PIANC -ECLAC-ANTAQ WORKSHOP - COPEDEC 2016
Inland navigation and a more sustainable use of natural resources: networks, challenges and opportunities for South America
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 19th Oct 2016
Royal Tulip Conference Center, Av. Aquarela do Brasil, 75 - São Conrado, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
AGENDA OF THE WORKSHOP
Chair & Moderator: Philippe RIGO, PIANC-INCOM Chairman
8:30 - 9:00: Welcome Address:
Geoffroy CAUDE, PIANC President (10 min)
Adalberto TOKARSKI, Director, ANTAQ, Brazil (5 min)
Ricardo J. SANCHEZ, OIC, Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division, ECLAC (5 min)
Objectives of the workshop: Philippe RIGO, INCOM Chairman (10 min)
9:00 - 11
Session A: Inland Waterways in South America.
Current Status and Potential for a more Sustainable Use of the Region’s Natural Resources
Chair & Moderator: Philippe RIGO, PIANC Vice Chair: Raul ESCALANTE, Hidrovia
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Inland waterways development in South America: challenges, opportunities and tools for public policies (15 min)
Ricardo J. SANCHEZ, ECLAC
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Classification of inland waterways as a tool for IW development: lessons learnt from CEMT IW classification in Europe (20 min)
Otto KOEDIJK, RWS, NL
c) Panel discussion: Towards a classification of inland waterways in South America: goals, methodology and next steps (90 minutes)
PIANC Experts:Otto KOEDIJK, RWS, NL (PIANC WG179);
A DOHMS, Federal Waterways and Shipping Adm., Germany (PIANC WG 139);
F WENS (COPEDEC Chairman), Belgium;
Helen BROHL, USA
ECLAC Expert: Gordon WILMSMEIER
Country representatives: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Plur. State of Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
Session B: Funding Schemes for Inland Waterway Development
Chairs: Adalberto TOKARSKI, ANTAQ, Brazil and Marcelo VINAUD PRADO, ANTT, Brazil
Moderator: José Renato FIALHO and Rogério MENESCAL, ANTAQ
a) Challenges of inland waterways financing (40 min)
Prof. Joaquim ARAGÃO (UNB) and Prof. Jean MARCHAL (ULg) - FLUDURAMS (R&D Center for the development of sustainable inland navigation and intermodal transport systems)
b) National experiences: (40 min)
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The Magdalena River Concession project (Columbia): Luis Alvarro MENDOZA MAZZEO, Director, CorMagdalena
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Project Hidrovía Paraguay-Paraná : Raul ESCALANTE, Hidrovía, Argentina
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The Belgium (Walloon Region) Funding Scheme: Yvon LOYAERTS, General Director, SPW
c) Panel discussion: proposals and experiences in attracting private investment
and fiscally sustainable public financing
Moderators: J.R.FIALHO and R. MENESCAL, ANTAQ and Prof. J. MARCHAL – FLUDURAMS (ULg)
Experts: Moisés GOMES, Multipla Soluçoes & Tecnologia
Karisa RIBEIRO, Interamerican Development Bank
Rolando TERRAZAS, Senior Advisor, Development Bank of Latin America (CAF)
Johnny WONG, ACP, Panama
Yvon LOYAERTS, SPW (Director Public Ministry), Belgium
Joaquim ARAGÃO and Yaeko YAMASHITA, UNB, Brazil
Helen BROHL, USA
J-L. MATHURIN, CNR, France
Counttry representatives: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Plur. State of Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
Session C: Towards a Regional Dialogue on Inland Waterways Development
Chair: Alex PEREZ, Vice Minister of Public Works and Transport, Ecuador
Vice Chair: Yvon LOYAERTS, SPW (Director Public Ministry), Belgium
Moderator: Azhar JAIMURZINA, ECLAC
a) Inland waterways and regional integration: as scope for the convergence in the national logistics and mobility policies (15 min)
by Azhar JAIMURZINA, ECLAC
b) National and regional inland water transport policies (40min)
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Brazil
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Ecuador
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Peru
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Plur. State of Bolivia
c) Panel discussion: Traditional and emerging issues for a regional dialogue on and commitment to the inland waterways development in South America (40min)
Country representatives: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Plur. State of Bolivia, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay.
Concluding Session and Action Points
Tentative synthesis for policy recommendations of Sessions A, B, C
Follow up actions for a regional dialogue on inland waterways development in South America.
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R. SANCHEZ (ECLAC),
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A. TOKARSKI (ANTAQ)
Identification of potential participants for the PIANC-ECLAC WG on river classification and preliminary elements for the terms of reference
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Philippe RIGO and L. TEMER (PIANC-INCOM)