Join us in this morning session for sharing experience of locally led adaptation and multilevel governance processes as they relate to water resilience at the sub-national level and identify common approaches, principles and policies to supporting such processes.
Introduction – Kate Strachan, Senior Manager: Climate Change Resilience, Coastal Management & Disaster Risk Reduction, ICLEI Africa
Keynote presentation – Karlene Maywald, South Australian Water Ambassador
Political Panel – Facilitator: Kate Strachan
- Ramón Fernández-Pacheco, Regional Minister for Agriculture and Water, Andalusia
- H.E. Cecily Mbarire, Governor Embu County Government
- Patricia Lock Dawson, Mayor, City of Riverside, California
- H.R.H Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, Climate Envoy, Government of the Netherlands
- Cate Hart, Executive Director: Environment, Heritage & Sustainability, Department for Environment & Water, South Australia
- Faith Ngige, National Coordinator, Kenya Platform for Climate Governance, Pan-African Climate Justice Alliance
Technical Panel – Facilitator: Kate Strachan
- Saharnaz Mirzazad, Executive Director, ICLEI USA
- Michael Alexander, Head: Water, Environment, Agriculture and Sustainability, Diageo & Board Member of the Alliance for Water Stewardship
- Prof. Brad Moggridge, UTS Associate Dean (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement) Faculty of Science University of Technology Sydney
- Neil Dhot, Executive Director, Aquafed
- Ninni Ikkala-Nyman, Lead, Climate Adaptation, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Closing – Kate Strachan
