Thursday 24th of March, 10.45 am – 12.15 pm (UTC / Dakar time),
Room 1
Programme
Pre-recorded videos were shared, for this session, by:
- Ms. Neeta Pokhrel, Chief of Water Sector Group, Asian Development Bank
Mainstream Nature Based Solution : ADB's approach - Dr. Jianli Zhang, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
"Nature Based Solution in Water Sector " practice under Climate Change
Master of ceremony
- Ms. Stéphanie Laronde, International Cooperation Director, International Office for Water (OiEau)
Opening (5 min)
- Ms. Andrea Borges, Managing Director for Water Security, The Nature Conservancy
How green and grey are making blue in PCJ Basins. “Rebalancing concrete infrastructures and nature-based solutions to improve resilience: when green and grey make blue!”
Keynote speaker (10 min)
- Mr. Pierre Dubreuil, Director General, French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) -
NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR RESILIENCE The experience of the French Biodiversity Agency
Panel (45 min)
Moderator:
- Mr. Maxime Fouillet, Head of NBS Project, International Office for Water (OiEau)
Panelists:
- Dr. Jianli Zhang, China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
“Nature based solutions in Water Sector” practice under Climate Change - Dr. Bouraïma Kouanda, Director General, Mouhoun Water Agency (AEM), Burkina Faso
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR WATER STORAGE AND NATURE BASED SOLUTION TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE WATER - Mr. Marc García, Commissioner of the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation, Secretary General of the Mediterranean Water Institute, Spain
Presentation - Dr. Annukka Lipponen, Chief Specialist on Water Resources Management, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland
Improved resilience with for multiple objectives : combining discharge control and natural features in Lake Saimaa
Questions & answers with the participants (25 min)
First reaction (5 min of this 25-min sequence):
- Dr. Fatimatou Sall, President, Young Water Professionals Association in Senegal
Conclusion (5 min)
- Mr. James Dalton, Director of the Global Water Programme
