Blanca Jimenez-Cisneros, Division of Water Sciences – IHP, UNESCO
Andras IHP Chairperson – Intergovernmental Committee
Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, Division of Water Sciences – IHP, UNESCO
Soontak Lee, Distinguished Professor, Yeungnam University, Korea
Siegfried Demuth, International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change,Germany
Ian White, Australia
International Initiative on Water Quality (IIWQ)
Addressing Water Quality Challenges for the Attainment of SDGs
Side-Event of the 22nd session of the Intergovernmental Council of International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO
UNESCO Headquarters – Room IV, Fontenoy, Paris Thursday, 16 June 2016, 18:00-19:00
18:00 Opening
Blanca Jimenez-Cisneros, Division of Water Sciences – IHP, UNESCO
18:05 International Initiative on Water Quality (IIWQ): Reponses to major challenges and priorities on water quality and wastewater challenges towards achieving SDGs
- Key activities and flagship projects on water quality and wastewater in all regions
- UNESCO Project “Emerging Pollutants in Wastewater Reuse in Developing Countries”
Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, Division of Water Sciences – IHP, UNESCO
18:20 IIWQ Regional Consultation Meetings and Technical Workshops: Africa, Asia, The Americas, Arab region, Europe
- Africa: Chrispine Omondi Juma, Lake Victoria South Water Services Board, Kenya
- Asia: Soontak Lee, Distinguished Professor, Yeungnam University, Korea
- Europe: Siegfried Demuth, International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change,
Germany
18:35 IIWQ Water Quality Symposium Series: 2015 IIWQ Symposium on “Scientific, technical and policy innovation for improved water quality monitoring in the SDGs Framework”, Japan Yosuke Yamashiki, Kyoto University, Japan, & IIWQ Expert Advisory Group Chairperson
18:45 Interactive discussion: Feedback from UNESCO Member States and IHP National Committees
19:00 Conclusions and Closing: The way forward
Facilitator: Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, Division of Water Sciences – IHP, UNESCO
