INTRODUCTION
Opening the event
14:00 - 14:10 Vice-rector Vrije Universiteit Brussel
14:10 - 14:20 Words of Bolivian Ambassador
FIRST PART
14:20 - 14:40 "Trackling Water Quality Challenges from Local to Global Scales" - Dr. Ann Van Griesven (Head of the Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering Department Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
14:40 - 15:00 "Including Local Communities to Tackle Global Water Challenges" - Dr. Marc Craps (Emeritus Professor Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) KU Leuven)
15:00 - 15:20 "Fostering Readiness for a Just Transition to Nature-Based Water Security" - Dr. Nora van Cauwenbergh (Associate Professor Water and Societal Transitions, IHE Delft, Netherlands/Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
COFFEE BREAK (15:20 - 15:40)
SECOND PART
15:40 - 16:00 "Towards Integrated Water Management in Bolivia" - Dr. Marijke Huysmans (Associated Professor, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering Department Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
16:00 - 16:20 "The Katari River Basin and International Law: Three Easy Pieces" - Dr. Koen De Feyter (Faculty of Law University of Antwerp)
16:20 - 16:30 "From Water Management to Environmental Justice" - Dr. Afnan Agramont Akiyama (Environmental Engineering Department Bolivian Catholic University)
16:30 - 16:40 "Going Upstream to Enhance Water Governance - Dr. Leonardo Villafuerte Philippsborn (Faculty of Law Bolivian Catholic University)
THIRD PART
16:40 - 16:45 Documentary Presentation - Carlos Piñeiro (Documentary Director)
16:45 - 17:30 Documentary Premier
17:30 - 18:00 Testimony from a Community member: Antonio Alarcón (Community Coordinator of the Defense of Lake Titicaca and Life)
FOURT PART
18:00 - 19:00 Reception