Congress // XVth IWRA World Water Congress: Global Water, a resource for development: Opportunities, challenges and constraints

On behalf of the International Water Resources Association we are delighted to announce that the XVth World Water Congress will be held from the 25th to 29th May 2015 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC), Edinburgh in cooperation with the Scottish Government.

Mon 25 May 2015

09:15 - 10:45 PL1 Opening Plenary: "Global Water: a resource for development - opportunities, challenges and constraints." Location: EICC- Pentland Full Suite Level 3 Moderator(s): Bob Irvine, Deputy Director Climate Change and Water Industry, Scottish Government; Opening addresses and keynote speakers: - Derek Mackay MSP, Minister for Transport and Islands - Richard Hope, Senior Vice President, Water Technical Practice AECOM, representing the Hydro Nation Water Innovation Service - Prof Dogan Altinbilek, President, IWRA - Prof Ben Braga, President, World Water Council - Torgny Holmgren, Executive Director Stockholm International Water Institute - M Loïc Fauchon, Honorary President, World Water Council & CEO, Société des Eaux de Marseille (Keynote) - Crystal Drop Awards

Tue 26 May 2015

10:30 Eloise Biggs Assessing water supply and demand vulnerabilities within the water-energy-food nexus: a quantitative perspective from western Australia

Wed 27 May 2015

14:45 - 16:15 The water-energy-food nexus in the Middle East and Central Asia - Location: EICC- Carrick Suite Level 1 - Moderator(s): Masdar Institute & the University of Tokyo 14:45 Mikiyasu Nakayama The water-energy-food nexus in the Middle East and Central Asia For the complete agenda please visit: {https://www5.shocklogic.com/scripts/jmevent/programme.php?client_Id=SPEAK&project_Id=WWC2015|PROGRAMME XVth IWRA World Water Congress}