29 August 2016, 14:00 - 15.30 (room FH 307)
andWATER
Jobs
The UNITED NATIONS WORLD WATERDEVELOPMENT REPORT 2016
Opportunities for employment growth and decent jobs are reliant on the sustainable management of water resources and the provision of water supply and sanitation services .
Session convenors:
Environment perspective: Karin Lexen, Director, SIWI World Water Week
Economic/Finance perspective: William Rex, Global Lead, World Bank
Social perspective: Asma Bachikh, President, World Youth Parliament for Water
Regional and Gender perspective: Nelson Gomonda, Monitoring and Reporting Project Manager, African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW)
14:00 - 14:05 Welcome remarks Presenter: Carlos Carrión-Crespo, Programme Specialist, ILO
14:05 - 14:25 Presentation of the UN World Water Development Report 2016: “Water and Jobs” Presenter: Stefan Uhlenbrook, Coordinator, World Water Assessment Programme (UN WWAP UNESCO)
14:25 - 15:20 Interactive discussion “Sitting on the hot seats: discussing the Water-Sustainable Development-Jobs Nexus from different perspectives“
Moderator: Lucilla Minelli, Programme Officer, World Water Assessment Programme (UN WWAP UNESCO)
Speakers:
15:20 – 15:25 Spread the word! #NoWaterNoJobs
15:25 - 15:30 Conclusions Presenter: Joakim Harlin, Vice-Chair, UN-Water
AGENDA
INFOLucilla Minelli, Programme Officer, UN WWAP UNESCO - [email protected] Renata Cordeiro Ortigara, Programme Officer, UN WWAP UNESCO - [email protected]
the united nations world water development report (wwDR)The World Water Development Report (WWDR) is the reference publication of the UN System on the status of freshwater resources worldwide. Its production is coordinated by the United Nations World Water Assessment Programme of UNESCO which brings together the work of 31 Members and 38 Partners comprising UN-Water.
The WWDR 2016 focuses on ‘Water and Jobs’ and seeks to inform decision-makers, inside and outside the water community, about the importance of the water and jobs nexus for the social, economic and environmental sustainability of countries, rich and poor. Indeed, a great majority of jobs are dependent upon water, and therefore increasingly at risk under conditions of water scarcity.The first of its kind to address such nexus, the report reveals the need for additional research and analysis to gain a thorough understanding of this complex interactions to support decision-making and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
www.unesco.org/water/wwap
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