Water Institute Research Conference 2022

Water as a foundation for healthy communities and sustainable livelihoods

This online three-day international conference will explore progress against the UN’s SDGs at the intersection of water, health, food and gender through the work of international experts and early career scholars from Canada, Africa and Asia��who will share research experiences and lessons learned from a variety of multi-sectoral projects led by academic and local partners.

Day One: Monday, September 26, 7:00 to 10:00 AM ET

Time (ET)	Speaker
7:00 to��7:05	Day One – Conference opening Roy Brouwer Executive Director, Water Institute,��University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Canada
7:05 to 7:10	Conference opening remarks Program Officer, International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
7:10 to 7:15	Brief overview of the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship program Program Manager, Universities Canada
7:15 to 8:00	Keynote presentation: Global child health and development: Does improving water safety and sanitation matter? Inaugural Robert Harding Chair in Global Child Health at the Hospital for Sick Children and Director of Research at the SickKids Centre for Global Child Health, Toronto, Canada
8:00 to 8:05	Break
8:05 to 8:55	Panel discussion: Lessons learned in achieving SDG6 – Clean water and sanitation for all Moderator: Director, Community Health Support Programme COHESU, Kenya Panelists:�� Assistant Professor, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, Canada Head of the Department Language and Social Sciences Education, University of Zambia, Zambia Assistant Professor, Department of Geography,��University of Connecticut, USA
8:55 to 9:05	Break
9:05 to 9:55	Panel discussion: Lessons learned in achieving SDG3 – Good health and wellbeing for all Moderator: Assistant Professor, School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster, Canada Panelists:�� Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada Director of Public Health Services, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Gambia Postdoctoral Fellow, Geography, Geomatics and Environment, University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada��
9:55 to 10:00	Day One – Closing remarks Craig Janes Director, School of Public Health Sciences, University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Canada

Day Two: Tuesday, September 27, 7:00 to 10:00 AM ET

7:00 to��7:05	Day Two – Welcome Roy Brouwer Executive Director, Water Institute,��University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Canada
7:05 to 7:50	Keynote presentation:�� Community-based approaches to achieving water and food security in Africa: Linking policy to practice Country Representative Southern Africa, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Pretoria, South Africa��
7:50 to 8:00	Break
8:00 to 8:50	Panel discussion: Lessons learned in achieving SDG10 – Reduce inequality Moderator: Senior Economist, The World Bank, Washington, USA Panelists:�� District Medical Officer, Limulunga District Health Office, Zambia PhD student, Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Sanitation, University of São Paulo, Brazil Researcher, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), New Delhi, India
8:50 to 9:00	Break
9:00 to 9:45	Keynote presentation:�� Irrigation nutrition linkages with implications on the role of water in transforming food systems Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, USA
9:45 to 9:50	Day Two – Closing remarks Professor, Department of Engineering, McMaster, Canada

Day Three: Wednesday, September 28, 7:00 to 10:00 AM ET

7:00 to 7:05	Day Three – Welcome Roy Brouwer Executive Director, Water Institute,��University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Canada
7:05 to��7:50	Keynote presentation:�� Water, Gender and Social Inclusion: A long way to go Gender, Youth and Inclusion Lead in the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka
7:50 to 7:55	Break
7:55 to 8:50	Panel discussion: Lessons learned in achieving SDG5��– Gender equality and empowering all women and girls Moderator: Director, Water Without Borders Graduate Diploma Program, Senior Researcher Water & Health,��UNU-INWEH, McMaster, Canada �� Panelists:�� Head of the Department Civil Engineering, Uganda Christian University, Uganda �� Lecturer, School of Medicine, Copperbelt University, Zambia�� �� PhD candidate, University of Saskatchewan, Canada �� Academic Manager, Niagara College, Canada
8:50 to 9:00	Break
9:00 to 9:50	Panel discussion: How has QES contributed to the SDG’s and how do we keep the network alive? �� Moderator: Susan Elliott Professor, University Research Chair in Medical Geography, University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Canada �� Panelists:�� Senior Program specialist, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) �� Director, Community Health Support Programme COHESU, Kenya �� Founder and CEO Clifton Urban Forest, Karachi, Pakistan Director, Water Without Borders Graduate Diploma Program, Senior Researcher Water & Health,��UNU-INWEH, McMaster, Canada
9:50 to 9:55	Day Three – Closing remarks Roy Brouwer Executive Director, Water Institute,��University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Canada