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Blanca Jimenez-Cisneros, Division of Water Sciences – IHP, UNESCO
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Andras IHP Chairperson – Intergovernmental Committee
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Sarantuyaa Zandaryaa, Division of Water Sciences – IHP, UNESCO
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Soontak Lee, Distinguished Professor, Yeungnam University, Korea
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Siegfried Demuth, International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change,Germany
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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