Social Inclusion in Water Climate Adaptation - Making a transformation

On the 12th of September, we look forward to meeting each other at 09:00 at Villa Jongerius in Utrecht for the event: 'Social Inclusion in Water Climate Adaptation - Making a Transformation.' Please find a brief program overview below. We will start the day with a plenary session, followed by the opportunity to take part in two deep dive sessions. Finally, we will conclude the day together.

The program
08.30 – 09.15 | Reception with coffee/tea
09.15 – 10.45 | Welcome - What does it take to make a transformation? -  What is happening in our transformation journey?
What does it take to make a transformation? Inspiration, examples and experiencing working with Theory U and the Ubuntu lab in co-creating Africa’s Future.
A contribution by Martin and Aggie Kalunga-Banda. Dialogue interview with Meike van Ginneken, special envoy for Water of the Netherlands. Learn more about Meike van Ginneken by reading her bio, click here. 
10.45 – 11.15 | Break
11.15 – 12.15 | Deep dive session l
12.15 – 12.35 | Plenary recap of sessions
12.35 – 13.35 | Lunch
13.35 – 14.35 | Deep dive session ll
14.35 – 15.00 | Plenary recap of session
15.00 – 15.30 | Break
15.30 – 16.45 | Making the next step - Stepping into the future - Closing
16:45 – 17:30 | Drinks

Deep dive sessions
As a participant you can also participate in two different deep dive sessions. In the first week of September you will receive an e-mail which you can select your session.  Below you will see the ten sessions:

  1. Citizen engagement in water risk management - Red Cross 
  2. WaterTalks: Amplifying Marginalised Voices, Catalysing Climate Action - Simavi, Amref, DAYAD & VEI
  3. Bridging barriers to social inclusion in the project cycle - Both Ends, IHE Delft and RVO Reversing the Flow
  4. Towards a Socially Inclusive Dutch Water Sector in the International Arena: How Transformative Is It - Deltares, IHE Delft, Institute for Social Studies/Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS-EUR), and TU Delft
  5. The need for the social to reach the bankable - Arcadis
  6. Values-based decision-making for inclusive water governance – RVO Valuing Water Initiative
  7. Local Climate Management -  Inclusive bottom-up strategies for addressing climate and water crises – MetaMeta
  8. Ensuring women leadership in Transboundary Water Management – Oxfam Novib
  9. Working bottom up in IWRM: how to implement a jointly drafted sub catchment plan and maximize sustainability and inclusiveness – Blue Deal
  10. Understanding risk and resilience through collective introspection – TU Delft