International Expo "Water and Sustainable Development"
60th annual conference of NGOs associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information
Start Date: Wednesday, 05 September 2007, 10:00 h
End Date: Friday, 07 September 2007, 17:00 h
Place: United Nations Headquarters, New York, United States
URL: http://www.unngodpiconference.org/
Organised by: United Nations Department of Public Information
backThe 60th annual conference of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) associated with the United Nations Department of Public Information brought together more than 2,000 representatives of NGOs from 80 countries over three days. They discussed the subject of climate change and its consequences on water security, land use, and energy policies.
Eduardo Mestre, Director of the Water Tribune, participated in a roundtable event organized by the Seminar Foundation of Research for Peace (SIP). The roundtable discussion focused on the issue of ‘New Visions and Good Practices to Address the Impacts of Climate Change in Conflicts for Water and Water Security.’ The meeting took place on 6 September at 1:15 P.M. in Room 7.
Access a summary of the debate and the discussion [PDF format - 189 KB, in Spanish]
Access Mr. Eduardo Mestre's presentation on 'Climate change and water crisis: Where should we head to?' [PDF format - 2 MB]
