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Session 1 – Sustainable cost recovery anfd financing of water services

Chair:

• Maurice Bernard, Manager of the Water and Sanitation Division, Agence Française de Développement

Introduction:

• Monica Scatasta, Water Programme Coordinator 2007-2008, OECD

Panel:

• Ahmad Masa’deh, Ambassador of Jordan to the European Union, Belgium, Norway and Luxembourg
• Mourad Ben Mansour, Assistant Manager of Economic and Tariff Sudies of SONEDE, Tunisia
• Andrianarison Rakotobe, Director of Water and Sanitation Department, AfDB
• John Maguire, Team Leader for the EC Danube and Black Sea Investment Facility

This session will address issues related to available financial resources, the borrowing capacity of recipients and the role of pricing in order to attract investment and draw lessons for the Mediterranean region.

Session 2 – Water scarcity and climate change in Mediterranean countries

Chair:

• Michael Scoullos, Chairman of the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment Culture and Sustainable Development (MIO-ECSDE) and the Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean (GWP-Med)

Introduction:

• Hachmi Kennou, Executive Director of Institut Méditerranéen de l’Eau (IME)

Panel:

• Henk van Schaik, Programme Co-ordinator International, Co-operative Programme on Water and Climate
• N. Vijay Jagannathan, Sector Manager (Water), Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank
• Jochen Harnisch, Climate Change Policy Coordinator, KfW Development Bank
• Peter Gammeltoft, Head of Protection of Water and Marine Environment Unit, Directorate General for the Environment, European Commission
• Gidon Bromberg, Israeli Director, Friends of the Earth Middle East

On the basis of the first results of the study “Climate Change and Energy in the Mediterranean” financed by the FEMIP Trust Fund, and the expected EC White Paper, the experts in this session will discuss issues related to water scarcity and climate change in the Mediterranean and examine possible solutions to existing challenges related to mitigation and adaptation for the region.

Session 3 – How can the private sector contribute to improved water efficiency?

Chair:

• René Van Berkel, Chief of Cleaner and Sustainable Production Unit, UNIDO

Introduction:

• Céline Kauffmann, Water Investment Project Manager, OECD

Panel:

• Gérard Payen, President of the International Federation of Private Water Operators (AquaFed)
• Jose Rene D. Almendras, President of Manila Water Company, Philippines
• Joaquim Poças Martins, CEO of Águas do Porto, Portugal
• Vasile Ciomos, Director of the Association of Romanian Water Utilities, Romania

Conclusion

• Philippe de Fontaine Vive, EIB Vice-President, responsible for FEMIP