2018•03•08 Brasília
On 22 March 2018, UNU-IAS will organize the side event Towards resilient and sustainable urban water management for fast-growing megacities in Brasilia, Brazil, during the 8th World Water Forum.
This session aims to discuss effects of anthropogenic impacts, such as climate change, urbanization, and population growth, on urban water environment in the future, as well as key challenges in achieving resilient and sustainable urban water management in Asian megacities.
(Side Event:SE-36)
17:00–17:10 Opening remarks
Kensuke Fukushi (UNU-IAS/The University of Tokyo)
17:10–17:55 Presentations
Science-based outlook and solutions in achieving resilient and sustainable urban water management
Binaya Kumar Mishra and Mohamed Kefi (UNU-IAS)
Pankaj Kumar and Yoshifumi Masago (UNU-IAS)
Interactive Discussion
Moderator: Julia Lopes Ferreira (UNU-IAS)
Discussion points
17:55–18:00 Concluding Remarks
Kensuke Fukushi (UNU-IAS / The University of Tokyo)
Room 3, Ulysses Guimarães Convention Center
Please refer to the event flyer attached under the RELATED FILES tab for further details.