8/3/2019 Questions for Discussion_Panel 1

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Panel # 1: Business Challenges for Water Management, Strategy and

Policy

2 to 3 tables are assigned to each question. 20 minutes to discuss the question. 4 to 5 minutes for each group to report out to the plenary session.

1. What are the 3 to 5 top challenges of water management thatneed to be addressed immediately? Please prioritize the list and

give reasons for ranking.

2. What specific actions or initiatives can businesses take toachieve success in managing water challenges?

3. What specific public policies need to be reformed? What roleshould business play in recommended policy reform?

4. Ten years from now, what needs to have been done and bywhom to avoid or mitigate the looming global water-supply

crisis?

5. For all tables: Recommend two research topics that IGELshould consider sponsoring or coordinating. If funding is

required, identify the most likely sources for it.