IWA Emerging Water Leaders Virtual Forum 2021: Online Panel A
The IWA Emerging Water Leaders 1st Virtual Forum , which took place on 9-11 November, is a virtual event which sets an open platform for YWPs to connect with their peers from around the world. The Forum is a place to share professional experiences and to highlight the important responsibility of Young Water Professionals (YWPs) working on the solutions for a water wise future.
Starts
Dec 02, 2021
Language
EnglishMember fee: $0.00
Standard fee: $0.00
Course Description
This online panel of the Virtual Forum highlighted a very significant question: How are young professionals leading the water industry through disruptive change?
Within this context, the following topics were debated:
Leading Water in a Low- Carbon World (Dhesigen Naidoo) The Economic Perspective of Disruptive Change (Jennifer Moller-Gulland) Shape a Climate Smart Urban Water System for Future (Dong Xin)
Panelists
- Dhesigen Naidoo https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhesigen-naidoo-82b55253/ President of HumanRight2Water, Member of Presidential Climate Commission, Research Associate at Institute for Security Studies Africa (South Africa)
- Jennifer Moller-Gulland https://www.linkedin.com/in/moellergulland/ Founder of Water Risk Assessment Blue Print Training, Water Risk Expert & Water Economist at World Bank (Germany)
- Dong Xin https://www.tsinghua.edu.cn/enven/info/1052/1939.htm Associate Professor at Tsinghua University, Division of Environmental Analysis (China)
- Moderator: Yang Villa https://www.linkedin.com/in/yangvilla/ Isle Utilities, (Philippines)
- Moderator: Jacob Amengor https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobamengor/ Ghana Water Company Ltd & university of Calgary, (Ghana)
Course Audience
Young Water Professionals
Learning Objectives
Following this online panel, participants will be able to:
- Understand the importance of innovation for the development of a Low-Carbon World.
- Understand the water risk angle in the journey of enabling and accelerating disruptive changes in sustainable water management.
- Learn how to develop alternative approaches towards water resources quality.
- Learn how to transform faced by the water sector challenges into opportunities.
- Gain an understanding of the holistic approaches importance.