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WATER
FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST
9.00 to 12.00, TAJO HALL (NO. 34)
This
Panel will build on several years of work carried out by Green Cross
International in cooperation with the Center for Middle East Peace
and Economic Cooperation, the Peres Center for Peace and the International
Arid Lands Consortium to promote peace and cooperation over the
region's shared and increasingly scarce water resources. The discussion
will highlight the ability of parties in the region to work together
cooperatively in the resolution of complex water issues through
practical projects.
The
morning will be organised in three parts:
- national plans for water: presentation of the work of Green
Cross, followed by national plans for water from Jordan, Israel
and the Palestinian Authority Ministers;
- expert debate: regional and international water experts
will debate the water priorities in Middle East;
- regional ministers: regional ministers will comment on
the potential for cooperation as seen from their countries.
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TIME
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SPEAKERS
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SUBJECTS
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| 9.00
to 10.00 |
Mr.
Gorbachev & Ministers |
Introduction
& National Plans |
| 9.00
to 9.10 |
Mikhail
GORBACHEV
President, Green Cross International |
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| 9.10
to 9.25 |
Kamal
MAHADIN
Minister for Water and Irrigation, Jordan |
National
Water Plan for Jordan |
| 9.25
to 9.40 |
Eli
SUISSA,
Minister for National Infrastructure, Israël |
National
Water Plan for Israel |
| 9.40
to 9.55 |
Nabil
EL SHERIF
Head of Palestinian Water Authority |
National
Water Plan for Palestine |
| 10.00
to 10.45 |
Expert
debate on priorities
Moderator: Dr. B. Heinzen, Green Cross International
Experts:
Salah DARGHOUTH (invited)
The World Bank, Water and Environment Sector Management
Arthur GOLDSTEIN
CEO; Ionics; Inc
Kamal MAHADIN
Minister for Water and Irrigation, Jordan
Gerhard NASCHOLD
Director, Deutsch Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit
(GTZ)
Wayne OWENS
Center for Middle East Peace & Economic Cooperation
Ayman RABI
Palestinian Hydrology Group (Water & Environmental Resources
Development)
Uriel SAFRIEL
Blaustein Institute for Desert Research, Ben Gurion University
of the Negev, Israël
Hillel SHUVAL
Professor, Division of Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew
University of Jerusalem |
| 10.45
to 11.15 |
COFFEE
BREAK and Film on Middle East by SWINK |
| 11.15
to 12.00 |
Regional
Ministers' Comments
Chair, Mr. Gorbachev |
| 11.15
to 11.30 |
Mahmoud
ABU-ZEID
Minister of Public Works and Water Resources, Egypt |
| 11.30
to 11.45 |
Shimon
PERES
Minister of Regional Cooperation, Israël |
| 11.45
to 12.00 |
Closing
remarks, Mr. Gorbachev
and special guest, Jerome Monod, Chairman, Suez Lyonnaise
des Eaux, Member of the World Water Commission |
Ministers invited and not yet confirmed
COUNTRY
/ NAME / INSTITUTION
Syria / Abd al- Rahman MADANI / Minister for Irrigation
Lebanon / Suleiman TRABOULSI / Minister of Hydraulic and Electric
Resources
Turkey / Cumhur ERSUMER / Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
The
chairman of the Water for Peace in the Middle East Panel is Mr.
Mikhail Gorbachev, President of Green Cross International
Session Coordinator: Dr. Barbara Heinzen, Green Cross International's
Consultant.
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WATER
FOR PEACE IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
9.00
TO 12.00, KWAI HALL (NO. 21)
Southern
Africa is a region containing some of the world's most admired examples
of regional cooperation over water; paradoxically it may nevertheless
soon face serious disputes as each nation's water situation worsens
and this cooperation does not progress from the level of negotiation
and principle to action and solid commitment. This Panel debate
will highlight both the impressive achievements of SADC and the
different international river basin authorities in Southern Africa,
and suggest concrete solutions for the challenges faced by a region
confronted with a water crisis which could threaten its stability
and hinder its development.
The
discussion will highlight different perspectives and experiences
of states and peoples, and propose ways through which the region
could extend its cooperation over water resources to consider the
needs and fears of all people in the many shared river basins.
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TIME
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SPEAKERS
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SUBJECTS
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| 9.00
to 9.15 |
Anthony
TURTON, Panel Coordinator |
Introduction |
| 9.15
to 10.15 |
M.
MOLELEKI
Minister for Natural Resources of Lesotho |
National
Water Problems, Plans and Priorities |
| 9.30
to 9.45 |
Yusuf
MWAWA
Minister of Water Development of Malawi |
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| 9.45
to 10.00 |
Representative
of Mr. Nangolo MBUMBA
Minister for Agriculture, Water and Rural Development of Namibia |
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| 10.00
to 10.15 |
David
SAVIYE
Minister of Energy and Water Development of Zambia |
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| 10.15
to 10.35 |
Panel
of Ministers and Experts (see below) |
Discussion
& identification of regional problems |
| 10.35
to 10.45 |
Film
on the Okavango Delta, by SWINK |
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| 10.45
to 11.00 |
Mr.
Mikhail Gorbachev,
President of Green Cross International |
Green
Cross International's work in Water Conflict Prevention |
| 11.00
to 11.15 |
COFFEE BREAK
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| 11.15
to 11.50 |
Expert
Debate on Priorities and Ways Forward
Moderator: Mr. T. Turton
Experts:
Dr. Peter ASHTON, Water and Environment Technology,
CSIR
- Sources of water conflicts; the Okavango River.
Dr. Ebenizàrio CHONGUICA, IUCN Mozambique.
- Transboundary ecosystems as possible loci of conflict and
cooperation.
Joanne LEESTEMAKER, Eduardo Mondale University, Mozambique
- Shared Rivers Initiatives: the Downstream Perspective
Reatile T. MOCHEBELELE, Chief Delegate, Lesotho Highlands
Water Project
- Good Governance and conflict avoidance in shared watercourses
Prof. P. VAN DER ZAAG, University of Western Cape.
- Rights of countries and individuals to international waters. |
| 11.50
to 12.00 |
Concluding
Remarks and Summation, Anthony Turton |
Ministers invited and not yet confirmed
COUNTRY
/ NAME / INSTITUTION
Angola / Mr. Rui KITO / Vice-Minister for Energy and Water
Botswana / Mr. Boometswe MOKGOTHU / Minister for Minerals, Energy
and Water Affairs
Mozambique / Mr. Bernardo Pedro FERRAZ / Minister of Environmental
Affairs
South Africa / Mr. Ronnie KASRILS / Minister of Water Affairs
Tanzania / Mr. Mussa NKHANGAA / Minister of Water
Zimbabwe / Ms. Joyce MUJURU / Minister of Rural Resources and Water
Development
Session
Coordination: Anthony Turton, Head, African Water Issues Research
Unit, University of Pretoria, and Consultant of Green Cross International
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NATIONAL
SOVEREIGNTY AND INTERNATIONAL WATERCOURSES
13.45
TO 16.00, PARANA HALL (NO. 20)
Four former world leaders will release and debate their report
on National Sovereignty and International Watercourses, which
deals with the essential question of water conflict resolution and
prevention, and share their personal visions on the peaceful sharing
of international watercourses. Among the proposals put forward by
this Panel are the activation of integrated basin level authorities,
the establishment of a Corps of international water conflict mediators,
and the acknowledgement that a basic entitlement to clean water
is a universal human right.
Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Chairman of the World Water Commission for
the 21st Century will present the general context of the Sovereignty
Panel's activities. The four Honorary Members of the World Water
Commission for the 21st Century who constitute the "Sovereignty
Panel" are Mikhail Gorbachev (Chairman), Former President of
the USSR, and President of Green Cross International, Ingvar Carlsson,
Former Prime-Minister of Sweden, Sir Ketumile Masire, Former President
of Botswana, and Fidel V. Ramos, Former President of the Philippines,
will present their views on the question.
Mr. Ruud Lubbers, Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mr.
Shimon Peres, Minister of Regional Cooperation of Israel, Pr. Kader
Asmal, Minister of Education of South Africa and Former Minister
of Water, Mr. Z. Hasan, Secretary of Water Resources of India, are
all special guests of the panel
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TIME
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SPEAKERS
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SUBJECTS
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| 13.45
to 14.00 |
Ismail
SERAGELDIN
Chairman of the World Commission on Water for the 21st Century |
General
Presentation of the Sovereignty Panel |
| 14.00
to 14.20 |
Mikhail
GORBACHEV
President of Green Cross International |
Respect
for Sovereignty and Rights of people and all countries |
| 14.20
to 14.40 |
Fidel
RAMOS
Former President of Philippines |
Involvement
of Civil society |
| 14.40
to 15.00 |
Shimon
PERES
Minister of Regional Cooperation, Israel |
Changing
Values, Culture of Peace, Globalization |
| 15.00
to 15.05 |
Ingvar
CARLSSON
Former Prime Minister of Sweden
Sir Ketumile MASIRE
Former President of Botswana |
Messages
via video |
| 15.05
to 15.20 |
Mr.
Z. HASAN
Secretary of Water Resources of India |
|
| 15.20
to 15.40 |
Prof.
Kader ASMAL
Minister of Education of South Africa, former Minister of Water |
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| 15.40
to 15.55 |
Ruud
LUBBERS, Former Prime Minister of the Netherlands |
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| 15.55
to 16.00 |
Mikhail
GORBACHEV |
Conclusions |
The
Chairman of the National Sovereignty and International Watercourses
Panel is Mr. Mikhail Gorbachev, President of Green Cross International.
Session coordinators: Dr. Bertrand Charrier, Executive Director,
Green Cross International, and Fiona Curtin, Green Cross International.
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