15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LAKES AND WETLANDS #LIVINGLAKES2019 L’ALBUFERA WELCOME TO HOST LAKE LIVING LAKES 2019! In May, Valencia Living Lakes is an international become the world network with more than 100 lakes capital of wetlands active in five continents. The Members of this worldwide network meet every two years in one of the countries where a lake is associated to analyze the conservation and protection of water and wetlands. In 2019, Living Lakes takes place for the first time in Valencia to celebrate 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LAKES the 15th International Conference on AND WETLANDS Lakes and Wetlands, with L’Albufera as host wetland and Fundación Global Nature as organizer. Administrations, companies and NGOs are invited to participate in the event. Do you join the challenge of preserving water and its ecosystems? 2 3 “A world without wetlands is a world without water”, is the motto of the Living Lakes 2019 Conference WHY DOES THE WORLD NEED WETLANDS? 40% 100 K 80% 30% 50% The most commercially Wetlands are essential Wetlands, in particular Peatlands (acidic wetlands Inland wetlands are a main source of fresh water important fish species for many amphibians swamps, have a function key that accumulate large amounts on the planet. It is estimated that aquifers, often breed or spawn in coastal and reptiles, and for bird for purifying water. Evidence of organic matter) contain recharged by these wetlands, meet the consumption wetlands, and 40 % of all reproduction and migration. shows, that some wetlands can 30% of the carbon stored on needs of 50 % of the world’s population and fish consumed worldwide More than 100,000 known reduce nitrate concentrations Earth, twice as much as forests account for 43 % of the total irrigation water used. comes fromPICTURE: aquaculture. LAKE SYNEVYR,species CARPATHIANS, depend on them. UCRANIAby more than 80%. around the world. (FAO, 2010) 4 5 PARTICIPANT COUNTRIES 16 17 10 1 12 15 14 11 9 13 37 7 8 39 32 36 2 33 18 35 38 2 2 20 34 3 19 21 23 31 29 28 30 4 27 26 25 5 24 40 6 41 > 200 delegates from AMERICAAMERICAEUROPAEUROPA 14. Poland 21. Benin 30. Kenya 37. Mongolia 01. Canada01. Canada07. Spain07. Spain 15. Hungary 22. Nigeria 31. Uganda 38. Philippines 41 countries participate 16. Estonia 23. Cameroon 39. Japan 02. Mexico02. Mexico08. Switzerland08. Switzerland ASIA 03. Colombia03. Colombia 17. Russia 24. South Africa in the15th International 09. Austria09. Austria OCEANIA 04. Peru 04. Peru 25. Botswana 32. Jordan Conference on Lakes 10. UK 10. United King- AFRICA 05. Paraguay05. Paraguay11. Belgiumdom 11. 26. Malawi 33. India 40. Australia and Wetlands 06. Uruguay06. Uruguay12. NetherlandsBelgium 12. 18. Senegal 27. Burundi 34. Sri Lanka 41. New 13. GermanyNetherlands 19. Ivory Coast 28. Rwanda 35. Cambodia Zealand 20. Ghana 29. DR Congo 36. China 6 7 MAIN CHALLENGES PROGRAMME CLIMATE CHANGE, A FUNDAMENTAL CHALLENGE FOR TUESDAY > MAY 7 > DAY I Living Lakes Partner City of Valencia: WETLAND MANAGEMENT Planning, regulations and voluntary PARTNERSHIPS FOR LAKE AND programs on local level to protect The degradation and disappearance of wetlands is progressing faster WETLAND RESTORATION AND lakes and wetlands. Sergi Campillo than any other ecosystem. The latest report of the UN Millennium MANAGEMENT Fernández, Delegated Councilor Ecosystem Assessment shows that climate change is accelerating this for the Conservation of Natural process, leading to the loss of many species and increasing water Areas and Devesa-Albufera, City of 8.15–8.45 Conference Valencia, Spain quantity and quality problems in many regions of the world. This same registration report reminds us that wetlands are an ally against climate change, as Floodplains and wetlands in Germany. Significance, threat and measures they improve our ability to respond to natural disasters. 9.00–10.00 Opening of the 15th International Conference for protection and restoration. Bernd on Lake and Wetlands Neukirchen, Head of Unit “Inland THE IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC ALLIANCES Waters”, German Federal Agency for Eduardo de Miguel Beascoechea, Nature Conservation, Germany Director of Fundación Global Nature, One of the greatest threats to coastal and inland wetlands has been (and Moderator: Eduardo de Miguel Spain continues to be) population growth and economic growth. Experience Beascoechea, Director of Fundación teaches us that wetland conservation projects will fail if they are not Marion Hammerl, President of Global Global Nature, Spain supported by strategic alliances that involve all stakeholders in the Nature Fund, Germany development of the region. The objective of the Living Lakes Conference Elena Cebrián Calvo, Regional Questions and comments from the 2019 is to involve companies, administrations, universities and NGOs Ministry of Agriculture, Environment, audience in researching solutions to ensure a balance between the conservation of Climate Change and Rural Group Photo wetlands and their economic development, through tourism, agriculture Development, Spain 11.30–11.45 or industry. Hugo Morán Hernández, Secretary of 11.45–12.12 Coffee Break State for the Environment, Spain WETLANDS, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMPANIES Joan Ribó i Canut, Mayor of Valencia 13.30–15.00 Presentations: City, Spain Water challenges of our times How to mainstream successful When we talk about nature conservation, we rarely consider the Keynote 10.00–11.30 pilot initiatives and tools for sound economic value of the habitats and species we want to protect. Wetlands Presentations generate innumerable vital goods and services and provide a stable management of lake watersheds. Prof. framework for economic and social development. Lakes and wetlands in Spain: Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Former Executive- Protection under EU Water Framework Director of the United Nations In a global world where the close connection between the economy and Directive. Javier Cachón de Mesa, Environment Programme (UNEP), the environment is becoming more and more evident, we will not be able General Director for Biodiversity and Germany (Video) to solve the great challenges that our planet faces, without cooperation Environmental Quality, Ministry for the Strategies for partnerships of business with the private sector. The Living Lakes Conference 2019 aims to Ecological Transition, Spain convince businesses that their activity depends, to a large extent, on the and NGOs for the protection of Approaches to protect lakes and wetlands. Ward Hagemeijer, Head services that ecosystems offer and that many future opportunities lie in wetlands: Successes and challenges Business and Ecosystems, Wetlands biodiversity conservation. for lake protection on global level. International, The Netherlands Private Francisco Rilla, Director of Science cooperation for water management. and Policy, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Switzerland 8 9 PROGRAMME Factors of success. Jaime José Castillo Cultural and Social Sponsoring, Alfred Responsible for Environment and Gettkant, Coordinator of the Global Soria, Director of Institutional Relations, Kärcher SE & Co. KG, Germany Sustainability, Naturgy, Spain Project Private Business Action for Global Omnium, Spain Example II – María Pedro and María Example III: Reducing water risks in Biodiversity, GIZ GmbH (German Business tools to manage water Peña, R+D+i Global Omnium, Spain cities – Natural Capital Assessment of Development Cooperation), Germany challenges. Marta Santamaría Belda, Example III - Klaus Strixner, Sika SEKISUI Chemical. Hitomi Miura, ESG Example III: Long-term cooperation Policy Director, Natural Capital Community Programme, Sika AG, Management Promotion Department, between NGO and companies on Coalition, UK Switzerland SEKISUI Chemical, Japan rural development & lake protection. Dr Andrew Venter, CEO, Wildtrust, South Moderator: Amanda del Río Murillo, Moderator: Moderator: Stefan Hörmann, Head of Elvira Carles Brescolí, Africa Technical Coordinator, Fundación CEO, Fundación Empresa y Clima, Unit Business and Biodiversity, Global Global Nature, Spain Spain Nature Fund, Germany Moderator: Marion Hammerl, President of Global Nature Fund, Germany Questions and comments from the Discussion. Summary of results Discussion. Summary of results audience Discussion. Summary of results SESSION 2 > Salón de Conferencias SESSION 3 > Sala de Prensa 13:30–15.00 Lunch 17.00–17.30 Coffee Break 15.00–17.00 Watershed 15.00–17.00 Payment for management, water footprint ecosystem services, project PARALLEL SESSIONS 17.30–18.00 Wrap up of the and other tools: Potential support, sponsoring: Compen- day: Do we have answers to all achievements and limits sation or contribution or both? SESSION 1 > Salón de Actos questions? Water Footprints: Concepts, Payments for Ecosystem Services 15.00–17.00 Spanish & Moderator: Udo Gattenlöhner, Director Methodologies and Policy Responses. opportunities for the companies international initiatives of the of Global Nature Fund, Germany Francesc La Roca Cervigón, Fundación and environment. Marion Hammerl, business sector to conserve Nueva Cultura del Agua, Spain President of Global Nature Fund, water resources and increase Germany 20.00 Dinner in the Oceano- resilience against climate change Example I: Water Stewardship @Nestlé: graphic hosted by SEKISUI Caring for Water initiative. Cédric Example I: Visitor Giving in the English International projects to conserve water Chemical and Global Omnium Egger, Corporate Water Resources Lake District – Connecting Tourism resources. Rafael Sánchez Navarro, Manager, Nestlé Waters–Paris and Conservation