PROVISIONAL AGENDA 14th High Level Forum of Caribbean Ministers Responsible for Water (HLF 14) 9 th to 10th October 2018 Jewels Grand Hotel, Montego Bay, JAMAICA Date Agenda Item Comments Responsible Officer/Remark Monday 8 th October 1.30 pm - 3.30pm 4.30 pm - 7.30 pm Registration of HLF participants Opening Ceremony of the CWWA 27th Anniversary Conference and Exhibition and Cocktail Reception 1. Venue: Hilton Rose Hall Resort and Spa 2. All Participants are invited to attend the Opening Ceremony 3. Dress: Business Please note that HLF 14 confirmed nominees SHOULD NOT register for the overall CWWA conference. Our Desk will be specifically marked HLF 14 Registration at the Rose Hall Hilton Feature Speaker: The Most Honorable Andrew Holness, Prime Minister of Jamaica
Tuesday 9th October 8.00 am Bus departs to the Jewels Grand Hotel for the Opening Plenary of the CWWA Conference and the HLF 14 Please be in the lobby of the Rose Hall Resort for pick up 8.30 am - 10.30 am Climate Resilient Infrastructure in the Caribbean: the State of Regional Planning and Investment Panel discussion with high level speakers Organized by the NWC and Local Organizing Committee Jamaica, Jewels Grand Hotel Ballroom 10.30 am - 11.00 am Refreshment Break 11.00 am - 11.30 am Opening of the HLF 14 Welcome remarks by the Honorable Karl Samuda, Minister in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Jamaica President of CWWA Alphonsus Daniel Brief Remarks by partners IDB, CDB, PAHO, UN Environment St. James Room at the Jewels Grand 11.30 am - 11.45 am Introduction of Participants 11.45 am - 12.00 pm Background and Objectives of Meeting Patricia Aquing, CWWA
12.00 pm - 12.45 pm The Regional Climate Change Framework Strategy: Setting the Climate Change context in the Caribbean Presenter: Mr. Keith Nichols Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) Moderator Dr. Adrian Cashman, Lecturer UWI 12.45. pm - 2.00 pm Lunch and Photo Op 2.00 pm - 2.45 pm Presentation of the Regional Strategic Action Plan (RSAP) for Governance and Building Climate Resilience in the Water Sector in the Caribbean Presentation followed by Q&A: Feedback from participants Dr. James Fletcher, Consultant 2.45 pm - 3.30 pm Refreshment The Case for Improving Governance in the Water Sector Working Break Presenter: Ms. Corinne Cathala Moderator: Mr. Evan Cayetano, IDB 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm How Water Utility Companies are mainstreaming Climate Resilience into their Governance and Planning frameworks Presentations: Infrastructure/Operations/ Data Management/Financing/ Budgeting Discussions, Q&A by participants MP Adrian Gibson Chairman of the Bahamas Water Services Mr. Christopher Husbands, General Manager of NAWASA, Grenada Moderator: Mr. Mark Barnett President National Water Commission Jamaica Dr. Ernie Stapleton, Permanent Secretary.
Nevis Island Administration 4.30 pm End of Day 1 7.00 pm Jamaica Cultural Night Sponsored by Local Organising Committee Rose Hall Great House; Dress Casual WEDNESDAY 10 th October 8.30 am - 8.45 pm Synthesis of Day 1 Key points of Day 1 will be highlighted Dr. Dale Rankine, Rapporteur 8.45 am 9.30 am Update on Building Climate Resilience in the Water Sector through the use of appropriate tools Presenter: Nigel Walmsley, Consultant HR Wallingford Moderator: Shanta King, Senior Projects Officer, CDB 9.30 am 10.30 am Financing Options for Implementation of the Water Sector RSAP: PPPs, blended financing Panel Discussion/Feedback from the floor Javier Rodriguez de Colmenares (IDB Invest) Aline Populo Office de l Eau Martinique Responsible for International Cooperation Moderator: Dr. Yvon Mellinger, Head Water and Sanitation. Infrastructure & Energy Division IDB Invest Mark Barnett, President NWC of
Jamaica 10.30 am - 11.00 am Refreshment Break 11.00 am - 12.00pm Proposal for an RSAP Implementation Strategy: Resource Mobilisation for RSAP implementation Report of the Meeting of Partners to Discuss an Implementation Strategy for the RSAP, Barbados September 2018 Patricia Aquing, Executive Director CWWA 12.00 am - 12.45pm Proposal for an RSAP Implementation Strategy: Partner Agencies speak about support for the RSAP - IDB - CDB - PAHO - UN Environment - Others Moderator: Christopher Corbin, Programme Officer, UN Environment 12.45 pm - 1.45pm Lunch 1.45 pm - 2.30 pm. Discussion and Presentation on Actions Arising from the RSAP Implementation Strategy Support and Agreement by HLF 14: Feedback from participants Mr. Vincent Sweeney, Head CSRO, UN Environment
2.30 pm - 2.45pm Close of Meeting Remarks by participants 2.45pm to 3.15pm 3.15 pm 3.45 pm Report on the 8 th World Water Forum 2018, Brasilia Media Conference Showing of Video Introduced by CWWA Chair Minister Karl Samuda, MEGJC MP Adrian Gibson, Chairman Bahamas Water Services O Reilly Lewis, CDB