PIANC The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure

PIANC The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure Natural Break www. pianc. org

PIANC The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure Q&A www. pianc. org

PIANC The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure Conclusions and Recommendations by Mr. Eric Van den Eede President of PIANC www. pianc. org

Draft Ministerial Statement The water and energy sectors are inter-related. Water contributes significantly to energy production through hydropower and energy conservation through inland waterborne transport. There is a lack of infrastructure for inland waterborne transport and also for hydropower in some parts of the world. In that respect, we support to increase investments in dams and inland waterborne transport within the context of integrated water resources management not only to make energy generation and utilization cleaner and greener, but also to mitigate water-related disasters. However, due concern needs to be given to the social and environmental impacts of dams and reservoirs. www. pianc. org

PIANC The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure Closing Remarks by Mr. Yuji Okazaki Senior Special Advisor, JICA www. pianc. org

PIANC The World Association for Waterborne Transport Infrastructure www. pianc. org