High Level Session
Welcome remarks - Museu do Amanhã
9:00 - 9:30am
Overview of the INBO World Basin Summit & objectives and actions of INBO
- Dr. Eric Tardieu, Secretary General,
International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)
9:30am - 10:10am
Water resources management at basin level for water security in Brazil
Co-rapporteurs:
- Ms. Fernanda Abreu, Special International Advisor, National water and sanitation agency (ANA), Brazil
- Mr. Nicolas Bourlon, Head of Projects, Water and Environment, International Office for Water (OiEau), Secretariat of INBO
Moderation:
- Ms. Renata Carvalho, Head of the International Special Advisory, Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (MIDR)
Speakers:
- Mr. Giuseppe Serra Seca Vieira, National Secretary for Water Security,
Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (MIDR)
- Ms. Camila Viana, President, Water Agency of the State of São Paulo (SP Aguas), Brazil
- Ms. Ana Asti, President, Committee for the Integration of the Paraíba do Sul River Basin (CEIVAP)
- Mr. Rodrigo Hajjar Francisco, Vice President, Brazilian Network of Basin Organizations (REBOB)
10:10 - 10:40am Coffee Break
10:40am - 11:00
High level remarks from organizing authorities
Speakers:
- Mr. Waldez Goes, Minister of Integration and Regional Development (MIDR)
- Mr. Rodrigo Mascarenhas, Secretary,
Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
- Ms. Denise Rambaldi, President,
Rio de Janeiro State Environmental Institute (INEA), Brazil
- Ms. Larissa Rego, Director, National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA)
- Mr. Benedito Braga, Honorary President, World Water Council (WWC)
- Ms. Barbara Pompili, Ambassador for the Environment, France
11:00am - 12:30pm
High level panel in preparation of the 2026 UN Water Conference’s Interactive Dialogue (d) “Water for Cooperation”: peer-to-peer exchanges to build capacities on basin management
Moderation & conclusion:
- Ms. Lucia de Strasser, Environmental Affairs Officer,
12:30 - 2pm: Buffet lunch
2pm - 3:45pm:
Session 1 - DATA:
From data to action: modernizing water resources monitoring for resilient basin management
Co-rapporteurs:
- Mr. Leonardo Fernandes, Biologist, State Secretariat for Environment and Sustainability, Brazil
- Mr. Simon Barreau, Project manager, International Office for Water (OiEau), Secretariat of INBO
Introduction (5 minutes):
- Mr. Hugo Morán Fernandez, Secretary of State for the Environment, Ministry for the Ecological Transition (MITECO), Spain
Moderation:
- Mr. Tom Soo, Executive Director, International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), Spain
Keynote speaker (10 minutes):
- Ms. Vanessa Grazziotin, Executive Director,
Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (OTCA)
Panelists (50 minutes):
- Ms. Andrea de Oliveira Germano, Head of the Hydrology Department, Geological Survey, Brazil
- Mr. Nestor Niyonzima, Executive Director, Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)
- Mr. Andrew McConville, Chief Executive, Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA), Australia
- Mr. Xavier Lazzaro, Limnologist, Binational Autonomous Authority of Lake Titicaca (ALT)
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Mr. Miguel Polo Cebellán, President, Júcar River Basin Authority (CHJ), Spain
Q&A
Conclusion:
- Mr. Nabil Ben Khatra, Executive Secretary, Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)
3:45- 4:15pm: Coffee Break
4:15 - 6pm:
Session 2 - CITY BASIN
City-Basin dialogue for water security: reconciling urban, coastal and rural developments
Co-rapporteurs:
- Mr. Márcio Barroso Santa Rosa, Coordinator of Blue Economy and Bays, State Secretariat for Environment and Sustainability of Rio de Janeiro
- Mr. François-Xavier Imbert, Head of project for international cooperation, International Office for Water (OiEau), Secretariat of INBO
Introduction:
- Dr. Marie Thérèse Itongo, Secretary General, International Congo-Oubangui-Sangha Basin Commission (CICOS)
Moderation:
- Ms. Maria Aparecida Vargas, Secretary, Integration Committee of the Paraíba do Sul River Basin (CEIVAP), Brazil
Keynote speaker
- Ms. Ana Asti, Under-secretary of Water resources and Sustainability, Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability, State of Rio de Janeiro, and President of the Committee for the Integration of the Paraíba do Sul River Basin (CEIVAP), Brazil
- Mr. Nabil Kadri, Deputy Managing Director, National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES)
Panelists:
- Dr. Vinicius Benevides, President, Brazilian Association of Regulatory Agencies (ABAR), Brazil
- Mr. Oudomsack Philavong, Director General, Department of Water Resources, Lao PDR
- Ms. Maria Amakali, Acting Deputy Executive Director for Water Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Namibia
- Mr. Juan Carlos Moreira Vera, Head of the Manabí Watershed Councils, Ministry of Environment and Energy (MAE), Ecuador
- Mr. Heikki Mäkinen, Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
Lake Vesijärvi Foundation, Finland
Q&A
Conclusion:
- Mr. Enrique Guardo, Director of Management, Joint Commission of the Parana River (COMIP)