High Level Panels 

 

The 2nd Istanbul International Water Forum included three High Level Panels (HLPs) namely, “Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)”, “Water-Food-Energy Nexus” and “Urban Water Services”. The High Level Panels gave the common message that an all-encompassing cooperation in technical, economical and political terms is the key to overcome the challenge of water security.

 

 

High Level Panel I – Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)

 

Session 1. IWRM Implementation within the Context of Regional Cooperation

 

Moderator: Ayşegül TANIK, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey

Rapporteur: Aslıhan KERÇ, Marmara University, Turkey

Panellists:  Imane ABDEL AL, World Water Council; The Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abd

                      El Al (AFIAL), Lebanon

                      Mehmet KARPUZCU, Gazikent University, Turkey

                      Ahmet KIDEYŞ, Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution

                      Mykola MELENEVSKY, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube

                      River

                      Vadim SOKOLOV, Global Water Partnership for Central Asia and Caucasus

 

 

Session 2. IWRM in the Face of Climate Change

 

Moderator: Ayşegül TANIK, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey

Rapporteur: Aslıhan KERÇ, Marmara University, Turkey

Panellists:  Ziad Hamzah ABU GHARARAH, The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the

                      Environment of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA)

                      İbrahim GÜRER, Gazi University, Turkey

                      Il Pyo HONG, Korea Water Forum (KWF)

                      Mikdat KADIOĞLU, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey

                      Karin KRCHNAK, The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

                      Hasan Z. SARIKAYA, Istanbul International Water Forum

                      Maciej ZALEWSKI, European Regional Centre of Ecohydrology u/a UNESCO

 

 

High Level Panel II – Water-Food-Energy Nexus

 

Session 1. Food Security

 

Moderator: Jerome DELLI-PRISCOLI, U.S. Army Corps Of Engineers (USACE); World Water Council

Rapporteur: Aslıhan KERÇ, Marmara University, Turkey

Panellists:  Murad BINO, Inter-Islamic Network on Water Resources Development and

                      Management (INWRDAM)

                      Hayri COŞKUN, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Turkey

                      Oleg GUCHGELDIEV, Environmental and Community Development Consultant

                      Ari MICHELSEN, Texas AgriLife Research Centre, USA

                      Giovanni MUNOZ, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

                      Subregional Office for Central Asia

                      İzzet ÖZTÜRK, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey

                      Ali Ünal ŞORMAN, Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey

 

 

Session 2. Water-Food-Energy Nexus

 

Moderator: Doğan ALTINBİLEK, World Water Council; President, Turkish Hydropower Association

                       (TURSEB)

Rapporteur: Ipek ERZI, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)

                        Marmara Research Centre (MRC) Environment Institute

Panellists:  Luis BERGA, International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD)

                      Mokhtar BZIOUI, World Water Council (WWC)

                      Cüneyt GEREK, General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI)

                      Jian-hua MENG, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Dams Initiative

                      Yarash PULATOV, Tajik Scientific Research Institute of Hydraulic Engineering and Land                         Reclamation, Tajikistan

                      Bart SCHULTZ, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education

                      Richard TAYLOR, International Hydropower Association (IHA)

 

 

High Level Panel III – Urban Water Services

 

Moderator: Ahmet SAMSUNLU, Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Turkey

Rapporteur: Kozet YAPSAKLI, Marmara University, Turkey

Panellists:  Pierre LACONTE, Foundation for the Urban Environment (FFUE)

                      Marta MORETTI, International Centre of Cities on Water Karl

                      Heinz ROSENWINKEL, Leibniz Universitat Hannover, Germany

                      Waleed Ahmad SUKKAR, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, Jordan

                      Yordan UZUNOV, UN Secretary General’s Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation

                      (UNSGAB)

 

 

Please find detailed information in the 2nd IIWF Final Report.