Side Event

Enhancing Water Security in Changing Environments: A Perspective on Asian Cities

BALI: This side event of the 10th World Water Forum will discuss water security issues in cities in Asia with an emphasis on SDG 6 metrics.

Time
- Asia/Makassar
Address
Japan Pavilion, Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center

UNU-IAS will co-organize a side event of the 10th World Water Forum held on 18–15 May 2024 in Bali, Indonesia. The session will focus on water security issues in cities in Asia with an emphasis on SDG 6 metrics, and present innovative approaches to address them. Panel discussion will explore ways to better capture physical, economic, environmental and societal factors of water security, and provide recommendations from professionals and young researchers on how governments can achieve SDG 6 with the support of civil society.

Participation

This event will be held at the Japan Pavilion at the Bali Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali, Indonesia. It is open to all participants of the 10th World Water Forum. 

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Language

This event will be held in English. 

Programme

13:40–13:45 Opening Remarks (online)

13:45–14:00 Introduction to the Indicator and Verification for Water Sustainable Index

  • Kensuke Fukushi (Adjunct Professor, UNU-IAS; Professor and Director, IFI, The University of Tokyo)

14:00–14:15 Keynote Speech: Challenges in Water Management in Indonesia

  • Raymond Valiant (Former President and Director of Jasa Tirta I Public Corporation)

14:15–15:10 Panel Discussion: Enhancing Water Security — Youth Perspectives

Moderator: Martiwi Diah Setiawati (Research Fellow, UNU-IAS)

Panelists:

  • Chethika Thamarasi Gunasiri Wadumestrige Dona (JSPS Researcher; IFI, The University of Tokyo)

  • Ni Made Pertiwi Jaya (Assistant Professor, Environmental Engineering Department, Udayana University)

  • Alexandra Marie N. Sumaway (Master's Student, UNU-IAS)

Organizers

The event is organized by UNU-IAS in partnership with the Institute of Future Initiatives (IFI) at the University of Tokyo.