphasis on Transversal approach of inter-linkages between water, environment and SDGs. He has published over 500 plus research articles and several books. He is a proud recipient of Achievers Award for his contribution to the Environment from International Human Rights Organization in collaboration with United Nations Information Centre, India. |
 Dr. Eric Tardieu is Director General of the International Office for Water (OiEau) since 2017, and Secretary General of the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO) since 2018. He’s an Environmental Engineering, graduated from Ecole Polytechnique, with a PhD in membrane filtration applied to urban wastewater treatment. After serving for French Ministries of Agriculture and Environment, he held successive responsible positions in the public sector for national, regional and local authorities, implementing policy regulations, designing multistakeholders strategies and plans of measures. He has been engaged not only in the field of water resources management and environmental protection, but also public policies for innovation, research and attractivity, public private partnerships or European and international cooperations. Since 2022, he also serves as Secretary General of IWRA and Vice-President of the World Water Council. |
| Prof. Dr. Eddy J. Moors | Mr. Hakan Tropp |
 Dr. Eddy Moors is Rector of IHE Delft Institute of Water Education. Professor Moors was head of the research team ‘Climate change and adaptive land & water management’ at Wageningen Environmental Research (Alterra). He is also Professor of Water and Climate at he VU University Amsterdam. Eddy Moors specialized in the research of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Earlier in his career he worked for the World Meteorological Organization in Africa and in the Caribbean. |
Dr. Håkan is an accomplished water governance and policy strategist and specialist with over 20 years international hands-on experience to catalyse and facilitate water resources and services policy development and implementation in emerging and low-income economies in Africa and Asia. Håkan’s focus areas include water governance and policy reform; climate adaptation; water security; water supply and sanitation; integrity, transparency, accountability, and participation; decentralization; coordination, and regulation; catchment management; water financing; digitalization.
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| Mr. Atul Bagai | Dr. Rajan Sudesh Ratna |
 Mr. Atul Bagai joined UN Environment’s Ozone Action programme under the Montreal Protocol as the Regional Officer for South Asia in 2000 and served as Senior Regional Coordinator to build the capacity of subregional networks in Asia and enable them to meet the compliance targets under the Montreal Protocol. In that capacity, he spearheaded and led some innovative initiatives with the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund. He was instrumental in designing and developing synergies between Ozone Depleting Substance phase out and climate change in Maldives and Bhutan; green procurement policies in Mongolia taking into account phase-out of Ozone Depleting Substance as a legislation; a study of carbon credits and Ozone Depleting Substance destruction in Nepal; and, most recently, the hydro-chloro-fluoro-carbon phase-out plan for India that included energy efficiency and the cold chain. Prior to joining UN Environment, he worked with the Government of India for 17 years in a number of senior positions. |
 Dr. Rajan Sudesh Ratna is a Ph. D. in Economics from Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, India; M. Phil. in Environmental Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and done an Executive Programme on Trade Policy and Negotiations from Harvard University, Boston, USA. Presently working as Deputy Head of South and South-West Office of UN ESCAP, New Delhi since August 2018 and leading research, policy advisory and capacity building on helping countries accelerate progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. |
| Ms. Shweta Tyagi | |
 Ms. Shweta Tyagi is Chief Functionary, India Water Foundation. She is results-focused development sector professional with a 22 years of demonstrated history and a proven ability to manage project teams to deliver multiple projects and programmes across diverse sectors of sustainable Development, Water and Sanitation, Social Development, Livelihood Generation, climate change etc. Excellent knowledge of project management and strategic planning of partnership creation and coordination, as well as advising decision-makers and strengthening capacities. Experience of Natural Resource management among rural communities for implementing |
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