ADB Celebrates World Water Day 2017

22 March 2017

Mandaluyong City

Philippines

This year's World Water Day Celebration in the Asian Development Bank looked more closely into the emerging issues surrounding water. It discussed the importance of flood mitigation in the face of climate change, forming water sensitive cities in the midst of rapid population growth, and water reforms for drought resiliency. It also shared the significance of water to business, and how the public, private sector, government, and nongovernment organizations can come together for collaborative actions that foster water stewardship. See Photos.

Program and Learning Materials:

22 Mar 2017

Date	Session / Activity	Presentation Material	Speaker(s)
22 Mar 2017	Opening Session	Welcome, Program Outline and Video: I am Water	Gil-Hong Kim
22 Mar 2017		Opening Remarks	Ma. Carmela Locsin
22 Mar 2017		Remarks	H.E. Marion Derckx
22 Mar 2017		Remarks	Scott Dawson
22 Mar 2017		Group Photo and Coffee Break
22 Mar 2017	Session 1: Managing Extremes – From Droughts to Floods	Australia’s Water Reform Journey: Managing Water Scarcity Australia has implemented extensive water reforms for over thirty years and has successfully increased productivity and efficiency of water use while ...	Jane Doolan
22 Mar 2017		Floods and Climate Change: Water Management Risks In The Netherlands, floods have been a foremost concern as it has claimed the lives of close to a million people since the year 838. Without dikes, 29...	Sjef IJzermans
22 Mar 2017		Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A	Dr. Jane Doolan \| Sjef IJzermans \| Akmal Siddiq
22 Mar 2017	Session 2: Managing Water – From Cities to Rivers	Video: Water Stewardship Steps
22 Mar 2017		Opening Remarks	Gil-Hong Kim
22 Mar 2017		Why Water is Important to Business The World Economic Forum states that water crises rank as one of the top three risks to global growth in terms of economic impact. Many sectors and businesses...	Aaron Vermeulen
22 Mar 2017		Shaping Water Sensitive Cities Water-sensitive cities are cities that are sustainable, productive, resilient, and liveable. These cities maximize the contribution water makes to economic...	Chris Chesterfield, Jane Doolan
22 Mar 2017		Sustainable Delivery of Sanitation and Wastewater Management Services Manila Water is the water and sanitation services concessionaire for Metro Manila’s east zone. The company faces several challenges in providing sanitation...	Mark Tom Mulingbayan
22 Mar 2017		Panel Discussion and Audience Q&A	Aaron Vermeulen \| Dr. Jane Doolan \| Tatiana Gallego-Lizon \| Mark Tom Mulingbayan
22 Mar 2017		Closing Remarks	Akmal Siddiq

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