Answering the Call to Invest in the World’s Poor #DevelopmentCongress

Answering the Call to Invest in the World’s Poor

"The World Health Organisation and UNICEF recently released the most extensive and detailed analysis of global water, sanitation and hygiene ever produced,"says Gary White, CEO of Water.org, "The analysis reveals that three in ten people around the world – 2.1 billion – lack safe drinking water at home. Six in ten – or 4.5 billion – do not have safe sanitation."

Gary White will be speaking on Innovative Financing Mechanisms at the IWA Water and Development Congress in Buenos Aires (13-16 November, 2017).

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The week's keynotes

MONDAY

Argentina's National Water Plan

Pablo Bereciartua is Argentina’s Under Secretary for Water Resources, a position to which he was appointed in December 2015. In the public sector, he has served as the Director of Infrastructure for the City of Buenos Aires.

Water, from risk to reward - in a transformative way

Henk Ovink serves as a senior advisor to the American Federal Government and the former Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Taskforce instituted by President Obama. For the reconstruction of the New York and New Jersey region, he developed and lead the ‘Rebuild by Design’ contest, which CNN designated as one of the most innovative ideas of 2013.

TUESDAY

Innovative financing mechanisms to meet SDG6 target

Guangzhe Chen assumed the role of Senior Director for the Water Global Practice (GP) within the Sustainable Development Vice-Presidency at the World Bank Group in October 2016.

Water for People on comprehensive service delivery approaches in low/middle income countries

Eleanor Allen is a world-leading water expert dedicated to helping billions of people access safe and sustainable water and sanitation services needed to save lives, stay healthy, find jobs and thrive.

WEDNESDAY

Human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation

Léo Heller is the second Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation. He was appointed by the Human Rights Council in November 2014.

The Future - Emerging Water Leaders

The SDG’S and the water agenda. A vision from Laudato Sí

Jeffrey Sachs is a world-renowned economist and sustainable development expert. The bestselling author, and co-recipient of the 2015 Blue Planet Prize, the leading global prize for environmental leadership, will present his vision for the SDGs and water.

THURSDAY

Africa on innovation, research and development in support of SDG 6

Dhesigen Naidoo is Chief Executive Officer of the South African Water Resources Commission. He was appointment after spending several years working for, among others, the Departments of Water Affairs and Forestry, Science and Technology, and Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

Water security and the World Water Forum 2018 in Brasilia

Benedito Braga is Secretary of State for Sanitation and Water Resources for the state of Sao Paulo and professor (on leave of absence) of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Escola Politecnica of University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil.

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El Congreso de Agua y Desarrollo se ofrecerá en dos idiomas (Inglés y Español) mediante traducción simultánea.

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