Past Event

Towards sustainable and fair water footprints: A global call to action for COP26

26 August 2021 12:00–13:00

Zoom

Join our dialogue between consumer and producer country government, business and civil society representatives, ahead of a partnership launch at COP26 to increase sustainable water use and climate resilience globally.

This image contains logos of the following: Her Britannic Majesty’s Embassy, Stockholm and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UK with Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development Programme (K4D), Ministry of Infrastructure and Water, Netherlands Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation (ANEW) Water Witness International

Introduced by UK Minister Zac Goldsmith and chaired by Dutch International Water Envoy Henk Ovink, this session initiates a dialogue between consumer and producer country representatives, from government, business and civil society, with the aim of launching a partnership at COP26 to increase sustainable water use and climate resilience, globally.

Chair: Henk Ovink, Dutch Special Envoy International Water Affairs, Sherpa UN High Level Panel on Water

Introduction: Lord Zac Goldsmith, Minister of State for Pacific and the Environment, United Kingdom.

Panelists

  • Simon Zbinden, Head Global Program Water, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (confirmed)
  • Maheen Malik, Country Coordinator, Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS), Pakistan (confirmed)
  • Francesco Curto, Global Head of Research, DWS, London (confirmed)
  • Willem Uijen, sponsor of the Water Stewardship programme and Head of Supply Chain South Asia, UNILEVER (confirmed)
  • Sareen Malik, Executive Secretary of the African Civil Society Network for Water and Sanitation (ANEW), Vice Chair Steering Committee SWA Partnership (confirmed)

Convenors

  • Her Britannic Majesty’s Embassy, Stockholm
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UK
  • Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development Programme (K4D)

Event Partners

  • Ministry of Infrastructure and Water, Netherlands
  • Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
  • African Civil Society Network on Water and Sanitation (ANEW)
  • Water Witness International

To register to this event you must register first

How to register

Register as a delegate for SIWI World Water Week.

Once you have received your email confirmation and set up your account details, please add our event to your schedule and clicking on the ‘Reserve a Spot’ button in the top right corner of the page.  This page will now be where you will access the meeting.

Key contacts

Paul Knipe

Director of Consultancy, Impact and Influence, Itad

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