Stockholm World Water Week

Freshwater Challenge Talk Show: Mobilising transboundary action to achieve ambitious goal (Sunday 25 August, 4pm - 4:40pm (CEST))

Location: Waterfront Congress Centre, Talk Show Studio, Level 5 

Convenors: Freshwater Challenge Core Partners (UNEP, WWF, IUCN, Conservation International, Wetlands International, the Nature Conservancy and the Ramsar Convention) 

Event Overview:

Introduce the context, importance and necessity of the Freshwater Challenge to a live audience, provide specific examples of how countries are taking action for water bodies, and how partners are supporting these initiatives, answer specific questions about the Challenge, and encourage others to get involved.

Panelists:  

• Mina Guli (CEO and Founder, Thirst Foundation) - Moderator 

• Dianna Kopansky (Head of Freshwater Ecosystems and Wetlands Unit, UNEP)

• Iara Bueno Giacomini (Director of River Basin Rehabilitation, Access to Water and Multiple Use of Water Resources, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, Brazil) 

• Andrew Mware Kinyua (Director, National Water Resources, Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation, Kenya)