Video: Lima 2013 – Keynote Speakers on International Lessons and the Future of Water Management

At AS/COA's 2013 Lima conference, two speakers discussed examples of water management from other parts of the world as well as best practices that could be replicated in Peru.

Khoo Teng Chye, executive director of the Centre for Liveable Cities in Singapore's Ministry of National Development explained Singapore's evolution as a country struggling with limited water resources to becoming an example of innovative water management.

Todd Gartner, senior associate of natural infrastructure and water at the World Resources Institute, highlighted the importance of complementing policies like Singapore's with an assessment of natural resources infrastructure. Known as green or natural infrastructure, ecosystems serve as a tool for providing clean water and reducing flood risk. Gartner said that investing in forests, lakes, and other ecosystems as infrastructure can help to preserve water resources and improve a country's management policy without having to develop new technology.

Speakers:

• Khoo Teng Chye, Executive Director, Centre for Liveable Cities, Ministry of National Development, Singapore
• Todd Gartner, Senior Associate, Natural Infrastructure & Water, World Resources Institute