2026 UN Water Conference
Side Event: River of Security, River of Life, River of Happiness
Lead organizer:
China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research (IWHR)
Organizing partners:
UN-Water
International Conferences on Flood Management (ICFM)
International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO)
UNESCO Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (UNESCO IHP)
International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID)
Global Water Partnership (GWP)
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF)
Event Duration: 75m
| Part I: Opening and Keynotes | Chair | |
| 3m | Opening by WANG Jianhua, President of IWHR | WANG Jianhua, President of IWHR |
| 10m | Remark and Keynote Speech by LI Guoying, Minister of Water Resources of China | |
| 5m | Remark by high-level representative from UN-Water | |
| Part II: Book Launch | ||
| 10m | Launch of the New Book on "Three Rivers" Book Presentation to Invited Guests and Group Photo |
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| Part III: Perspective Sharing | JIANG Yunzhong, Vice President of IWHR | |
| 8m | Perspective sharing on "River of Security" Nigel Wright, President of ICFM |
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| 8m | Perspective sharing on "River of Life" Philippe Gourbesville, President of IAHR |
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| 8m | Perspective sharing on "River of Happiness" Eric Tardieu, Secretary General of INBO |
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| 8m | Global Water Technology Collaboration and Practices in Latin American Countries Cristiane Collet Battiston, Chairperson of UNESCO IHP Council |
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| Part IV: Panel Discussion and Closing | Marco Arcieri, President of ICID | |
| 12m | Representatives from the Development Research Center of Ministry of Water Resources of China, GWP, UNICEF and RSC-AP of UNESCO IHP (3m each) | |
| 3m | Wrap-up and closing | |
