Insights on Water and Peace: Fourth Meeting of the Geneva Water Hub Networking Platform

18.05.2016 Insights on Water and Peace: Fourth Meeting of the Geneva Water Hub Networking Platform

Entre 12h30 et 14h00 Auditorium Ivan Pictet, Maison de la Paix, 2 ch. Eugène-Rigot, Genève

Après son lancement au niveau ministériel à Genève le 16 novembre 2015, le Panel mondial de haut niveau sur l'eau et la paix a franchi deux étapes importantes : la deuxième réunion du Panel s'est tenue à Dakar, au Sénégal , et le Groupe d'amis sur l'eau et la paix a été annoncé à la mi-avril à Genève.

We would like to take advantage of the visit to Geneva of Mr. Danilo Türk, Chair of the Panel and former President of the Republic of Slovenia, to invite you to a briefing regarding these recent developments, as well as a discussion on water, security and peace. The discussion will be enriched by insights on international water law by Prof. Boisson de Chazournes from the University of Geneva, Swiss nominee on the Panel, and with the example of a Syrian river basin by Prof. Ronald Jaubert from the Geneva Graduate Institute.

We very much look forward to your participation.

Agenda :
1230    Welcome drinks and snacks -- Symphony for Water and Peace
1300   Opening by the Geneva Water Hub
1305    Address by Federico Properzi, Chief Technical Adivser, UN-Water
1315    Presentation of the High-Level Panel on Water and Peace by Mr. Danilo Türk, Chair of the Panel
1330    Water in conflicts and prospects for transforming water into an instrument of peace
             o   Policy and legal issues by Prof. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, UNIGE
             o   The case of the Orontes River basin in Syria by Prof. Ronald Jaubert, Graduate Institute
1340    Discussion, Q & A (20 min)

L'événement est ouvert au public et aucune inscription n'est nécessaire. Une traduction simultanée en anglais et en français sera assurée.