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20th International
and Environmental Flows Conference
18-20 September 2017
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
Brisbane, Australia
PROGRAM
MANAGED BY
www.riversymposium.com
WELCOME
Welcome to the 20th International Riversymposium and
Environmental Flows Conference. This is a dual milestone with
the 10 year anniversary of the inaugural Environmental Flows
event from which came the Brisbane Declaration on environmental
flows, a real outcome from 2007. We have designed this year’s
event to be engaging, challenging, and ultimately we want it be
useful in achieving a future where we manage our river basins in
a more sustainable manner.
Here at the International RiverFoundation we seek to encourage
the restoration, protection and sustainable management of the
world’s rivers. Water is crucial for all life—and we need healthy
rivers, lakes and wetlands for sustainable development. Our role is to
promote and support effective management of these resources by facilitating
knowledge sharing, education and best practice river basin management, and
by recognising and rewarding those making a difference through our awards.
This year’s Gala Dinner will be special as an opportunity to reflect on the
20 year-journey the RiverSymposium journey and to celebrate this year’s
award winners. We will be announcing the winners of the Thiess International
Riverprize and Vera Thiess Fellowship (thanks to ongoing support from the
Bert and Vera Thiess Foundation) plus the Emerging River Professional Award,
sponsored by OceanaGold.
I must express our deep gratitude to our event sponsors and supporters.
As a small NGO we simply could not run such a significant event without your
generous support. In particular we must acknowledge the efforts of Brisbane
City Council and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
for their assistance this year.
We are also holding a number of International RiverFoundation specific
Special Sessions on topics including winning the Thiess International
Riverprize and our Twinning initiatives, so I hope you can participate in
these sessions. All the best from the IRF staff, volunteers, and our dedicated
International Riversymposium Organising Committee; we hope you
thoroughly enjoy your Riversymposium experience.
Ian Atkinson
CEO, International RiverFoundation
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CONTENTS
PROGRAM
Monday 18 September 2017 4
Tuesday 19 September 2017 6
Wednesday 20 September 2017 9
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 10
SPECAL SESSIONS 12
AWARDS
Thiess International Riverprize 18
Emerging River Professionals Award 20
Vera Thiess Fellowship for Women 21
SOCIAL PROGRAM 22
STUDY TOURS 25
FURTHER INFORMATION 27
2017 PLANNING COMMITTEE
Mr Ian Atkinson (Chair)
International RiverFoundation
Prof Angela Arthington
Australian Rivers Institute
Griffith University
Dr Natalie Baker
Brisbane City Council
A/Prof Anik Bhaduri
Sustainable Water Future Programme
Prof Stuart Bunn
Australian Rivers Institute
Griffith University
Mr Colin Chartres
Australian Water Partnership
Ms Trish Dalby
International RiverFoundation
Dr Nicky Grigg
CSIRO
Mr Brian McIntosh
International WaterCentre
Ms Melanie Ryan
Luc Hoffman Institute
Dr David Tickner
WWF-UK
Dr Selina Ward
The University of Queensland
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PROGRAM
SUNDAY 17 September 2017
5:30-19:00 Women in Water, Arbour Lounge, BCEC. CHAIR: Eva Abal
MONDAY 18 September 2017
7:00 Registration open
7:45 Main plenary doors open CHAIR: Ian Atkinson
8:25 International RiverFoundation welcome
8:30 Welcome to Country
8:40 Gregory Andrews, Threatened Species Commissioner
8:50 Hon Dr Minister Steven Miles, Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection and Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef
Senator Anne Ruston, Assistant Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources
9:00 Prof LeRoy Poff, USA, 25 mins
9:30 Brisbane Declaration v2.0 – Panel, 25 mins
10:00 Morning tea
ROOM: Plaza Auditorium P9 P10 P6 P7 P8 P11
Theme 1: E-flows restoration Special session Theme 3: Integrated river basin Theme 4: Inclusiveness Theme 5: Community Special session Special
and implementation management: restoration engagement and leadership session
CHAIR: Dr Nikky Grigg IWC student Mr Olita Ojongo Siwan Lovett
10:30 Avril Horne, Australia. Australian Water Simon Williams, Australia. Suparana Katyaini, Indonesia. Johan Kaspers, Netherlands. Water Emerging
Environmental water allocation Partnership: The Snowy River flows again: Deliberations on gender Experience the River Waal Stewardship: Water
mechanisms: Release rules or Lessons from Ecological process the basis for inclusive transboundary water A market-driven Professional
active and variable management Australian efforts flow based river rehabilitation in governance: Women’s vioces from solution Workshop
to support river the Snowy River Brahmaputra River to shared (invitation
basin water catchment water only)
10:45 Angus Webb, Australia. Jim Wilcox, USA. Niken Nur Widyakusuma, Sheikh Rokonuzzaman,
reform projects challenges
Principles for monitoring, evaluation Restoring ecosystem services in Indonesia. Women in river school: Bangladesh.
in Asia
and adaptive management of the Sierra Nevada, California Women informal education for River Olympiad: The youth
environmental flows sustainable river development engagement for river protection
11:00 Jeff Opperman, United States. Kimberly Schonek, USA. Paul Sayer and Katharine Knox, Astria Nugrahany, Indonesia.
Hydropower by design: Verde river flow and habitat UK. Exploring social justice in UK Community engagement in
System-scale solutions for restoration initiative – Colorado flood risk management: Present watershed and river basin
sustainable energy, river River Program and future conservation practices in Jasa
conservation and environmental Tirta I Public Corporation (PJT I)
flows
11:15 Bill Williamson, Australia. Chris Spray, UK. Building with Melita Grant, Australia. Mick Callan, Australia.
A win win on the creation of new Nature: Adapting to environmental What does socially inclusive Environment & Waterways
water for environmental flows change through innovative integrated water resources Alliance: A model of engagment
catchment management in the management look like?
Tweed UNESCO HELP Basin,
Scotland
11:30 Genevieve Hubert, United States. Kim Markwell, Australia. Paul Hackney, Australia.
Ground-water mitigation banking; Women in Water – real stories Returning swimming to Lake
a tool for environmental flow about the unique challenges for Parramatta – a 72 year journey
restoration in the Deschutes Basin women in advancing through
leadership positions
11:45 Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion
12:00 Lunch River Stories. Peter Phillips – Patterns of carbon input into the Murray River during rising floodwaters
RiverExpo & posters in Plaza Foyer
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ROOM: Plaza Auditorium P9 P10 P6 P7 P8 P11
Theme 1: E-flows restoration Special session Theme 3: Integrated river basin Theme 4: Technology and Theme 5: Community Special session
and implementation management: demonstrating innovation engagement and leadership
benefits
CHAIR: Genevieve Hubert Johnny Sundstrom Niloo Tara Phil Smith Ian Atkinson
13:30 Natasha Bellis, United States. University Kashif Shaad, Singapore. Brian Jackson, Australia. Taroi Rawiri, NZ. Riverprize: What
The evolution of environmental of Maryland Communicating freshwater heath HydroNET and real time radar Capacity building to enable does it take to
flows on Whychus Creek Centre for to facilitate IRBM – experiences rainfall data for improved indigenous communities to engage win, and what
Environmental from Dongjiang and Mekong River hydrology, flood forecasting and in river restoration in the Waikato- are the benefits?
Science: The basins flood warning Tainui rohe of the Waikato River, International
River Basin Aotearoa (New Zealand) RiverFoundation
Report Card
13:45 Lin Cheng, China. Nyein Thandar Ko, Netherlands. Matthew Brooks, Australia. Munyaradzi Chitakira, South Africa.
game
Re-operation of the Three Gorges Changes in macroinvertebrates Creating stream gauging station The dynamics of stakeholder
Dam for environmental flows assemblages in regulated rivers in catchment areas and routing participation in integrated water
Myanmar: Macroinvertebrate as networks using the geofabric resources management: A case
an indicator to study the potential study of the upper Pungwe River
impact of dams basin, Southern Africa
14:00 Pia Weber, Australia. Gregorio Garcia, Philippines. Stefan Szylkarski, Australia. Prof Dr Suratman M.sc.,
Legal framework and policy tools Convergence: the key to A combined hydrological- Indonesia. Volunteer’s role of river
to protect free-flowing rivers successful river restoration and hydrodynamic data assimilation restoration movement in Klaten
management (case of the Pasig approach for improving river flow Regency, Java, Indonesia
River, Philippines) forecasting
14:15 Elizabeth Anderson, USA. Tamara Boyd, Australia. Jacques van Delft, South Africa. Andrew Kelly, Australia.
Flow dependencies of people and Tracking and reporting the Bloemwater Conduit Hydropower The Yarra Riverkeeper,
links to ecohydrology: Lessons long-term social and cultural Plant Yarra River Protection Act and
from the Amazon benefits of waterway investment Birrarung Council
14:30 Vanessa Ramos, Portugal. Lori Gould, Australia. Sarah Clift, Australia. Making
The challenge of environmental RoCing RARC (Rivers of Carbon the Parramatta River swimmable
flows in Portugal, under the Water and Rapid Assessment of Riparian again: From pipe dream to reality
Framework Directive Condition)
14:45 Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion
15:00 Afternoon tea
Theme 1: Eco-hydrology and Special session Theme 3: Integrated river basin Theme 4: Technology and asset Theme 5: Community Special session Special
monitoring management: planning management engagement and leadership session
CHAIR: Lisa Walpole Cesar Espana Richard Marsh Dr Tamara Boyd
15:30 Lauren Zielinski, United States. International Brian Jackson, Australia. Oliver Maennicke, Australia. Marisa Hossick, United States. Listen to the GEF
Creating an integrated monitoring WaterCentre: The adaptive, operational Relaunching the WWF Water Environmental flow restoration, a river: Lessons IW:LEARN
and evaluation system which Leadership management of the Crocodile Risk Filter – Using spatial water compelling story. Keep it simple. from a global Twinning
informs adaptive management of workshop River, Kruger Park, South Africa. risk assessment to inform review of opportunities
environmental flows An international water resources water stewardship strategy on environmental
management experience with corporate, site and basin level flow success
HydroNET. stories
15:45 Jaye Lobegeiger, Australia. Simon Hunter and Joanna Taylor, Jean-Michel Benier, Australia. Kylee Carpenter, Australia.
Use of a risk-based Australia. Valley-wide floodplain Defining waterways as segmented “Does anyone here speak
ecohydrological approach to management plans in NSW’s linear assets to support and English?” – How the benefits of
inform sustainable water resource northern Murray-Darling Basin: enhance service delivery environmental flows get lost in
management: Case study using protecting and maintaining translation
floodplain turtles as indicators floodplain and wetland
connectivity
16:00 Gordon O’Brien, South Africa. Stephen Packer, Australia. Nagarajan Ramakrishnan, India. Natalie Stalenberg, Australia.
Framework for regional Writing a Water Quality Assessment of river basin in Navigating the waters towards
evaluations of E-flows in the Improvement Plan for the Mount semi-arid region, Peninsular India greater support for environmental
Nile Basin Lofty Ranges – How to get flows: Nature Foundation SA
improvement when there is no shares its story
perceived problem?
16:15 Prafulkumar V Timbadiya, India. Carole Sweatman, Australia. Partha Susarla and Kylie Crouch, Siwan Lovett, Australia.
Assessment of environmental Integrated solutions takes an Australia. Maroochy River Wetland Why “mess is best” for inspiring
flows for the Tapi River basin, integrated team – reshaping restoration: An affordable green community action
India catchment and river health infrastructure solution with benefits
investment and action in the wet for environment, and habitat
tropics
16:30 Robyn Watts, Australia. Kate Fitzpatrick, USA. Leonie Woodham, Australia.
Environmental flows and Basin planning in the Upper Our water ways
citizen action deliver localised Deschutes River: Rebalancing
environmental benefits during a water use in a changing climate
large hypoxic blackwater event in
the southern Murray-Darling Basin
16:45 Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion
17:10 Welcome Function – Dr Deborah Nias, IRF Director as MC
19:00 End of Welcome Function
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TUESDAY 19 September 2017
7:00 Registration open
8:30 Dr Bill Young, USA CHAIR: Dr Selina Ward
9:00 Dr Anne Poelina, Australia
9:30 Mr Gerrard Albert, NZ
10:00 Morning tea
ROOM: Plaza Auditorium P9 P10 P6 P7 P8
Theme 1: Social and cultural Theme 2: E-flows in the Theme 3: Integrated river basin Special session Special session RiverFoundation Twinning
dimensions of e-flows Murray-Darling management
CHAIR: Nadine Kilsby Pia Weber Xuli Meng Charlotte Spliethoff
10:30 Rebecca Tharme, United Kingdom. Matthew Coleman, Australia. Ying Tian, China. Achieving What is the Lucy Cameron, Australia.
Rivers, flows and people – journeying Modelling an environmental watering New approaches to river basin Sustainable value of Moreton An ear to listen and time to
into the social dimensions of strategy for the Murray-Darling Basin management for sustainable Development Bay? ponder: Experiences and insights
environmental flows development in China Goal 6 at Home from the Victorian Waterway
and Away Management Twinning Program
10:45 Sue Jackson, Australia. David Bell, Australia. Louise Burge, Australia. Tara Davis, USA.
Indigenous seasonal calendars as a Tracking the future – improving National Agricultural Productivity & Opportunities in cross-cultural
source of knowledge for determining environmental watering in the Reconciliation Ecology Centre exchanges: Willamette River,
sustainable flow regimes Murray-Darling Basin USA and Rio Laja, Mexico
11:00 Sarah Laborde, Australia. Ingrid Takken, Australia. Wenxue Li, China. Olita Ogonjo, Kenya.
How fast does the Logone floodplain Modelling environmental water in To explore a new philosophy for Still twinning – the Tweed Kenya
dry? Social and cultural relevance source river system models: The governance on the floodplains of Mentoring Program
of rates of change in river discharge River Murray system the Lower Yellow River under new
and floodplain water levels circumstances
11:15 Sarah Baines, Canada. Hilary Johnson, Australia. Erwando Rachmadi, Indonesia. Brian Kemp, Canada.
Indigenous flows in the lower Operational challenges and strategies Integrating Water Resources Twinning success – working
Athabasca River, Canada: A bridging for managing environmental water in Management in Bengawan Solo River towards an integrated watershed
dialogue to meaningfully impact the Murray-Darling Basin Basin, Indonesia management plan
water policy innovation
11:30 Michael Douglas, Australia. Michael Stewardson, Australia. Daivd Winfield, Australia.
Food for thought: Water requirements Delivering environmental flows River basin planning – drawing
and food production in northern at the basin-scale through active on the Australian experience to
Australia management of environmental water inform basin planning in India
entitlements
11:45 Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion
12:00 Lunch Water Stories guided walk, WWF (12:15-13:15)
RiverExpo & posters in Plaza Foyer
Plaza Auditorium P9 P10 P6 P7 P8 P11
Theme 1: Social and Theme 2: E-flows in the Theme 3: Integrated river Theme 4: Sustainable Theme 5: Community Special Emerging River
cultural dimensions of Murray-Darling basin management development goals engagement and session Professional
E-flows leadership Award Finalists
CHAIR: Rebecca Tharme Megan Holcomb International WaterCentre Russell Rollason Johnny Sundstrom Simon Ross
13:30 Lauren Zielinski, United States. Paul Frazier, Australia. Reece Hill, New Zealand. Amanda Morgan, Australia. Piet Filet, Australia. COMPASS:
Incorporating social indicators Monitoring the outcomes Prioritising soil conservation Why knowledge and learning Collaboration to build A one-stop
in the monitoring and of environmental watering: and water quality issues for are essential to achieving capacity, insight and desired shop for
evaluation of environmental Long-term intervention the Waikato River and Waipa SDG6 water futures accessing
flows monitoring in the Gwydir River Restoration Strategy, water
River New Zealand resource
information
13:45 Eloise Kendy, USA. Andrew Herron, Australia. Richard Cresswell, Australia. Pema Dorji, Bhutan. Anaru Begbie, New Zealand. Lauren Zielinski.
The social dimensions of When 1ML ≠ 1ML – Integrated agricultural and Comparative study of Te Ia O te Awa/The current of Creating a
Colorado river restoration: Floodplain inundation to water modelling to guide Environmental Impact the River – understanding the monitoring
Insights for water policy at maintain environmental healthy rivers in New Zealand Assessment (EIA) in Bhutan learning needs of Raukawa and adaptive
the U.S. México border values with best practices elsewhere kaitiaki (guardians) management
framework for
environmental
flows
14:00 John Conallin, Netherlands. Jessica Davison & J.M. Chandramali Eva Abal, Australia. Nuki Nicholson, New Zealand. Tatenda Dalu.
Environmental flows Helen Watts, Australia. Jayawardana, Sri Lanka. Towards water and food Sharing traditional Indigenous 8. Ecological
in a rapidly developing Incorporating research into Effect of catchment security through energy knowledge of the Waikato quality
world: What are the most the adaptive management of disturbance on river health in efficiency: addressing the River within the Te Arawa assessments of
appropriate approaches for environmental flows two agricultural catchment in adaptation gap River Iwi Trust (TARIT) tribal urban streams in
embedding environmental Sri Lanka area of Aotearoa (New the developing
flows? Are stakeholder Zealand) world
centred approaches the key
to implementation?
14:15 Erin O’Donnell, Australia. Natalie Stalenberg, Australia. Keri Neilson, New Zealand. Barry Hart, Australia. Shelley Scoullar, Australia. Dean Muruven.
Environmental flows policies: When the river runs high: Waikato and Waipa River Water resources planning for Achieving multiple outcomes Securing South
A new framework for Two case studies illustrating Restoration Strategy northern Australia with local knowledge Africa’s strategic
implementation how an environmental – an action plan for the water source
watering program responds restoration of New Zealand’s areas
to a high river longest river
14:30 James Peters, Australia. Shane White, Australia. Vanh Mixap and Yu Yu Htay, Jessica Blackman, Australia.
Incorporating Aboriginal Impacts of blueberry Cambodia. Women’s voices Green Heart Schools – Youth
cultural perspectives into horticulture on stream water from the Mekong – How we leadership and our water
water allocation planning and quality are tackling SDG 5 and 6 resilient future
environmental flow delivery
14:45 Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Ben Stewart-Koster, Wrap up; Q and A Wrap up; Q and A
Australia. Feeling the pinch
of hydrologic and climatic
change: An expert based
model to estimate risk factors
in a combined aquaculture-
agriculture system
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15:00 Afternoon tea
Plaza Auditorium P9 P10 P6 P7 P8
Theme 1: Social and cultural Theme 2: E-flows in Theme 3: Integrated river Theme 5: Public health Theme 5: Community 2017 Thiess
dimensions of e-flows Australia basin management engagement and leadership International
Riverprize finalists
CHAIR: Sue Jackson Emerging Water Professional Carmina Capuzrivera Emerging Water Professional Emerging Water Professional Ian Atkinson
15:30 Anne Poelina, Australia. Singing Anne Jensen, Australia. Misko Ivezich, Australia. Rhys Anderson, Australia. Carl Tippler, Australia. Tim Troll, USA.
the Warloongarriy River Law Where have all the flowers Assessing stream condition to Urban swimmability: A driver Iconic species and ecosystem Nushagak &
Song for Country – Enabling gone? inform management to protect for sustainable and liveable services – a case study Kvichak Rivers,
First Law and Legal Personhood the Great Barrier Reef cities form the Parramatta River USA
for the Mardoowarra (Fitzroy Catchment, Sydney Australia
River), West Kimberley, Australia Steven Schauer,
USA. San Antonio
15:45 Erina Watene-Rawiri, New Helen Keenan, Australia. Erin O’Donnell, Australia. Daniel Ahn, New Zealand. Simon Costanzo, United States. River, USA
Zealand. Indigenous priorities Developing a new environmental Environmental water managers: A mass balance model of Developing a basin health
for river restoration in Aotearoa flow rule for Warragamba Dam: What happens when the rubber crumb on sports report card for the Orinoco George Oliver
(New Zealand) application of flow, ecological environment has legal rights? fields and contribution to zinc River in Colombia: A De La Rama,
and economic modelling in the contamination in Motions stakeholder driven approach Philippines. Pasig
2017 Metropolitan Water Plan Creek (New Zealand) to environmental assessment, River, Philippines
management and planning
16:00 Naomi Simmonds, New Ivars Reinfelds, Australia. Lyndal Hasselman, Australia. Lydia Cetin, Australia. Heath Kelsey, United States. Luke Comins,
Zealand. Descended from the Flow, fish and weeds: eco- Watering the environment: Integrated catchment-river Shared visioning for positive UK. River Tweed,
waters of the Waikato and hydraulic modelling to determine Whose job is it anyway? modelling of the urban change through stakeholder United Kingdom
Waihou – self-determination benefits from environmental parramatta river to support engagement in an evolved
and freshwater management in flows for a major urban water achieving swimmability targets ecosystem health report card
Aotearoa New Zealand supply, Warragamba Dam, NSW development process
16:15 Virginia Marshall, Australia. Simon Fane, Australia. Ester Galende Sanchez, Claire Robinson, United States. Natalie Holland, Australia.
Overturning aqua nullius Assessing the impacts on Ireland. Integrating urban- Los Angeles, USA – A Metro The Murray-Darling Basin
supply; optimisation modelling, rural communities through “Tale of Two Rivers: The Los Balanced Water Fund – using
economic analysis and stakeholder analysis to implement Angeles & San Gabriel Rivers markets and innovative
community engagement to mechanisms for rewarding Emerald Necklace” financing to restore wetlands
support a decision for new hydrological ecosystem services: and floodplains in the
environmental flows in Sydney Case study of Lima, Peru Murray-Darling Basin
16:30 Suzanne Witteveen, Australia. Elisa Zavadil, Australia. Jamie Ruprecht, Australia. Deborah Nias, Australia.
Victoria’s state framework for Waterway science conceptual Boating management plans in Business, community and
environmental water outcomes models: From conceptual the wake of rising powerboat government partnerships
models to decision support ownership for watering wetlands in the
system Murray-Darling Basin
16:45 Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion
18:30 Gala dinner: Thiess International Riverprize and Emerging River Professional Award
22:30 Close
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riverside location, subtropical climate and friendly relaxed lifestyle.
Water is Brisbane’s most precious natural resource and central to
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As a WaterSmart City, Brisbane is committed to the protection,
enhancement and sustainable management of our waterways.
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For more information visit Council’s display booth or go to
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Keeping Brisbane clean,
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WEDNESDAY 20 September 2017
7:00 Registration open
8:30 2017 Thiess International Riverprize winner CHAIR: Mr Johnny Sundstrom
9:00 Dr Eloise Kendy, USA
9:30 Mr David Papps, Australia
10:00 Morning tea
ROOM: Plaza Auditorium P9 P10 P6 P7 P8
Theme 1: Eco-hydrology and Theme 2: Social and cultural Theme 4: Water security, Theme 4: Biodiveristy Theme 3: Policy, goverance Special
monitoring flows, and e-flows in Victoria climate change and natural conservation and leadership session
disasters
CHAIR: Darren Ryde Cate Brown Nicky Grigg Richard Marsh Natalie Arnold
10:30 Amy Russell, Australia. Will Mooney, Australia. Wade Hadwen, Australia. Adrian Martins, Australia. Paula Hanasz, Australia. Queensland
Making a big difference for a little ‘This is our inherent right’. It all comes out in the WaSH – Partnership approach to International actors and Reconstruction
fish (Murray hardyhead) Reflecting on 10 years of the need for integrated water freshwater turtle conservation in transboundary water governance; Authority:
advocacy for water justice: resource management to deliver Northern Victoria the case of the Ganges- Building
achievements, challenges and climate-resilient and sustainable Brahmaputra problemshed Queensland’s
future directions water and sanitation services flood resilience:
seeking your
10:45 Janice Kerr, Australia. Jamie Woods, Australia. John McAneney, Australia. Risk Arturo Garcia, Mexico. Frederick Bouckaert, Australia.
input as we
Stable low-flow spawning fish Our water our way and Determinism – opposing A north American migratory The role of River Basin
journey towards
habitat assessments: Calculating paradigms driving gated spillway bird partnership: Restoration, organisations in sustainable
a catchment
flow thresholds to inform the operations during major flooding monitoring, and community management of river basins: case
approach
environmental assessment of engagement in the Rio Laja, studies from around the world
to flood risk
state Water Plans (Qld) Mexico and Willamette Basin, USA
reduction
11:00 Paula D’Santos, Australia. Joel Boyd, Australia. Priyantha Jayakody, Australia. Mark Drew, United States. Chathura Sanjeewa, Sri Lanka.
Let it flow – how environmental River Yarns – a pilot project River transmission loss forecast Sierra Meadow Strategy: Capacity building for Young Water
water can provide native fish partnership for cultural flows in using multiple variables A process and outcome centered Professionals (YWP): Experience
benefits the Wimmera on increasing pace and scale of sharing from Sri Lanka
meadow restoration
11:15 Phil Slessar and Mark Toomey, Jane Walker, Australia. Lee Okjeong, South Korea. Luke Kidd, Australia. Barry Hart, Australia.
Australia. Towards cultural flows – Glenelg Development of mega-storm A spatio-temporal assessment Climate change and the
Flows, habitat, connectivity and River Aboriginal water values generating tool of the impact of climate change Murray-Darling Basin Plan
cooperation: Recovering native on hydrological refugia in eastern
fish in northern Victoria Australia using the Budyko water
balance framework
11:30 Nicole McCasker, Australia. Rene Woods, Australia. Tsitso Mocumi, South Africa. Mary Bonet, Australia. Justin Foley, Australia.
A conceptual synthesis of Understanding cultural flows: Ensuring provision of sustainanable ‘Corridors of effort’ – ACT Healthy Waterways –
flow-recruitment relationships for A coordinated research effort in water services amidst the severe Abercrombie River connections delivering citywide stormwater
riverine fishes pursuit of Aboriginal water rights drought adversities quality improvement
11:45 Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion
12:00 Lunch River Stories – Brisbane City Council’s Green Heart Schools Program and Student Environmental Leadership Network
RiverExpo and posters
Theme 1: Eco-hydrology and Theme 2: Social and cultural Theme 4: Water security, Special session Theme 3: Policy, governance Special
monitoring flows, and e-flows climate change and natural and leadership session
disasters
CHAIR: Robyn Watts Nadine Kilsby Aoife Cleary Natalie Baker
13:30 John Koehn, Australia. Cliff Kelly, New Zealand. From the Michael Wrathall, Australia. Australian Water Partnership: Matthew Davis, New Zealand. Australian
How do we manage a long-lived, source: Tribal perspectives on the Drought security assessments of Delivering environmental water Water rights and water markets Department
highly migratory, flow-responding significance of water, water rights regulated rivers in NSW in Chile revisited of Agriculture:
fish at a basin scale? and water governance of Australia’s
Te Waihou and the Blue Spring integrated water
reform approach
13:45 Heather McGinness, Australia. Cate Brown, South Africa. Yinsheng Zhang, China. Robert Baldwin, Canada.
Waterbird recruitment and Good practice note: downstream Impacts of snow/glacier variability Creating a public-private
movement: Responses to flow regimes and environmental over the hydrologic regimes in relationship, to achieve maximum
flooding, stressors and threats and social flows management upper Indus River Basin. benefits in the Lake Simcoe
plans for hydropower projects watershed
14:00 Darren Ryder, Australia. Fiona Spruzen, Australia. John McAneney, Australia. Craig Wilson, Australia. The efficient
Food web responses to Gaining water for the Is climate change responsible use of stormwater management
hydrologic regimes in floodplain environment in Victoria – water for the rising cost of natural investment to achieve positive
rivers recovery mechanisms disasters? water quality outcomes
14:15 Peter Pollard, Australia. Katie Burns, Australia. Paul Sayers, United Kingdom. Jim Binney, Australia.
The fate of Dissolved Organic Werribee River: Case study of Assessing future flood risk and Waterways as natural capital
Carbon (DOC) in flowing an integrated approach to rural, opportunities for adaptation at underpinning communities and
freshwaters around the world: the urban and environmental water UK scale. business: A case study on Gold
devil is in the (microbial) detail priorities Coast waterways
14:30 Angela Arthington, Australia. Caitlin Davis, Australia. Making Ashish Sharma, Australia. Tony Weber, Australia. The cost
Reflections on ELOHA – every drop count Urban flooding increasing, while of saving an icon from pollution:
Ecological Limits of Hydrologic the countryside dries up – the integrating science & economics to
Alteration: Expanding its scope dichotomous impact of rising estimate the cost of meeting targets
global temperatures to help save the Great Barrier Reef
14:45 Wrap up; Q and A; discussion Wrap up; Q and A; discussion David Barratt, Australia. Wrap up; Q and A; discussion
Development of a catchment
post-emergency recovery plan for
the Upper Murrumbidgee
15:00 Afternoon tea
15:30 CHAIR: Roger Higgins
Brisbane Declaration summary and next steps
Emerging Water Professionals
17:00 Close
THURSDAY 21 September 2015
8:00–15:00 The Scenic Logan River and Beaudesert Nutrient Offset Project
8:00–18:00 The value of Moreton Bay, North Stradbroke Island
8:45–12:30 Sustainable Delta Game – Adaptation Pathways
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Mr Gerrard Albert Dr Eloise Kendy Mr David Papps
Chair, Nga Tangata Senior Freshwater Scientist, The Nature Commonwealth Environmental
Tiaki o Whanganui Trust (New Zealand) Conservancy (North America) Water Holder (Australia)
Tupua Te Kawa – The journey to return the Just Add Water: Historic Return of the As a member of the Basin community, the
Whanganui River to the Whanganui River. Colorado River to its Delta, United States Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder
and México is committed to being a ‘good neighbour’.
Fought over, debated and litigated for more
Operating effectively in a working river
than a century and a half, the Whanganui Minute 319, a binational agreement between
system where much of Australia’s food
River’s post- colonial story represents a litany the United States and México, authorized
and fibre is produced requires that the
of missed opportunities by national and local environmental flows into the Colorado River
management of environmental water must
law makers to respect the Te Ati Haunui a Delta, including a high-profile pulse flow
co-exist with agricultural production in a
Paparangi primary relationship with the River delivered in March through May 2014. Future
mutually respectful and harmonious manner.
as a living, integrated and indivisible whole. environmental flows to the delta hinge on
demonstrating the feasibility of delivering The Good Neighbour Policy is a set of
Having been forced historically to
environmental water and documenting practices that guide the management of
prove their association through narrow
positive ecological responses of the delta’s Commonwealth environmental water. The
compartmentalized and imported legal and
severely degraded riparian habitat. Policy aims to promote mutually beneficial
philosophical constructs, in 2008 Te Ati
relationships with other water users and
Haunui a Paparangi unselfishly decided to The design of the flow’s hydrograph, the
landholders, but always in a way that is
utilize their Treaty of Waitangi settlement to novel utilization of irrigation infrastructure, the
consistent with statutory obligations.
share the tribe’s innate relationship with the preparation and subsequent maintenance
River with all communities. An innovative of selected restoration sites, and The central principle of the Policy is to ‘first,
framework which returns governance of the interdisciplinary monitoring at multiple scales do no harm’. A precautionary approach is
Whanganui River to the Whanganui River combined to show that ecological restoration taken to managing environmental water, so
itself via a first principle proposition called is possible, even with extremely small water that there is no material impairment of the
Tupua Te Kawa (the innate values of the volumes compared to historical flows. The interests of landholders and water users. All
River) was legislated in March 2017 and the overwhelmingly positive social responses to decisions are informed by comprehensive
Whanganui River became a legal person the flow are likely as pivotal to future flows as risk assessments, which draw on previous
known as Te Awa Tupua (the ‘Whole’ River). are the biophysical responses. results captured through effective monitoring
activities. In particular the CEWH has not
The River can now speak for itself and The pulse flow’s unique binational character
and will not place water orders that would
promote, advocate and defend its health and demanded exceptional collaboration and
flood private land without the consent of the
well being. 2017 is the first year of the first communication involving local, state,
landholder. For example, orders are placed
decade of the first century of implementation and federal government agencies; water
at below allowable delivery limits to provide a
– where might this approach lead us, and managers; water users; scientists; and
buffer in the case of unexpected inflows.
what inspiration can it bring to other river non-governmental organizations. The
communities globally? success of such a politically, operationally,
and scientifically complex endeavor in the
Program
severely over-allocated Colorado River Basin
9:30am Wed 20 Sep
Program bodes well for the future of environmental
9:30am Tue 19 Sep flows in its delta and in other water-stressed
settings, worldwide.
Program
1:45pm Tue 19 Sep
9:00am Wed 20 Sep
10Dr Bill Young
World Bank (USA)
Water Security: Getting
to Solutions for People,
Economies and the
Environment
Water security can be
considered of as the
Dr Anne Poelina Prof N LeRoy Poff overarching goal of water management and
Managing Director, Madjulla Professor, Department of Biology, can be split into two broad areas of focus or
Association (Australia) Colorado State University outcome: (i) management of water to harness
Guardians of the Mardoowarra (Australia/USA) its productive benefits and to promote
human well-being, livelihoods, and socio-
(Fitzroy River) Environmental Flows: A Framework to
economic development in an environmentally
Achieve Social-Ecological Sustainability
On October 2016 in Brisbane, at the sustainability manner, and (ii) management of
in a Changing World
Banco Courts, together with friends of the water to protect societies, economies, and
Mardoowarra, Dr Poelina brought the case The last 30 years have seen tremendous ecosystems from the destructive impacts of
to the Tribunal to ask the citizens of the changes in the science, application and water including floods, droughts, pollution
court to recognise the Mardoowarra as a social acceptance of environmental flows. and water borne diseases.
living ancestral being with a right to life… The 2007 Brisbane Declaration was While the concept of water security is being
Like her sister the Whanganui River in New a landmark in the development of the increasingly widely adopted and several
Zealand. The Whanganui River has stood e-flows paradigm, formally recognizing definitions and metrics have been proposed,
strong, and with the help of her Indigenous the co-dependence of people and nature there is no agreed approach to quantifying and
guardians and the strength and wisdom of on renewable freshwater resources. In sensibly integrating all the aspects of water
their legal and cultural governance, she has the 10 years since, progress in science, security across these two broad areas in a
set international legal precedence across management, policy and legislation has structured assessment. Furthermore, existing
Mother Earth! elevated e-flows into a globally recognized methods of assessing water security based
platform to sustainably manage freshwaters on multiple metrics that enable comparisons
Following the Tribunal for Nature, Traditional
for social and ecological benefit. But the between sectors and countries, have little
Owners, Guardians of the Fitzroy River
effectiveness of achieving this potential diagnostic value and hence do not directly help
Catchment (in north-west WA), met on the
is challenged by increasing demand identify interventions to improve water security.
2nd and 3rd of November 2016 in Fitzroy
for freshwater resources and by deep Given the complexity and multi-sectoral nature
Crossing on the banks of the river to send
uncertainties about how global warming of water security, researchers and practitioners
a message to the world, The Fitzroy River
will affect the reliability of future water and are recognizing that water security is better
Declaration.
hence potential conflicts among end users. analyzed using context-specific indicators.
The ‘Fitzroy River Declaration’ aims to Ecological scientists, water resources The World Bank is developing and trialing a
protect the traditional and environmental engineers and social scientists must innovate goal-oriented framework for diagnosing water
values that underpin the river’s National collaboratively to design science-based security that seeks to identify priority areas
Heritage Listing. The Fitzroy River Declaration and socially-acceptable management for intervention. The water security diagnostic
2016 sets a national standard for native title, schemes that can sustain human-dominated framework will support structured and
as well as enshrining the UN Declaration on freshwater ecosystems in a changing world. repeatable assessment of water security, but
the Rights of Indigenous Peoples for is not a prescriptive method and is not based
self-determining our responsibilities as on a single composite water security metric.
guardians of the Fitzroy River as being Program
9:00am Mon 18 Sep The diagnostic focuses on identifying the key
fundamental to the management of this
constraints to water security by first assessing
globally unique river system. The Declaration
water-related outcomes for society, the
sends a strong message to the Federal
economy and the environment. It is structured
Government to endorse the EPBC Act
around answering three strategic questions for
(1999) draft Referral Guidelines for the West the domains of water resources management
Kimberley National Heritage Places (2012) as (To what extent are water resources being
the guiding principles for development within managed efficiently and sustainably?), water
the Fitzroy Catchment. service delivery (To what extent are water
services being delivered reliably, affordably
and inclusively, and water-related risk
Program mitigation (To what extent are water-related
9:00am Tue 19 Sep risks being recognized and mitigated?).
While the primary focus for the World Bank
is country-level diagnostics, the framework
Program is also being trialed for river basins and
8:30am Tue 19 Sep city-scale water systems. This presentation
will describe the conceptual framework and
its application at country, river basin and
city scale. The presentation will highlight
how water ecosystem outcomes can be
integrated into a comprehensive water
security analysis framework. 11SPECIAL SESSIONS
Water Stewardship: Decisions made impact the basin in different Listen to the river: Lessons from a
A market-driven solution to shared ways, which are reflected by report card global review of environmental flow
catchment water challenges scores for Water Quality & Quantity, Ecology, success stories
Mon 18 Sep 10:30am-12:00pm Health & Nutrition, Economy, Management & Mon 18 Sep 1:30-3:00pm
Governance, and Social & Cultural values.
This session will illustrate the evolution of How can environmental flow approaches
In-turn, report card scores will influence
AWS Water Stewardship since the release of move beyond scientific assessments and
further decision-making throughout the game
the International Water Stewardship Standard paper policies? How can we move beyond
as players and teams compete to achieve
in 2014. It will show how the system is contested claims for water and hydropower
the highest score individually and as a team.
being applied to industrial pollution and to equitable trade-offs that allow for
supply chain management in China, how it is Participants will gain a better understanding environmental flows? Is it realistic to expect
engaging small-holders in addressing non- of how stakeholder-based report cards can that ensuring the right quantities of flow at
point-source pollution of a Marine National be used to enhance river basin management. the right times of year will become normal
Park in Victoria, how it is working with large practice for water resource management and
and small land and water managers in the river basin planning?
Murray-Darling Basin and, its potential for
This session will share insights from Listen
application to the Great Barrier Reef. AWS
to the river, a new WWF report exploring
Water Stewardship is a voluntary system that
the political, institutional, economic and
engages corporate and private water users in
social processes that have led to successful
addressing shared catchment challenges. It
Riverprize – What does it take to environmental flow implementation in eight
encourages continuous improvement in land
win and what are the benefits? rivers around the world. The report sets out
and water management and collaboration
Mon 18 Sep 1:30-5:00pm “common truths” that typically influence
between water users, governments,
International RiverFoundation awarded the first efforts to implement environmental flows.
community groups and other water users. At
Riverprize in 1999 and since then, organisations And it describes a typology of actions that
a time when global water stress is increasing,
from all parts of the globe have been vying for governments, water users, NGOs and
it offers larger organisations a framework for
the coveted awarded. This session features other can take to support protection and/or
managing water risk, smaller landholders
advice and anecdotes from past Riverprize restoration of flows.
a focus for action and governments an
opportunity to engage water users in low- winners and judges on what it takes to win Building on the conclusions of Listen to the
capital, efficient solutions. the prize, and how it has benefitted rivers, river, the session will seek new knowledge
ecosystems and communities. and ideas that WWF and other organisations
10:30am Introduction (Michael Spencer,
3:30pm Kelly Mayer and Kerrie Gallo, Buffalo can use to stimulate successful e-flow
Chair, Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS))
Niagara Riverkeeper (USA) – Winners of the implementation elsewhere. Specifically, we
10:40am Voluntary water stewardship in will be seeking thoughts from panellists
2016 Thiess International Riverprize
China (Zhenzhen Xu, AWS Asia-Pacific) and the audience on measures that can
As the most recent winners, Kelly and
10:55am Engaging small landholders on be included the global action agenda for
Kerrie will talk about their experiences and
non-point-source pollution (Lance Lloyd, environmental flows that will be developed
lessons learned. Winners of the inaugural
Western Port Biosphere) following the Riversymposium, in conjunction
Northern American Riverprize in 2015, they
with the revised 2017 Brisbane Declaration.
11:10am Building water stewardship in the gained automatic entry to the 2016 Thiess
Murray-Darling Basin (Megan McLeod, AWS International Riverprize, which was one of the 1:30pm Welcome and introduction
Australia) most competitive in many years. (Bill Young, World Bank)
11:25am Water stewardship framework for the 3:50pm Dr Deborah Nias, Murray-Darling 11:40pm Listen to the river: A precis
Great Barrier Reef (Fiona Chandler, Alluvium) Wetlands Working Group – Winners of the (Dave Tickner, WWF)
11:40am Discussion: Common themes in 2007 Australian Riverprize
11:50pm Case studies: The Ganga, Yangtze
the lessons learned? Not only are MDWWG past winners of and Mara Rivers (Nitin Kaushal, WWF-India;
the Australian prize but Deb is Chair of Robert Speed, Badu Advisory)
the Australian Judging Panel. She brings
perspectives from both sides of the judging 12:10pm Panel discussion: Who should do
The river basin report card game what, by when? Building a global agenda for
table and insights into the non-cash benefits
– understanding stakeholder e-flows (Frank Radstake, Asian Development
of winning such an award.
decision-making Bank; Rebecca Tharme, Riverfutures; Nitin
Mon 18 Sep 1:30-3:00pm 4:10pm Prof Bill Dennison from the University Kaushal; Robert Speed; facilitated by Bill
of Maryland Center for Environmental Young)
An interactive role-playing game has been Science, USA
professionally designed to engage multiple 12:50pm Conclusion: What next?
As a member of the International
stakeholders in using report cards to help (Bill Young, Dave Tickner)
RiverFoundation Board, and Chair of the
inform decision-making in river basins.
Thiess International Riverprize judging panel,
Participants role play as policymakers,
Bill has a unique perspective on what it
natural resource managers, non-government
takes to win the Riverprize. In addition, the
organizations, companies, community
eligibility criteria for the award have changed
representatives, or other stakeholders.
in recent years and Bill will share the judges’
Role-playing allows participants to
perspective on what this means for future
experience different perspectives and
applicants.
competing demands as they make decisions
for managing a fictitious river basin. 4:30pm Q&A session with audience
12Moving from the back seat into the Lessons from Australian efforts to GEF IW:LEARN Twinning
driver’s seat: steering your own support river basin water reform opportunities
development as an emerging leader projects in Asia Mon 18 Sep 3:30-5:00pm
Mon 18 Sep 3:30-5:00pm Mon 18 Sep 3:30-5:00pm GEF IW:LEARN – A global initiative to
Do you want to strengthen your ability to This session aims to draw out some lessons advance Twinning
drive positive change? from river basin management projects Presenter: Charlotte Spliethoff – IRF Program
in three countries – India, Myanmar and Manager
There is no shortage of complex challenges
Vietnam – involving collaborations between
that need to be addressed that relate to IW:LEARN is the Global Environment
Australian and Asian experts. Australians
water and waterways. For many of us, Facility’s (GEF) International Waters
participants will critically reflect on how
a ‘business as usual’ approach is not Learning Exchange and Resource Network.
successful their engagements have been
an option. We need the ability to drive The IW:LEARN project was established
for sharing Australian knowledge and
processes of influence to deliver positive to strengthen transboundary water
experiences, and the role this has in
change in many settings. In other words, we management around the globe by collecting
supporting in-country reforms. They will
need to build our capacity to play different and sharing best practices, lessons learned
highlight any tools or frameworks they
types of leadership roles. Such roles may and innovative solutions to common
are using to facilitate the exchange of
include being a thought leader, team leader, problems across the GEF International
knowledge. Their stories will be compared in
adaptive leader, boundary spanning leader, Waters portfolio.
discussion following the talks to see if there
strategic leader or authorising leader.
are any common lessons that might serve as As a global partner of the GEF, the
Leadership development is a lifelong advice for similar engagements in the future. International RiverFoundation (IRF) leads
process, which ideally, should start early in a the IW:LEARN activity to organise twinning
11:00-11:05am Introduction
person’s career and be actively managed by collaborations between GEF partners
the leader themselves. 11:05-11:25am Supporting policy and and IRF’s partners and Riverprize alumni
institutional reform for river basin planning to collaborate and share knowledge and
In this 90 minute workshop, Dr André Taylor
in India (David Harriss, Access Water experiences globally.
(Leadership Specialist with the International
Management)
Water Centre) will facilitate an interactive This special session will introduce
session where participants will learn about 11:25-11:45am Water reform in the symposium delegates to the IW:LEARN
principles and methods of leadership Ayeyarwady basin: supporting Myanmar to program and identify the skills, knowledge
development. develop an integrated river basin planning and needs within the IRF network to start
process’ (Tarek Ketelsen, AMPERES) potential Twinning projects with GEF
Specifically, participants will have the
11:45am-12:05pm Building and managing partners. Several topics will be address,
opportunity to do a self-assessment exercise
modernised conjunctive groundwater/surface including transboundary commissions,
to reflect on where they are currently
irrigation systems for high value agriculture in sustainable hydropower, private sector
positioned in the process of managing their
Vietnam (Rob Rendell, RM Consulting Group, partnerships, governance, gender equality,
own development. They will then work
and Greg Holland, Jacobs) flood risk management and water security.
through a series of exercises to explore four
key steps in managing their development as 12:05-12:30pm Discussion: common
leaders. These steps are: themes in the lessons learned?
• adopting an appropriate mindset, including
a ‘leader identity’;
• taking control of the leadership develop-
ment process;
• learning about principles and methods of
leadership development, with a focus on
those that are high impact, low-cost and
can use real work challenges as ‘practice
fields’; and
• using a leadership development plan to
organise and structure activities.
This workshop has been designed primarily
for emerging leaders. It would, however, also
be valuable to more experienced leaders who
are keen to learn new ways to accelerate
their own development or help others to do
the same (e.g. mentees or staff).
13Achieving Sustainable Development What is the value of Moreton Bay? COMPASS: A one-stop shop
Goal 6 at Home and Away Tue 19 Sep 10:30am-12:00pm for accessing water resource
Tue 19 Sep 10:30am-12:00pm Moreton Bay contributes around $5 billion
information
Water is the life-blood of our planet: it is vital in direct economic benefit and substantially Tue 19 Sep 1:30-3:00pm
for human life. But today, over two billion more in providing ecosystem services to COMPASS designed by Water Future
people, in particular women and girls, face a South East Queensland. and its partners including UNESCO,
daily struggle to find safe water to drink. They IIASA, Griffith University, CUNY provides
While valuing the Bay and estuaries, it is
do not have access to sanitation services a major opportunity to develop a
also important to understand and develop
that would give them dignity and allow them systematic standardized and near real-
new tools and approaches to deliver a
to keep their communities and cities healthy time water intelligence product suite. It is a
more holistic and cost effective approach
and clean. Comprehensive Assessment for the water
to managing human impacts in the region
resource system at a global and regional level
Prime Minister Turnbull is a member of the to ensure the economic and social benefits
which can be used for a variety of purposes.
UN World Bank High Level Panel on Water and ecosystem services delivered by the Bay
This includes infrastructure planning for
(HLPW) established in 2016 to mobilize are not lost. The need to innovate around
domestic, industry and agriculture water use;
international support to achieve SDG 6 pollutants, nutrients and water quality is
monitoring progress in SDG implementation;
on water. This Session will discuss what critical if the region is to house another 2
and identify business opportunities and
Australia is doing to help our neighbours and million people in the region by 2041.
risks associated in water related sectors.
how SDGs are being addressed by water
3:30pm Paul McDonald, General Manager COMPASS produces indicators and indices
managers in Australia.
Services, Healthy Land & Water merging the latest satellite data with model
10:30am Welcome and introduction 3:42pm Cameron Jackson, Team Leader outputs, in-situ observations, and socio-
10:40am Water everywhere but will Environment & Water Quality, Queensland economic information and citizen-data
there be enough? Australia’s international Urban Utilities resources to produce continuously updated
actions. (Michael Wilson, Assistant monthly assessments.
3:55pm Q&A Panel
Secretary GFB, DFAT) The Session comprises presentations from the
4:25pm Workshop
10:55am Ensuring equity and wellbeing; core team of COMPASS developers on the
4:55pm Infomercial: Stephan Gabas,
How should Australia respond? Dr Eva Abal unique features of the COMPASS, its product
Manager SAS Labs, QUU
(Adviser, Strategic Projects and Partnerships, suite and value to public and private sector.
International WaterCentre)
Following the presentations, a panel
11:10am Managing water and waste in discussion focussing on the following issues
wetlands to achieve SDG 6 goals. will be undertaken:
(Kylie Crouch, Environmental Affairs
• Stock-take of existing global water
Manager, Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions
Emerging River Professional Award assessments; what are the strengths and/
Unitywater; Partha Susarla, Strategic
Tue 19 Sep 10:30am-12:00pm or limitations of current assessments?
Planning Manager, Infrastructure, Planning
and Development Branch, Sustainable This session features presentations • How will such assessment help to cut
Infrastructure Solutions BU; Unitywater from the finalists in the 2017 Emerging costs in infrastructure building, planning in
River Professional Award, presented by public and private sector?
11:25am Panel discussion
the International RiverFoundation, and • How will different stakeholders, including
11:45am Wrap up
sponsored by OceanaGold Corporation. the business sector, be engaged in the
12:00pm Close process of formulating the co-design
10:30am Welcome, introduction
process of assessment?
and judging panel
• Discussion of key assessment
10:55am Creating a Monitoring and Adaptive
methodologies and indicators, pertaining
Management Framework for Environmental
to the assessment of the Global State of
Flow (Ms Lauren Zielinski)
Water, integration of socio economic and
11:10am Q&A with Ms Lauren Zielinski hydrological data, development of indices,
11:15am Ecological quality assessments and modelling to fill up the data gap.
of urban streams in the developing world Chair: Anik Bhaduri (Water Future)
(Dr Tatenda Dalu) Presentation: Charles Vorosmarty (Water
11:30am Q&A with Dr Tatenda Dalu Future), Simon Langan ( IIASA), Stefan
11:35am Securing South Africa’s Strategic Uhlenbrook (UNESCO-WWAP), Stuart Bunn
Water Source Areas (Mr Dean Muruven) (Griffith University) , David Hamilton (Griffith
University), Karen Hussey (UQ).
11:50am Q&A with Mr Dean Muruven
11:55am Conclusion
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