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Out of Balance with Water

January 17, 2024
15:00–15:45 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

The global water cycle is spiralling out of balance, with climate change aggravating torrential rains and intense droughts. The assumption that water supplies are stable, predictable and manageable is no longer true. What are the most urgent levers to realize the potential of water as a catalyst and enabler for the Sustainable Development Goals?

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Speakers

UG
Ulrik Gernow
Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer
Grundfos
JG
Joyeeta Gupta
Professor, Environment and Development in the Global South
University of Amsterdam
MM
Mariana Mazzucato
Professor
University College London (UCL)
RM
Roshni Nadar Malhotra
Chairperson
HCLTech
KS
Kirsten Schuijt
Director-General
WWF International
TS
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
President of the Republic of Singapore
Office of the President of the Republic of Singapore

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