Thursday 24 March 10.45 am – 12.15 pm (UTC / Dakar time),
Room 8
PROGRAMME (90 mins)
Session Moderator (2 mins)
- Aurélien Dumont, Project Officer, UNESCO
Opening/Welcoming remarks (3 min)
- Abou Amani, Director of Water Science Division, UNESCO
Projects included (Short Statements/Case Study/Presentations) (60 min)
- Experience with LCBC, ABN and OSS, three regional and transboundary projects in Africa. BGR - Brentführer, Ramon (Confirmed)
- Enhancing management and governance of Transboundary Aquifers in Northern Africa (ITTAS) - Abdelkader Dodo - OSS (Confirmed)
- A mission-oriented approach to solve water related challenges and create societal impacts - European Commission (tbc)
- Investing in nature-based solutions – focus on groundwater-dependent ecosystems - Mr Niokhor Ndour, DGPRE, AFD / TNC (confirmed)
- Towards conjunctive management and concerted governance of transboundary aquifer water resources - Speaker: Christine Haffner-Sifakis (confirmed)
- Promoting youth-led Initiatives in Water Governance - Jacob Amengor (Confirmed)
- Transboundary Aquifer Governance (Stampriet) - Mr. Lenka Thamae, Executive Secretary, Orange-Senqu River Commission (ORASECOM) (TO BE CONFIRMED)
Discussion between panelists and questions & answers with the participants (20 min)
Conclusion (3 min)
From the Moderator
Closing remarks (2 mins)
- Alice Aureli, Chief of Groundwater Section, UNESCO