Monday, 8. December
10:00 to 12:30 a.m.
Opening Session

Opening of the General

Conference:

Co-chairs:

• Dr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary ECA

• H.E. M.S. Shagari, Federal Minister of Water Resources of Nigeria and Chairman, African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW)

Opening remarks:

• Dr. K.Y. Amoako, Executive Secretary, ECA

• H.E. M.S. Shagari, Federal Minister of Water Resources of Nigeria and Chairman, African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW)

• H.E. Shiferaw Jarso, Minister of Water Resources, Ethiopia.

• H.E. Dr. Abu-Zeid, Minister of Water Resources, Egypt.

• H.E. Mr. Patrick Mazimhaka Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission

• Dr. Anna K. Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN HABITAT

• Professor Wiseman Nkuhlu Chairman of NEPADSteering Committee

• Dr. P. Afrika, Director, African Development Bank

• Prof. G.O.P. Obasi, Secretary-General, WMO.

• Dr. Per Engebak, UNICEF - Regional Director for Eastern and Southern Africa

• Dr. Werner Burkhart, Deputy Director General, IAEA.

Messages:

• H.E. Borge Brende, Minister of Environment, Norway/Chairman of the Commission on Sustainable Development.

• Children (by an Ethiopian child)

• Water for the Poorest, Mr. Morton Svelle, Deputy Director General, NORAD

• Canadian Fund for Africa on Water

• Network of African Women for Development (Representative of the Niamey Preparatory Meeting)

• Official Opening

• His Excellency, Mr.Dawit Yohannes, Speaker of the House of Parliament

Opening of Exhibition

Guest of Honour:

• His Excellency, Mr.Dawit Yohannes, Speaker of the House of Parliament

Joint opening by:

• H.E. Shiferaw Jarso, Minister of Water Resources, Ethiopia.

• H.E. M.S. Shagari, Federal Minister of Water Resources of Nigeria and Chairman, African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW)

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 16:00

Thematic Sessions (See annotated program,page 15)

AMCOW in Cooperation with:

1. Meeting basic needs: water, sanitation and human settlements

UN-Habitat, WSP, UNEP/GPA and AWTF

2. Water for food security

FAO, IWMI, ADB, WB, IFAD

3. Protecting ecosystems and livelihoods

UNEP, WWF and IUCN

Corrigendum

4. Managing risk: Water and Climate

WMO

5. Financing water infrastructure

AfDB, WB

6. Integrated water Resources Management/Shared Water Resources

ECA, GWP

7. Valuing and allocating water

UNEP, WB, ECA, WWDR

8. Ensuring water wisdom

UNESCO, ECA

9. Governing water wisely

UNDP, GWP

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:00

Thematic Sessions
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