3rd International Conference on Water and Climate: Basin management, key to adaptation and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

14:00-15:45 :  Session 1 Innovation and Technologies for Water Saving

Introduction

• Mr. Luciano Elhy De Princy, Director General of the National Water and Sanitation Authority, Madagascar

Rapporteurs

• Mr. Ramiro Martínez, General Coordinator, Mediterranean Network of Basin Organisations (MENBO)
• Mr. Abderrahmane Mahboub, Project Manager, Water Research and Planning Directorate, Kingdom of Morocco 

Moderator

• Dr. Asma El Kasmi, Director of Cooperation and Communication, Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable, Kingdom of Morocco

Keynote speaker

• Ms. Isly Issac, Deputy Director, Central Water Commission, Ministry of Water, India

Panel

• Mr. Mohamed Chtioui, Director of the Agence de Bassin Hydraulique de Tensift and Mrs Nadia El Hilali, Managing Director of the Régie Autonome de Distribution d'Eau et d'Electricité de Marrakech, Kingdom of Morocco
• Mr. Philippe Bourdeaux, Director, Africa Middle East, Veolia, France
• Mr. Zakaria El Yacoubi, Head of Division, Hydro-agricultural Resources, Directorate of Irrigation and Agricultural Spatial Planning, Ministry of Agriculture and Maritime Fishing, Kingdom of Morocco
• Mr. Rachid Khattate, General Secretary, Centrale Danone, Morocco
• Mr. Miguel Polo Cebellán, President of the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation (CHJ), Permanent Technical Secretary of REMOC, Spain 

Questions and answers

Conclusion

Dr. Asma El Kasmi, Director of Cooperation and Communication, Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable, Kingdom of Morocco

16:15-18:00: Session 2 Groundwater Management: Challenges and Prospects

Introduction 

• Mr Manuel Sapiano, Water Director, Energy and Water Agency (EWA), Malta

Rapporteurs

• Ms. Narjis Lamarti Sefiani, Director of the Moulouya Hydraulic Agency, Kingdom of Morocco 
• Mr. Kamal Yaalaoui, Head of the Water Resources Division, Directorate-General for Hydraulics, Kingdom of Morocco

Moderator

• Mr. Edouard Boinet, Head of project “international cooperation”, International Network of Basin Organisations (INBO)

Keynote speaker

• Mr. Issakha Diop, Minister for Flood Prevention and Management, Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Senegal

Panel 

• Mr. Abdelaziz Zerouali, Director of Water Research and Planning, Ministry of Equipment and Water, Kingdom of Morocco
• Mr. Nabil Ben Khatra, Executive Secretary, Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS) 
• Mr. Jan Møller Hansen (Senior Director, International Programme, Ministry of the Environment, Denmark) & Mr. Anders Pytlich (Geologist, Danish Environmental  Protection Agency)
• Mr. Péter Kovács, Head of the Department of River Basin Management and Water Protection, Ministry of the Interior, Hungary
• Mr. Michael Kizza, Deputy Executive Director, Nile Basin Initiative

Questions and answers

Conclusion

Mr. Marc García Manzana, Commissioner, Hydrographic Confederation of Júcar (CHJ), Secretary General of the Mediterranean Water Institute (IME)

9:00-10:45: Session 3 Water Governance: For a Better Intersectoral Coherence

Presidency

• Ambassador Almotaz Abadi, Deputy Secretary General for the Water, Environment and Blue Economy Division, Union for the Mediterranean 

Rapporteurs

• Ms. Filali Zainab, Head of Water Planning Division, Directorate-General for Hydraulics, Kingdom of Morocco 
• Ms. Zo Aina Angelica Ramaherison, Projects and Partnerships Coordinator, Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, Madagascar

Moderator

• Mr. Mustapha El Haiba, Independent consultant in Water Resources Management

Keynote speaker 

• Dr. Imam Santoso, Chairman of NARBO (Network of Asian River Basin Organization)

Panel 

• Mr. Aissam El Rherari, Head of Division, Water and Extreme Phenomena Management,
  Directorate of Water Research and Planning, Ministry of Equipment and Water, Kingdom of Morocco
• Juan Bocel, Head of Monitoring and Evaluation, Lake Atitlán Basin Authority (AMSCLAE), Guatemala
• Mr. Guy Fradin, Advisor to the President, World Water Council (WCW)
• Ms. Dorcas Adwoa Paintsil, Executive Secretary, Water Resources Commission, Ghana
• Mr. Alejandro Rodríguez, Commissioner, Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation, Spain

Questions and answers 

Conclusion

• Mr. Sylvain Tusanga Mukanga, Executive Director, Lake Tanganyika Authority

Videos 

• Ms. Barbara Pompili, Chair of the Water Governance Initiative, OECD

• Presentation of the Paraná River Joint Commission (COMIP)

• Intergovernmental Coordinating Committee of the Countries of the La Plata Basin (CIC Plata)

11:15-13:00: Session 4 Water Resources Mobilization : How to take into account the real cost of water?

Introduction

• Ms. Ratoussian Aline Kaboré, Director of Studies and Information on Water, General Secretariat, Ministry of Environment, Water and Sanitation, Burkina Faso

Moderator

• Mr. Abdeddaim Lahmouri, Water Resources Expert

Keynote speaker 

• Mr. Mohammed Belghiti, Director of local public services, Directorate of Irrigation and Agricultural Spatial Planning, Ministry of Agriculture and Maritime Fishing, Kingdom of Morocco

Rapporteurs

• Mr. Moulay M'hamed Slimani, Director of the Guir Ziz Rhéris Water Basin Agency, Kingdom of Morocco
• Mr. Asief Alli, Programme Manager, Rand Water Academy, South Africa

Panel

• Mr. Mustapha el Habti, Director of Water and Sanitation, Ministry of the Interior, Kingdom of Morocco
• Ms. Rafatou Fofana, Director of the Volta Basin Observatory, Volta Basin Authority (VBA)
• Ms. Michéla Adin, Director General, Office de l'Eau de Martinique (ODE) 
• Dr. Anne Chaponniere, Project Manager, German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), Morocco 
• Ms. Carolina Dominguez Torres, Senior Water and Sanitation Specialist, World Bank 

Questions and answers

Conclusion

• Mr. Khalid Tahri, Technical and Engineering Director, Office National de l'Electricité et de l'Eau Potable, Kingdom of Morocco

14:30-16:15: Session 5 Commitments by and for basins for the implementation of the Water Action Agenda 2030

Rapporteurs

• Mr. Abdellah Ezzaouini, Director of the Loukkos Water Basin Agency, Kingdom of Morocco 
• Mr Salaheddine Dehbi, Director of the Oum Er Rbia Water Basin Agency, Kingdom of Morocco

Chair and moderator

• Dr. Eric Tardieu, Secretary General of the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)

Keynote speaker 

• Mr. Mauricio Abijaodi, Director, National Agency for Water and Basic Sanitation (ANA), Brazil 

Panel 

• Mr. Abdellah Bourak, Director, Agence du Bassin Hydraulique du Sebou, Kingdom of Morocco
• Ms. Dinara Ziganshina, Head of the Scientific Information Centre of the Interstate Commission for Water in Central Asia (SIC ICWC), Uzbekistan 
• Dr. Fawcett Ngoatje, President of the Randwater Institute, South Africa 
• Mr. Ababacar Mbaye, Director of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS)
• Mr. André Viola, President of the International Relations Commission of the Adour-Garonne Basin Committee, France

Video

•  Dr. Anoulak Kittikhoun, Director General, Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRC) 

Questions and answers

Conclusion

• Mr. Eugène Wonnan Yéo, Director General of Water Resources, Ministry of Water and Forests, Côte d'Ivoire