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World Water Week | Ambitious nature-based solutions are the key to accelerating adaptation, Online

27 August 2021 10:00–11:00

On Friday 27 August, Aqua Publica Europea President, Mr Bernard Van Nuffel, will represent the voice of the public water operators at the World Water Week online event "Ambitious nature-based solutions are the key to accelerating adaptation."

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On Friday 28 August, Aqua Publica Europea President, Mr Bernard Van Bernard, will represent the voice of the public water operators at the World Water Week online event "Ambitious nature-based solutions are the key to accelerating adaptation" organised by World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). 

The aim of this session is to highlight the need to develop a pipeline of ambitious nature-based solutions projects that can help build resilience and strengthen climate change adaptation at the scale that is needed from the Mekong delta to Africa to cities in Europe - and use the funds that are increasingly being pledged.

Mr Bernard Van Nuffel will introduce public water operators examples of Nature-based Solutions for climate adaptation in Europe.

The session will bring together technical experts as well as speakers from business, finance and conservation to discuss these projects as well as ongoing research and studies into large-scale NBS - and how to secure the funding needed to implement them.

Programme

Introduction: Urgent need for greater ambition and accelerated investment in large-scale NBS for adaptation

Developing a pipeline of ambitious Nature-based Solutions in Africa

  • Bregie van Wesenbeeck, Deltares

Building a more resilient Mekong delta with Nature-based Solutions

  • Justine Shapiro-Kline, Ecoshape & One Architecture

Prioritising Nature-based Solutions for climate adaptation in Europe

  • Bernard Van Nuffel, President Aqua Publica Europea

Panel discussion on accelerating public and private investment in NBS:

  • Andre Fourie, Global Director, Water & Sustainability, AB InBev
  • African Development Bank (TBC)
  • Global Center on Adaptation (TBC)
  • Stuart Orr, Global Freshwater Lead, WWF

Q&A

Wrap up

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