Thematic Focuses Political Involvement

Financing Infrastructure Cities at the Heart of Growth Integrating World Water Forums Strengthening Local Authorities FINANCING WATER INFRASTRUCTURE INCREASING FINANCIAL FLOWS FOR FROM THE 7th TO THE 8th WORLD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCEE OF LOCALL (ROUNDTABLE ON FINANCING WATER) SANITATION AND WASTEWATER WATER FORUM: THREE YEARS OF AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES FORR WATERWWATE MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAPS Date: TUESDAY 20 MARCH | 9:00-17:30 Date: TUESDAY 20 MARCH | 9:00-10:30 Date: TUESDAY 20 MARCH | 11:00-12:30 Date: WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH | 16:30-18:30 WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH | 9:00-12:30 Room:  Room:  Room:  Rooms:      Conveners: World Water Council, OECD, The Netherlands Conveners: World Water Council, CAF – Development Bank Conveners: World Water Council, Korea Water Forum, Conveners: Confederação Nacional de Municípios (CNM), ICLEI- Session Type/Code: High Level Panel / HLP 8 of Latin America, World Bank Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (Republic of Korea) Local Governments for , the Global Water Operators’ Session Type/Code: High Level Panel / HLP 10 Session Type/Code: Special Session / SS-TP-01 Partnerships Alliance (GWOPA/UN Habitat), United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), World Water Council, Secretariat for Federative Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals will require an The high-level panel aims to influence decision makers and public Implementation Roadmaps (IRs) are a formal mechanism to Affairs (SAF) of the Presidency of the Federative Republic of Brazil historic scaling up of investment in water security and policies through the promotion of innovative finance strategies and assess progress that has been made by the water community on Session code: PP-LRA sustainable growth. At the 8th in Brasilia, the deepen on the regulatory, institutional and corporate governance the challenges identified at the 7th World Water Forum. At the IR Roundtable on Financing Water will convene a session to engage requisites needed to improve the sanitation sector. By giving special session, the DGIC champions and Core Groups will Local and regional governments have an essential role to play in governments, development finance institutions, private financers particular attention to the impact of wastewater treatment as a present their final report, share achievements and lessons the achievement of international agreements such as the and NGOs, in order to disseminate key messages emerging from cornerstone to comply with SDG 6 and water-related SDGs, the learned over the past three years. The session will also Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), New Urban Agenda, the High Level Panel on Water, with a focus on valuing and panel of the session is to facilitate a political dialogue about contribute to the upcoming High Level Political Forum and the Sendai Framework, and Paris Agreement. This conference will financing water and to chart the way forward. sanitation and wastewater-related investments. review of SDG6. bring together hundreds of mayors and other elected officials to share experience, local solutions and achievements in addressing Contact: Mariem Khemiri Contact: Teresa Liguori Contact: Camille Giscard d’Estaing water issues, and demonstrate how water can contribute to a new [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] sustainable future. Contact: Camille Giscard d’Estaing [email protected]

FINANCING MULTI-PURPOSE Water and Climate Change Integrated Water Resources Management Parliamentarian Process INFRASTRUCTURE FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH BRIDGING WATER REVITALISING IWRM FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY AND CLIMATE 2030 AGENDA CONFERENCE Date: WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH | 16:30-18:00 Room:  Date: Monday 19 March | 14:30-16:00 Date: TUESDAY 20 MARCH | 16:30-18:00 Date: TUESDAY 20 MARCH | 09:00-18:00  Conveners: Development Bank of Latin America-CAF, Room: Room:  3PPN World Water Council, Sâo Paulo State Federation World Water Council (WWC), Stockholm International Water Conveners: World Water Council Hosts: TBC Industries-FIESP (Brazil), International Water Association-IWA Institute (SIWI), Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA) Session type/code: High-Level Panel/ HLP 3 Conveners: 8th World Water Forum, World Water Council. Session Type/Code: Thematic Session 6c,2/OS-TP-65 Session type/code: High-Level Panel/ HLP 5

Achieving the required levels of water security for population is a The water community possesses vast experience, knowledge The high-level panel will be structured to deliver strong Parliamentarians play a key role in establishing water-related cornerstone to meet a sustainable development. New financing and skills which can help countries fulfil their commitments messages from the 8th World Water Forum on how to legislation and national budgets for their implementation. The models, new business models and new technologies are needed through integrated and resilient water resources management. pragmatically connect water across sectors and the SDGs. The Parliamentarian Conference will promote the facilitation of to attain such goal, as well as sharing the existing innovative This high-level panel will bring together government messages will then be used to catalyze a sharper focus on how knowledge sharing and exchange related to best legislative experiences. This session will identify and promote those new representatives, national UNFCCC negotiators and the water SDG Target 6.5 can drive transformation in sustainable water practices on water. financing schemes and businesses models to encourage the and climate communities with the aim to share and discuss resource management in national planning for the development of actions by public and private sector, focusing on potential ways to recognize the role of water in connection to implementation of Agenda 2030. Outcomes will be promoted at multipurpose infrastructure and new technologies. climate negotiations as we move towards COP24 and agree on the SDG6 review at the High Level Political Forum. concrete forward-looking approaches.

Contact: Mariem Khemiri Contact: Bernardas Padegimas Contact: Teresa Liguori Contact: Mariem Khemiri [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

*This program is subject to change. Please check the World Water Council website for latest updates. Special Sessions World Water Council Event Calendar

SATURDAY 17/3

WATER SECURITY AND THE SDGS Youth Forum 09:00-18:00

Date: MONDAY 19 MARCH | 14:30-16:00 SUNDAY 18/3 Room: 

Conveners: World Water Council, Ministry of Water Youth Forum Resources (China) 09:00-18:00 Session Type/Code: Special Session / SS-TP-03 Pavilion Inauguration 16:00-18:00 Water security is a global challenge, but it looks different from nearly every spot on the globe. The World Water Council and the MONDAY 19/3 Ministry of Water Resources of China are launching a new Recognition Opening Thematic of World

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to implement water security-oriented policies. Through a panel of 18:00-20:00

WK Media Ministerial .(<(9(176$77+( high-level speakers, participants will learn how decisions taken

welcome lunch opening

within the water sector affect energy and agricultural sectors as 13:00-14:30 14:30-18:00 :25/':$7(5&281&,/ well the environment, and socio-economic development. Bridging Water and Climate 14:30-16:00 Contact: Kevin Chrétien Water Security Global Water Security [email protected] and the SDGS book signing session 14:30-16:00 16:00-16:30

TUESDAY 20/3

Ministerial Conference 09:00-12:30 Increasing Financial Flows for Santitation and Wastewater Revitalising Meet us at the World Water Council Pavilion (E04A) Management 11:00-12:30 IWRM for NATURE FOR WATER: Financing Water Infrastructure 2030 Agenda WWC HEADQUARTERS WWC (Roundtable on Financing Water Infrastructure) 09:00-10:30 16:30-18:00 WORLD WATER DAY 2018 Members World Water Council Parlamentarian Financing Water cocktail Espace Gaymard, 2-4 Place d’Arvieux Conference Infrastructure 18:00-19:30 13002 , 09:00-12:30 12:30-14:30 Phone: +33 04 91 99 41 00 Date: THURSDAY 22 MARCH | 09:00-10:30 Fax: +33 04 91 99 41 01 Room:  International Conference of Local and Regional Authorities for Water [email protected] Conveners: World Water Council, UN-Water, led by the three 09:00- 17:30 www.worldwatercouncil.org Access to coordinating agencies for World Water Day 2018: The Convention restaurant on Biological Diversity, UN Environment and UNESCO WEDNESDAY 21/3 MEDIA CONTACTS Portuguese: English / Spanish: WWC From 7th to Asdrubal Figueiro +55 61 99880 8550 Nicolas Eliades +34 638 475 221 Activation Service 8th World #Climateiswater [email protected] [email protected] World Water Day is celebrated around the world every year since Water Forum reception 16:30-18:00 18:00-19:30 Myrian Pereira +55 61 98282 0163 Service 1993 to raise global awareness around water issues. Come and myrian.pereira@worldwaterforum8com French / English: International Conference Société des Eaux take part in the 25th anniversary session together with leading UN of Local and Regional de Marseille Victor Affonso (+351) 910 719 600 Agnes Menuet +34 682 706 248 Authorities for Water 12:30-14:30 [email protected] [email protected] agencies. Participants will get a chance to learn more about this 09:00-12:30

Expo year’s theme, find out more about the 2018 World Water Financing multipurpose infrastructure Avenue Service entrance Citizen Development Report on Nature-based Solutions for Water, for sustainable growth 16:30-18:00 Village THURSDAY 22/3 FOLLOW THE WORLD WATER COUNCIL connect with other celebrations around the world, and to the much more. Nature for Sanitation Youth 25 years of World Ulysses Guimarães Water: World program Delegates Water Day and Eyes on Convention Center Water Day ‘18. lunch event 14:30-16:30 Senegal reception 09:00-10.30 12:30-14:30 17:00-19:30 Announcements and Updates Stay connected live tweeting of our and photos on with the Contact: Alba Glass FRIDAY 23/3 events on Twitter Facebook World Water Council *This program is subject to change. @wwatercouncil /worldwatercouncil on LinkedIn Please check the World Water Council website for latest updates. [email protected] Forum program Closing ceremony Political events 09:00-12:30 Thematic focus Special sessions Youth WWC Pavilion events