Water is tightly connected to the issues of food production, energy, climate change, economic growth and security. Sizable parts of the world already lack an adequate water supply, while population growth and improved living standards are expected to exacerbate the problem.
1. How can governments and industry collaborate to ensure that water is distributed and used as efficiently as possible?
2. What is the best way to tackle the interlinked issues of water, food, energy and security?
3. How can consumers play a role in demanding and driving change?
Speakers:
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, Chairman of the Board, Nestle
Martin Dahinden, Director-General, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
John W Hickenlooper, Governor of Colorado, USA
Sir Mohammad Jaafar, Chairman and Managing Director, Kuwaiti Danish Dairy Company, Kuwait
Jim Leape, Director-General, WWF International, World Wide Fund for Nature, Switzerland
Edna Molewa, Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs of South Africa
Moderated by: Peter Bakker, President, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Switzerland
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