México 2006 : 4th World Water Forum

Session Proposal

Registration

Included in the session. FT1.05
1.CONTACT INFORMATION OF POTENTIAL CONVENER(S)
ID	TS0211
Convening Organization(s)	International Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI)
Head of organization	Steven Zebiak
Position.	Director-General
Contact person / people	Casey Brown/Roberto Lenton
Position	Research Scientist, Water Resources/Sr. Advisor
Address 61 Route 9W - PO Box 1000
Post / Zip code 10964	City Palisades, NY
Country United States
Telephone +1 845-680-4468	Fax +1 845-680-4866
E-mail	walkuski@iri.columbia.edu
Website http://iri.columbia.edu
2.TYPE OF ORGANIZATION
Professional associations and academic institutions
3.INFORMATION ON THE ORGANIZATION’S INCORPORATION
Year of incorporation
1996
Objective of the organization
The mission of the IRI is to enhance societys capability to understand, anticipate and manage the impacts of seasonal climate fluctuations, in order to improve human welfare and the environment, especially in developing countries. This mission is to be conducted through strategic and applied research, education and capacity building, and provision of forecast and information products, with an emphasis on practical and verifiable utility and partnerships.
Has the organization previously convened a session at a World Water Forum?
No
Which:

4.CO-CONVENING ORGANIZATIONS
(1) Name of organization
Contact person:
Position:
E-mail address:
(2) Name of organization
Contact person:
Position:
E-mail address:
5.FRAMEWORK THEME AND CROSSCUTTING PERSPECTIVE(S)
Framework themes.
Water for Growth and Development
Crosscutting Perspectives.
Application of Science, Technology and Knowledge
6.GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS OF THE SESSION
A.Please select whether the focus of the session is global or regional Global
B. Precise if it's specific to a country, city, area of a city or river basin.
Country
City, State, Province, etc.	0
River Basin	0
7.TITLE OF THE PROPOSED SESSION
Title: Achieving Water Security: Innovative Solutions for System Resilience
8.OBJECTIVE
This thematic session will present demonstrations of resilience systems in water and economic development that improve the reliability and quality of water supplies, reduce the vulnerability of economies and people to climate shocks and mitigate the impact of climate variability and strong seasonality on development.
9.TITLE OR NAME OF LOCAL ACTION(S) TO BE PRESENTED DURING YOUR SESSION (At least one these acions should aleready be in the database of local actions on the 4th forum website, and should be the same name as on that website).
0
10.EXTECTED OUTPUTS OF SESSION.
To illuminate a decision framework for infrastructure and institutional choices that is illustrative for policy makers seeking an investment path to water security. We seek to highlight water systems and policies at local levels that are most promising for meeting the global challenge of increased resilience in the water and economic systems of the least developed countries.
11.USE OF LOCAL ACTIONS TO ACHIEVE THESE OUTPUTSCOMES OF YOUR SESSION
0
12.EXPECTED NUMER OF PARTICIPANTS (please note that around 10,000 participants are expected at the Forum, and that session rooms range from 80 to 1100 participants)
100
13.ACTIVITIES TOWARD PRIOR TO THE PROPOSED SESSION (Comferences, workshops, meetings, virtual workshops, research, studies etc.)
A call for papers will be conducted to be followed by a virtual workshop for the selection of case studies and elicitation of consensus themes.
14. ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS OR COMMENTS
0