Thursday 4 November 2010 |
08:00 - 09:00 |
Registration |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
Opening Ceremony
- Curtain-Raiser: The Last Drop (Documentary, Main findings of the AFED Water Report )
- AFED Welcome Word
- Partner Statement
- Youth Declaration and Presentation of AFED Water Award for Schools
- Patron Statement: The Prime Minister of Lebanon, H.E. Mr. Saad Hariri
- Keynote Speech (INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER) |
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Coffee Break |
10:30 - 11:30 |
PANEL I
State of Water
Chairman: Dr. Mohamed El-Ashry, Editor, AFED Water Report, former CEO, GEF
- Overview of the Water Sector in the Arab World: Dr. Shawki Barghouti, Director General, ICBA
- Freshwater Ecosystems: Dr. Walid Salih, Regional Coordinator, UN University Institute of Water
- Climate Change and Water: Dr. Hamed Assaf, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut (AUB)
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11:30 - 12:00 |
Discussion - Ministers on Panel |
12:00 - 13:00 |
PANEL II
Managing a Scarce Resource
Chairman: H.E. Mr. Gebran Bassil, Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Lebanon
- Water Demand Management: Dr. Hammou Laamrani, Regional Project Coordinator, IDRC
- Agricultural Water Management: Dr. Ayman Abu Hadid, President, Agricultural Research Centre, MOA, Egypt
- Municipal and Industrial Water Management: Dr. Jean Chatila, Director, Institute for Water Resources and Environmental Technology (IWRET), LAU, Beirut
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13:00 - 13:30 |
Discussion - Ministers on Panel |
13:30 - 15:00 |
Lunch - Simultaneously Special Presentations |
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15:00 – 16:00 |
PANEL III
Making Water
Chairman:Dr. Habib El Habr, Director and Regional Representative, UNEP
- Future of Desalination: Dr. Adel Bushnak, Chairman, Bushnak Group, Jeddah, Director, International Desalination Association
- Water Reuse: Dr. Redouane Choukrallah, Head of Salinity and Plant Nutrition Laboratory, Institut Agronomique Hassan II, Rabat
- Water from the Desert: Dr. Farouk El-Baz, Director, Center for Remote Sensing, Boston University
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16:00 - 17:00 |
PANEL IV
Water Research & Education
Chairman: H.E. Dr. Adnan Badran, President, Petra University, Former PM, Jordan
- Dr. Asma El-Kasmi, Director, Arab Water Academy, Abu Dhabi
- Dr. Rabi Mohtar, Director, Global Engineering Program and Professor of Environmental and Natural Resources, Purdue University, USA
- Dr. Abdeen Salih, Professor of Civil Engineering and Water, Khartoum University
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17:00 - 17:30 |
Discussion - Ministers on Panel |
Friday 5 November 2010 |
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09:00 - 10:00 |
PANEL V
Governance and Reform
Chairman: H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid, President, Arab Water Council, and former Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Egypt
- Water Trans-Boundary Issues: Raya Marina Stephan, Water Law Specialist, UNESCO International Hydrological Program, Paris
- Water Governance: Dr. Safwat Abdel Dayem, Secretary General, Arab Water Council, Cairo.
- Water Legislation: Dr. Tarek Majzoub, Consultant in International Water Law, Beirut
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10:00 - 10:30 |
Discussion - Ministers on Panel |
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee Break |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
PANEL VI
Public-Private Partnership in the World of Water
Chairman: H.E. Dr. Jihad Azour, Senior Executive Adviser, Booz & Co., Former Minister of Finance
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Corporate presentations, good practices
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Public-private partnership, Financing water reforms
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12:00 - 13:00 |
Special Session
The Road to Cancun
Towards an Arab Climate Negotiations Strategy
H.E. Mr. Hazem Malhas, Minister of Environment, Jordan. H.E. Mr. Hamood Bin Said Al-Busaidi, Minister of Environment & Climate Affairs, Oman. Dr. Adel Zayyani, Director General of Environment Authority, Bahrain.
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13:00 - 13;30 |
Open Discussion |
13:30 - 15:00 |
Lunch |
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Concurrently: 3 Special Sessions on Priority Topics (with buffet Lunch) |
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15:00 - 16:00 |
Closing session
Open Discussion with Ministers. Conclusions and Recommendations |
