Japan Water Style Summit with CDP’s Global Water Forum 2016

On 5 December 2016, UNU-IAS, the Ministry of Environment of Japan (MOEJ), and CDP will co-organize the Japan Water Style Summit with CDP’s Japan Water Forum 2016, with additional support provided by the Global Environmental Outreach Center (GEOC).  The event aims to promote the Water Project, which encourages different stakeholders including the private sector and local governments to work together on efforts to improve water circulation.

It will also include the CDPJapan Water Forum 2016, during which a report will be presented summarizing the state of play in the disclosure of corporate water risk management policies. There will also be a presentation by the UNU-IAS Water and Urban Initiative (WUI) project, as well as a poster exhibition on the UNU-IAS GEOC project.

The event will be held in Japanese only, with no interpretation provided.

Registration is available through the following link: http://www.issei-eco.com/event/wps2016_entry.html

Programme

12:30– Registration

13:00–13:15 Opening

13:15 – 13:35 CDP 2016 Japanese Water Report
Kazuhiko Saito (Managing Partner, KPMG AZSA Sustainability Co., Ltd.)

13:35 – 13:55 Remarks from Companies Representing Examples of Water-related Best Practices

13:55 – 14:35 Panel Discussion

14:50 – 16:00 Remarks
Tohoku University
Ministry of Environment of Japan (MOEJ)
Groups Participating in the Water Project

16:10 – 16:50 Panel Discussion
MOEJ
UNU-IAS
CDP

16:50 – 16:55 Closing