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From: Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 1:14 PM To: jeffrey E. Subject: Fwd: Fw: World Water Forum 2021: Salzburg Forum with Mr. Bai-Maas Taal From: Sent: Monday, August 20, 2018 9:10 AM To: Adam Lupel Cc: Nadia Al Said; Youssef Mahmoud Subject: World Water Forum 2021: Salzburg Forum with Mr. Bai-Maas Ta=l <=pan style="font-size:l2pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dear Adam, <=pan style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> Hope you're enjoying your vacation. <=pan style="font-size:l2pt">Since the da=e of the Salzburg Forum(SzF) is approaching, I wanted to share with you some thoughts/ideas I had after our meeting with Mr.=C2 Bai-M=as Taal at IPI. <=pan style="font-size:l2pt"> <=pan style="font-size:12pt">Before going =nto the substance, I want to=C2 thank you, Nadia =nd Youssef, for making the time=C2 to meet Mr. Taal, despite a hec=ic schedule during =A0the =A0HLPF. I think the meeting went well and I am pleased to =A0hear that Mr. Taal accepted IPI's invitation to attend the SzF. His presence may provide a good opportunity to explore with him possible next steps, which is the subject of this message=span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">. <=pan style="font-size:l2pt"> During our conversation, Mr. Taal mentioned that in preparation for =he 9th World Water Forum (WWF) "Dakar 2021" =/span>the National Organizing =A0Committee with which he was affiliated " will=be organizing a series of preliminary Given the Dakar Forum will be dedicated to water, peace, development, I wanted to suggest that you explore with Mr. Taal (during SzF4=pan>), =f you agree, the possibility of IPI partnering with the Organizing Committee to convene a policy forum on the subject of =ater Diplomacy and Sustaining Peace (which =ould also fit well into one of the convening<=span> for our Water Diplomacy Project)= As we all have noticed, both, diplomacy and peace came up during the discussi=n with Mr. Taal. This engagement will involve as is customary the preparation of = concept note and an agenda, an issue brief (on which I am working under Youssef's guidance) all culminating in a mee=ing summary report with a recommendation that could eventually feed into the deliberation dur=ng the Dakar Forum. </=iv> <=pan style="font-size:l2pt"> <=pan style="font-size:12pt">If the suggestion is accepted and find favor with Mr. Taal, =A0I will be more than happy to write the first draft of the concept note and the preliminary agenda, under Nadia and Y=ussef =80 s guidance. <=pan style="font-size:l2pt"> <=pan style="font-size:12pt">Obviously, this has budgetary implications which I also took =A0into consideration. <=pan style="font-size:l2pt"> Outreach to Brazil (the host of this year's Forum=, Switzerland, Sweden, and Finland could be a first step towards securing some funds, given t=eir interest in the subject. Your contacts in the Geneva Water Hub could also prove helpful in this regard. EFTA_R1_01798990 EFTA02607266 apan style="font-size:12pt"> <=pan style="font-size:12pr>ln this connection, I would like to draw your attention to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, who has been taking a leadershi= role in different floras across the globe and is increasingly innovating and investing in the water s=ctor. During my engagements at the HLPF, I learned that in=2015 the Dutch Government appointed the first of its kind "Speci=l Envoy forater Affairs" ( =span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">https://www.government.nl/latest/news=2015/03/12/henk-ovink-appointed-as-first-specia(- envoy-for-=nternational-water-affairs-for-the-kingdom-of-the-netherlands). I briefly met and spoke with the Envoy, Mr. Henk Ovink and =AO I have his business card. Through him, the Netherlands could also be a potential co-spo=sor/co- founder of the proposed preparatory event on Water Diplomacy and Sustaining Peace. <=pan style="font-size:l2pt"> <=pan style="font-size:12pt>lf you feel the ab=ve proposal is worth considering, I will be happy to meet with you and Nadia later this month before you travel to Austria f=r some brainstorming. <=pan styleefont-size:12O1> Than= you and look forward to hearing from you. <=pan style="font-size:12pt"> apan style="font-size:l2pt">Best, apan style="font-size:12pa 2 EFTA_R1_01798991 EFTA02607267