UNESCO and Green Cross International
are pleased to invite you to a side event entitled
 
From Potential Conflict to Cooperation Potential:
Water for Peace

Tuesday, 3rd September
The WaterDome
from 14:00 to 16:00

Co-Chairs
 Andras Szöllösi-Nagy, UNESCO Deputy Assistant Director General,
Secretary of the International Hydrological Programme

Bertrand Charrier, Green Cross International, Executive Director
 
Panel Discussion:
 William J. Cosgrove, World Water Council, Vice President

Léna Salamé, UNESCO-PCCP, Coordinator
 
Fiona Curtin, GCI-Water for Peace, Project Manager
 
Kamel Mahadin, Former Minister for Water & Irrigation, Jordan;
Water for Peace in the Jordan Basin Coordinator
 
Anthony Turton, Director, African Water Issues Research Unit, University of Pretoria;
Water for Peace in the Okavango Basin Coordinator
 
Marcia Macomber, Oregon State University
University Partnership for Transboundary WatersBreak
 
Ousséni Diallo, Coordinator, Water for Peace in the Volta Basin
 
Marissa Arienza, Coordinator, Water for Peace in the La Plata Basin
 
Alvaro Carmo Vas (TBC), Coordinator, PCCP in the Incomati Basin
 
Huub Savenije (TBC), Representative of the IHE-Waternet
Conflict Prevention and Cooperation in International Water Resources course modules

This side event seeks to raise awareness about the risks of water conflicts and the tools available to achieve water security. Practical projects and research from Green Cross/UNESCO "PC-CP: Water for Peace" Programme will be presented followed by a moderated debate and Q&A on how to make Transboundary Watercourses vehicles for Peace.