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What’s the NEXUS?

Bonn2011 Nexus Conference

Programme

Thu 17 Nov 2011

16:00

–17:30

Hall F & G

Hot topic session 12

Managing the Nexus for Green Growth

Session Conveners

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
World Economic Forum

Abstract

The world’s food, water and energy resources are experiencing significant stress. The highly interlinked nature of these resources presents a particular challenge because we need integrated approaches that are coordinated among diverse stakeholders, many of whom lack the incentives or institutional structures required for effective action. In this high-level session, policymakers and experts will discuss frameworks for managing the Water, Energy and Food Nexus in the push for sustainable economic growth. They will explore concrete cases of innovative management of the Nexus that have driven economic and social development. Policy recommendations to foster good practices will be further discussed along with the conditions that could enable a transformation in the way resources are managed. The session will also highlight the linkages between the Nexus and economic policies (such as trade, and the productivity of water uses) from a green growth perspective.

Programme

Facilitator

Dominic Waughray, Senior Director, Head of Environmental Initiatives, World Economic Forum

Speakers

Olivier Bommelaer, Head of Unit, General Directorate for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, France
Julia Bucknall, Sector Manager, Water Department, World Bank
Xavier Leflaive, Principal Administrator, OECD Environment Directorate
Helen Mountford, Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, OECD
Mike Muller, Commissioner, National Planning Commission, South Africa
Martin Stuchtey, Director, McKinsey & Company

Discussion leaders for roundtables

Carl Ganter, Managing Director, Circle of Blue
Mina Guli, Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer, Peony Capital
Helen Mountford, Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, OECD
Jeff Seabright, Vice-President, Environment and Water Resources, The Coca-Cola Company
Martin Stuchtey, Director, McKinsey & Company
David Zetland, Senior Water Economist, Wageningen University