UN 2023 WATER CONFERENCE : Towards an inclusive, pre-emptive, & positive hydrodiplomacy
Channel: The Bridge Tank
Date: 2023-04-19

On 23 March 2023, Day 2 of the UN Water Conference in New York, The Bridge Tank and Initiatives for the Future of Great Rivers (IFGR) coorganised an official side event on hydro-diplomacy, titled “Towards an inclusive, pre-emptive, and positive hydro-diplomacy.” 

The side event’s partner organisations included the French Water Partnership, the Geneva Water Hub, IHE Delft, the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO), the Chair Technology for Change of École Polytechnique, and APCO Worldwide, which hosted the session.

00:00 Introduction by Dr Joel RUET
03:10 Introduction by Dr Erik ORSENNA
04:50 Minister Dr Mirela KUMBARO FURXHI
12:20 Dr Erik ORSENNA
19:15 Dr Christian BRETHAUT
29:32 Ms Marie-Laure VERCAMBRE
41:09 Ms Alyssa OFFUTT
50:54 Ms Clémence AUBERT
59:32 Dr Suvi SOJAMO
1:07:05 Conclusion and takeaways.

Moderator: 
- Dr Joel Ruet, President, The Bridge Tank, and Economist at Institut Interdisciplinaire de l’Innovation i3t, École Polytechnique
Participants:
- Dr Erik ORSENNA, Chairman, Initiative for the Future of Great Rivers (IFGR), Academician at Académie française
- Minister Dr Mirela KUMBARO FURXHI, Minister of Tourism and Environment, Republic of Albania (to watch the full address, in French: https://youtu.be/gX1I84AnCP4)
- Dr Christian BRETHAUT, Scientific Director, Geneva Water Hub (GWH), Global Observatory for Water and Peace (GOWP)
- Ms Marie-Laure VERCAMBRE, General Director, French Water Partnership
- Ms Alyssa OFFUTT, Researcher, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
- Ms Clémence AUBERT, Head of Strategic Management, Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR), France
- Dr Suvi SOJAMO, Senior Research Scientist, Finnish Environment Institute, & Senior Advisor, Water Cooperation and Peace – Finnish Water Way

Read our report of the session: https://thebridgetank.org/en/2023/04/05/hydro-diplomacy-proceedings-of-our-side-event-at-the-un-2023-water-conference/

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