Interactive Dialogue - Water for Climate, Resilience and Environment: Source to Sea, Biodiversity, Climate, Resilience and DRR | Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Background

Water for Climate, Resilience and Environment: Source to Sea, Biodiversity, Climate, Resilience and DRR (SDGs 6.5, 6.6, 7, 11.5, 13, 14, 15)

As outlined in General Assembly resolution 75/212, the interactive dialogues shall be collaborative and multi-stakeholder in nature, with due regard for gender and geographical balance. Each interactive dialogue will be presided over by two co-chairs, one from a developing country and one from a developed country, to be appointed by the Presidents of the Conference. The panel discussions, facilitated by the moderator, will be followed by an interactive debate among States and other relevant stakeholders. Summaries of the interactive dialogues should be submitted to the Conference at its closing meeting.

Co-chairs

H.E. Mr. Hani Sewilam, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation of the Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Ms. Yoko Kamikawa, Special Envoy of Prime Minister of Japan

Moderator

Mr. David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Panellists

H.E. Mr. János Áder, Former President of Hungary, Member of the Water and Climate Leaders, Former Member of the High-Level Panel on Water
(Keynote) H.E. Mr. Senzo Mchunu, Minister for Water and Sanitation of South Africa
H.E. Mrs. Mariam Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment of UAE
H.E. Mr. Christophe Béchu, Minister for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion of France

Lead Discussants

Mr. Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Mr. Bruno Oberle, Director-General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Ms. Mami Mizutori, Head of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Ms. Leticia Tituana, Youth from Future Rising Fellows