Managing Watersheds for Urban Resilience

Description

Urban expansion has resulted in watershed degradation through deforestation, wetland reclamation, river channel alterations, damming of waterways and urban pollution. Faced with increasing risks, urban policymakers and planners are called on to ensure that urban growth and investments are both sustainable and disaster resilient. Watershed management offers multiple benefits. This roundtable will examine the experiences of local authorities in this regard and seek stronger commitments towards the application of good watershed management for risk reduction.

Chair/Moderator/Faciliator

Ms. Siththy Marina Mohamed, Secretary, Ministry of Disaster Management, Sri Lanka (CHAIR)

Speakers

Ms. Shraddha Shridhar Jadhav, Mayor of Mumbai, India
Mr. Mark Smith, Director, Water Programme, IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature
Mr. Jean-Claude Eude, Director General, Loire River Basin Authority, France
Mr. Aisea Tuidraki, Special Administrator, Nadi, Sigatoka Town Councils, Fiji
Ms. Marcelo Rivera Arancibia, Mayor of Hualpén, Region of Bío-Bío, Chile

Presentations

> Managing Mithi Drainage Basin To Enhance Flood Resiliency [9.26 Mb]

> Managing Watersheds for Urban Resilience [1.25 Mb]

Report

> Report on the Managing Watersheds for Urban Resilience Roundtable [PDF, 167.74 Kb]