From Lab to Field: Innovations in Water Management

Launched by the UAE, The Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative aims to help address global water scarcity by supporting the development and application of breakthrough technologies while raising the importance of water scarcity on the global agenda.

TIME & PLACE

November 16, 15:30 - 16:30

LIVE STREAM

https://youtube.com/live/kgSBt_WOMgU

ORGANISERSMohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative,

This session would focus on the latest breakthroughs leveraging AI and other technologies, detailing their potential to provide sustainable water solutions for regions facing severe water shortages.

Opening remarks will focus on how innovations in technology and novel approaches are addressing water scarcity and transforming water resource management, from predictive analytics for droughts to real-time water quality monitoring or community-based management.

Programme

Opening keynote remarks	Ayesha Al Ateeqi, Lead Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative

Panel session	Jason Morrison, Head of the UNGC CEO Water Mandate Idrees Malya, Director, Water Resilience Tracker Emily Kelly, Blue Carbon Action Partnership Lead at the World Economic Forum Gayle Schueller, PhD, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, 3M Professor Khaled Alghafli, PHD University of Glasgow Researcher Water resources management/ Hydrologist/ Remote Sensing

Organisers

Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative

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