Towards More Effective Humanitarian Operations In Urban Areas

Date
28 June 2022 13:00–15:00, CET
Time
11:00 - 13:00, GMT

Launch of the ICRC report on applying operational resilience and institutional learning in Gaza.

On 28th June the GWH and the ICRC invite Prof. Mark Zeitoun, director general of the Geneva Water Hub, to discuss with a panel of leading experts his recent work "Towards more effective humanitarian operations in urban areas of protracted armed conflicts. Lessons learned from applying operational resilience and institutional learning in Gaza".

The launch will feature a panel of leading experts, including:

  • Moderator: Guillaume Pierrehumbert, Head of Water & Habitat Unit, International Committee of the Red Cross
  • Speaker: Mark Zeitoun, Director General of the Geneva Water Hub

Panellists:

  • Mirko Winkler, Assistant Professor/Senior Lecturer, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute
  • Omar Shatat, Operation and Maintenance Department Manager, Coastal Municipality Water Utility
  • Kristen MacAskill, Assistant Professor in Engineering, Environment and Sustainable Development, University of Cambridge