Berlin Water Dialogues 2011
1st Berlin Water Dialogues
4-5 May 2011 | George C. Marshall - Haus, Messe Berlin
Download the program of the first Berlin Water Dialogues here.
The final documentation of the Berlin Water Dialogues can be downloaded here.
On May 4-5, 2011 the Berlin Water Dialogues took place for the first time. Leading experts from water and water-associated sectors were invited to discuss current and future solutions for water management problems from their own perspectives. The invitational meeting provided an excellent forum for the exchange of knowledge and experience as well as for networking.
The main questions were:
What can businesses and industries contribute to a sustained and future-oriented management of water resources in a globalised world?
What are necessary prerequisites and limiting factors in this context – where could flexibilities and vulnerabilities be identified?
What are the industry’s expectations towards political and state actors and how can the cooperation with research and the providers of water technology be optimised?
The event was supported by the German Federal Ministries for the Environment and for Development, the German Academy for Science and Engineering acatech, the Climate-KIC innovation network and the Berlin Centre of Competence for Water KWB. It took place under the auspices of the Governing Mayor of Berlin Klaus Wowereit.
Download a message from Klaus Wowereit, Governing Mayor of Berlin to the participants in German and English
Download a letter to the participants from Prof. Asit K. Biswas in English
Siemens AG, Cisco Systems GmbH and Bayer CropScience AG are the corporate founding partners of the first Berlin Water Dialogues.
Facts
- Full Program of the Berlin Water Dialogues 2012 now online
- Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer confirmed as Keynote speaker!
- Second Berlin Water Dialogues 20-21 January in conjunction with International Green Week Berlin 2012