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12 February 2009
Peace with Water
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PEACE WITH WATER
Brussels (European Parliament), 12-13 February 2009
 12 February, 2009
Opening session 9h15 - 13h15, Hemicycle of the European Parliament
Plenary Session 1 - THE GLOBAL WATER ISSUE
Chair of the session: Andrei Grachev, Chairman of the WPF Scientific Committee, Russia
9h15 - 10h45 Political and cultural messages
- Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the World Political Forum, Russia
- Hans-Gert Pöttering, President of the European Parliament
- Benoit Lutgen,
Minister of Agriculture, Rural, Environment and Tourism of the Waloon
Region on behalf/in the name of the Regional Ministers of Environment
of the Belgian State
- Prince Albert II of Monaco, Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Monaco
- Karl Falkenberg, Director-General, Environment DG, European Commission
- Guido Sacconi, President of the Temporary Committee of the European Parliament on Climate Change
- Luc Van den Brande, President of the Committee of Regions, EU, Belgium
10h45 -11h30 The vision and expectations of peoples:
- Danielle Mitterrand, President of the France-Libertés Foundation, France
- Maude Barlow, Special Adviser on water issues to the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Canada
11h30 -12h15 Statements
- Martin Schulz, President of the PSE group in the European Parliament
- Graham Watson, President of the ALDE group in the European Parliament
- Monica Frassoni, Co-president of the Greens/ALDE group in the European Parliament
- Francis Wurtz, President of the GUE/NGL group in the European Parliament
12h15 - 13h00 The knowledge capital behind «Peace with Water»
- Riccardo Petrella, President of the European Research Institute on Water Policy (IERPE), Belgium
- Alexis Carles (France) and Emmanuel Petrella (Belgium), Researchers from IERPE
· Water issues: the contribution of the international community (in particular by the UN agencies)
· Analysis of sub-Saharan Africa, the three great water-ill countries (The USA, India and China), Central Asia…
· Legal and institutional engineering set up to prevent and resolve water conflicts
15h00 -18h30 Parallel Sessions - REVIEW OF THE WORLD WATER PROTOCOL
The parallel sessions will take place on the 12 February afternoon and 13 February morning.
They include:
Session A - Water, a human right (12 February afternoon)
Session B - Water, a common good ( « « « « )
Session C - Water, a global resource at risk (13 February morning)
Session D - Water, a source of peace ( « « « )
Each
session will cover its theme in order to clarify and better define the
content and proposals presented in the draft of the World Water
Protocol
Session A Water, a human right 15h00 - 18h30, Hemicycle of the European Parliament
How to promote and ensure access to water and sanitation for all the inhabitants of Earth?
Chair: Manuel Baquedano, President of the "Instituto de Ecologia Politica", Chile
Rapporteur: Wenonah Hauter, Director of "Food and Water Watch", USA
15h00 - 15h10 Introduction by the Chair of the session
15h10 - 16h10 Interventions:
- Luigi Infanti, Bishop of the Diocese of Chile Patagonia, Chile
- Tony Allan, Professor, King’s College, London, UK
- Alex Zanotelli, Missionary, Italy
- Muhammad Shatanawi, Professor University of Amman, Jordan
- Sekou Diarra, President of the Malian Coalition for the Defence of Water, Mali
16h10 - 16h50 Discussion
17h05 - 17h50 Interventions:
- Alexander Likhotal, CEO of Green Cross International, Russia
- André Abreu, Representative of the European Water Network; Development; Director of the France Libertes Foundation, France
- Her Excellency Reem Al-Hashimy, Minister of State, United Arab Emirates and Chairperson, Dubai Cares, Dubai
- Angela Liberatore; Peteris Zilgalvis, European Commission
17h50 - 18h30 Discussion and the end of session
Session B Water, a common good 15h00 - 18h30 Room ASP 5 G 3
How
to implement a policy of integrated water management as a common good,
under the responsibility and control of public authorities, as well as
in financial terms, while respecting the economic, social and
environmental issues; and based on an effective participation of
citizens?
Chair: Christiane Franck, General Director of Vivaqua, Belgium
Rapporteur: Edoardo Mestre, Director of the Water Tribune, (EXPO 2008), Mexico
15h00 - 15h10 Introduction by the Chair of the session
15h10 - 15h55 Interventions:
- Pierre Schapira, Development Commission of the European Parliament
- Jean-Pierre Mbassy Elong, Secretary General of Cities and Local Governments of Africa, Bénin
- Anne Le Strat, CEO of Eau de Paris, France
- Anibal Ignacio Faccendini, Director "Catedra del Agua", University of Rosario, Argentina
- Nicole Dewandre; Cornelia Nauen, European Commission
15h55 - 16h30 Discussion
16h50 - 18h00 Interventions:
- Pedro Arrojo, President of the New Water Culture Foundation, Spain
- Adriana Marquisio, President of the National Committee for the Defence of Water and Life, Uruguay
- Patrick McCully, Executive Director of International Rivers, Berkeley (USA), UK
- Mohan Munasinghe, Chairman, Munasinghe Institute for Development & Vice Chair, IPCC-AR4, Sri Lanka
- Manuel Ramon Llamas, Director of the M. Botin Foundation Water Observatory (Madrid), Spain
18h00 - 18h30 Discussion and the end of session
13 February 2009
Session C Water, a global resource at risk: 09h30-13h00 Room PHS 3 C 50
development and climate change
How
to promote a new water culture (recovery and use) from both local to
global levels, in the context of sustainable development and climate
change
Chair: Roberto Musacchio, Vice-President of the Temporary Committee of the European Parliament on Climate Change
Rapporteur: Valerio Calzolaio, former Secretary of State for the Environment, Italy
09h30 - 09h40 Introduction by the Chair of the session
09h40 - 10h40 Interventions:
- Mingjun Jiang, Chairman and CEO of International Eco-Safety Cooperative Organization, China
- Mikhail Bolgov, Deputy Director of the Institute for Water Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
- Cristina Gutierrez-Cortines, Member of the European Parliament, founder of the European Water Forum
- Taikan Oki, University of Tokyo, Japan
10h40 - 11h00 Discussion
11h00 - 12h15 Interventions:
- Dario Maiorana, Rector of National University of Rosario, Santa Fé, Argentina
- Philippe Quevauviller, European Commission
- Salvatore De Giorgio, Regional Director for Environment, Piedmont Region, Italy
- Nicola Lamaddalena, Director, Soil and Water Management Research Department, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari (CIHEAM-IAMB), Italy
12h15 - 13h00 Discussion
Session D Water, a source of peace 09h30-13h00 Room PHS 1 A 02
What
new global political architecture to implement, starting from
institutional cooperation at the trans-boundary basin scale to prevent
and/or resolve conflicts over water in order to build a responsible,
caring and peaceful co-habitation?
Chair: Ashok Khosla, Co-president of the Club of Rome and President of the International Union or Conservation of Nature (IUCN), India
Rapporteur: Federico Mayor, former General Director of UNESCO, Spain
09h30 - 09h40 Introduction by the Chair of the session
09h40 - 10h40 Interventions:
- Anders Berntell, Executive Director of the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Sweden
- Abdou Guero, Technical Director of the "Autorité du Bassin du Niger", Niger
- Evelyne Huytebroeck, Minister for Environment of the Brussels-Capital Region
10h40 - 11h00 Discussion
11h00 - 12h15 Interventions:
- Nelton Miguel Friedrich, Director Coordination of ITAIPU Binacional, Brazil
- Ted Moses, President Cree Energy, Canada
- David Boys, Utilities Officer, Public Services International, France
- Munther Haddadin, former Minister of Water and Irrigation, Jordan
- Francesca Bernardini,
Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and
International Lakes
12h15 - 13h00 Discussion
Closing session 15h00-18h30 Room PHS 3 C 50
Plenary Session 2 - CONCLUSIONS AND COMMITMENTS
Chair of the session: Giulietto Chiesa, Member of the Temporary Committee of the European Parliament on Climate Change
15h00 - 15h10 Introduction by the Chair
15h10 - 16h30 Presentations by the four rapporteurs:
- Wenonah Hauter, USA (Water, a human right)
- Edoardo Mestre, Mexico (Water, a common good)
- Valerio Calzolaio, Italy (Water, a global resource at risk)
- Federico Mayor, Spain (Water, a source of peace)
16h30 - 16h45 Preliminary conclusions for a Memorandum for a World Water Protocol
- Riccardo Petrella, President of the European Research Institute on Water Policy (IERPE), Belgium
16h45 -17h10 General remarks for the final drafting of the Memorandum for a World Water Protocol
- Sylvie Paquerot, Professor at the University of Ottawa, Canada
17h10 - 18h30 Action paths for water
- Guy Laliberté, Founder of Cirque du Soleil; President of the One Drop Foundation, Canada
- Paul Magnette, Federal Minister of Climate and Energy, in charge of Environment, Consumption and Sustainable Development, Belgium
- Stefano Manservisi, Director-General, Development DG, European Commission
Conclusions by the Chair of the session
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