Second International Conference Programme

“Democratization of the politics of basic sanitation services through socio-technical innovations. Lessons to tackle the challenges”.

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Monday 27 July

8:00 Registration

9:00 – 10:00 Opening Session

Ana Lúcia Britto, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Local Coordinator

Margareth da Silva Pereira, Co-ordinator PROURB, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

José Esteban Castro, Newcastle University, UK, DESAFIO’s Coordinator

 

10:00 – 11:00 Presentation of the DESAFIO Project

José Esteban Castro, Newcastle University, UK

Full video of the Opening Session and Project Presentation

 

11:00 – 11:30 Break

11:30 – 13:30 Panel 1. “Thinking about the causes: the production and reproduction of vulnerability and the process of democratisation in the water and sanitation sector”.

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Panelists:

Henri Acselrad, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil

Mariela García, University of the Valley (UNIVALLE), Cali, Colombia

André Monteiro, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Recife, Brazil

Norma Valencio, University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil

Sérgio Portella, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

 

Moderator: Ana Lúcia Britto, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil

 

Full video of Panel 1

 

Panel 1 presentations available for download:

Mariela García – Click here to download

André Monteiro – Click here to download

 

13:30: 15:00 Lunch

 

15:00 – 18:00 Panel 2. “In search of synergies for change: factors, conditions and processes that help to explain how the innovations emerged”.

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Panelists Part 1:

Helder Cortez, Ceara’s Water and Sanitation Company (CAGECE), Ceará, Brazil

Antonio Miranda, Former Municipal Secretary of Water and Sanitation, Recife

Andrés Toro and Julieth Vargas, University of the Valley (UNIVALLE), Cali, Colombia

Moderator: Léo Heller, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

 

Full video of Panel 2, Part 1

 

Panelists Part 2:

Delmo Vilela, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil

Suyá Quintslr, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil

Moderator: Léo Heller, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG)

 

Full video of Panel 2, Part 2

 

Panel 2 presentations available for download:

Antonio Miranda – Click here to download

Delmo Vilela – Click here to download

Helder Cortez – Click here to download

Suyá Quintslr – Click here to download

Andrés Toro and Julieth Vargas (1) – Click here to download

Andrés Toro and Julieth Vargas (2) – Click here to download

 

18:00 – 18:30 Book Presentation:

José Esteban Castro, Léo Heller, and María da Piedade Morais (Eds.), The Right to Water as Public Policy in Latin America: a Theoretical and Empirical Exploration [in Portuguese], Brasilia: Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada (IPEA) and WATERLAT-GOBACIT Network, 2015.

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The book was presented by the editors and two co-authors: Ana Lúcia Britto, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and Hermelinda Ferreira, Pernambuco’s Water and Climate Agency (APAC).  

Full video of the book presentation

  The publisher IPEA generously provided free printed copies of the book, and 95 copies were distributed during the event. The book is freely available for download in pdf and epub formats here.          


 

 

 

Tuesday 28 July 09:00 – 12:00 Panel 3. “The ‘why’. Factors and processes, and facilitators and obstacles that help explain the successes, failures and the possibility of replicating the innovations”. DESAFIO - Second International Conference / Segunda Conferencia Internacional

Panelists:

Sonaly Rezende and Eliano Sousa, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil

Hermelinda Ferreira, Pernambuco’s Agency for Water and Climate (APAC) and Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Brazil

Claudia Valeria Silva Melo, Ceara’s Water and Sanitation Company (CAGECE), Ceará, Brazil

Margarita Portapila and Sonia Omelianiuk, National University of Rosario (UNR), Argentina

Rute Pinto, Marine and Environmental Research Centre, University of Coimbra (IMAR-UC), Portugal

Moderator: Mariela Garcia, University of the Valley (UNIVALLE)

 

Full video of Panel 3

 

Panel 3 presentations available for download:

Sonaly Rezende and Eliano Sousa – Click here to download

Hermelinda Ferreira – Click here to download

Claudia Valeria Silva Melo – Click here to download

Margarita Portapila and Sonia Omelianiuk – Click here to download

Rute Pinto – Click here to download

 

12:00 – 13:30 Exhibition of posters and other dissemination materials

DESAFIO - Second International Conference / Segunda Conferencia InternacionalThe session provided a space to foster exchanges between the research teams that developed the 10 case studies and the public.    

13:30: 15:00 Lunch    

15:00 – 18:00 Panel 4, Part 1. “The challenge continues: priorities and options to advance the process of democratisation in the attention of vulnerable communities”. DESAFIO - Second International Conference / Segunda Conferencia Internacional

Panelists:

Ana Lúcia Britto, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil

Zara Texeira, Marine and Environmental Research Centre, University of Coimbra (IMAR-UC), Portugal

Marcos Helano Montenegro, Regulatory Agency for Water, Energy and Basic Sanitation of the Federal District (ADASA), Brasilia, Brazil.

Moderator: José Esteban Castro, Newcastle University, UK

 

Full video of Panel 4, Part 1

 

Panel 4, Part 1, presentations available for download:

Ana Lúcia Britto – Click here to download

Zara Texeira – Click here to download

Marcos Helano Montenegro – Click here to download

 

Panel 4, Part 2. “The challenge continues: priorities and options to advance the process of democratisation in the attention of vulnerable communities”.

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Panelists:  

Miguel Peña, University of the Valley (UNIVALLE), Colombia  

Léo Heller, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil  

Moderator: José Esteban Castro, Newcastle University, UK      

 

Full video of Panel 4, Part 2

Panel 4, Part 2, presentations available for download:

Miguel Peña – Click here to download   

Léo Heller – Click here to download        

 

18:00 – 19:00 Closing session DESAFIO - Second International Conference / Segunda Conferencia Internacional

Panelists:

José Esteban Castro, Newcastle University, UK, Project Coordinator

Ana Lúcia Britto, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Brazil, Local Coordinator

 

Full video of Closing Session

 

 


The team in charge of organizing the Conference

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  A surprise from the audience:   DESAFIO - Second International Conference / Segunda Conferencia Internacional

Gifted pianist Victor Zveibil, who attended our Conference, delighted the audience with a mini concert. He works as a consultant in environmental management for the state Government of Rio de Janeiro.

Full video of the Mini Concert by Victor Zveibil


 

Organizers:

ufrFederal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Local Coordinator

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Newcastle University, United Kingdom, Project Coordinator

Support for dissemination:

WATERLAT DOS LINEAS

WATERLAT-GOBACIT Network

27-28 January 2015

VENUE:

Brazilian College of Higher Studies (CBAE)
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ),
Av. Rui Barbosa, 762 – Praia do Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.