This meeting brought together leaders from the Chesapeake Bay and Guanabara Bay regions to discuss shared governance models that enhance stakeholder communication, decision-making, and expedite implementation of restoration projects.
Agenda
Program
Maryland Delegation and Support Team
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Structuring Governance Model for Environmental Recovery of Guanabara Bay
Monday, July 28 Official Opening Meeting
09:00-10:00: Introductions of the Delegation
Participants
Mr. Carlos Portinho, Secretary of Environment of the State of Rio de Janeiro
Ms. Isaura Fraga, Chairman of the State Environmental Institute
Mr. Wagner Farm Victer, President of CEDAE
Mr. Gelson Baptista Serva, Executive Coordinator of UEPSAM
Mr. Antenor Barros Leal, President of ACRJ
Mr. Haroldo Mattos de Lemos, Chairman of the Business Council of MA and Sustainability ACRJ
Mr. Jaime Teixeira Azulay, Director General of the Watershed Committee of the Guanabara Bay
Mr. John Creamer, Consul of the United States of America in Rio de Janeiro
Ms. Cam Hill-Macon, United States Environmental Protection Agency
Mr. Robert Summers, Secretary of the Department of Environment, State of Maryland
Mr. Joe Gill, Secretary of the Department of Natural Resources, State of Maryland
Mr. Fernando Bretas, Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank
10:00-12:00: Meeting to exchange information between the U.S. delegation and representatives of the State Government of Rio de Janeiro and invited representatives of the Universities of RJ
1. Overview of the Water Quality of Guanabara Bay
Speaker: INEA
Presentation: Water Quality of Guanabara Bay
2. Challenges of Managing the Collection and Treatment of Wastewater
Speaker: Gelson Serva
Presentation: Collection and Treatment of Wastewater
3. Challenges of Solid Waste Management
Speaker: Gelson Serva
Presentation: Solid Waste Management
4. Challenges to the Planning and Development of Environmental Actions
14:30-17:30: Meetings with NGOs & Academia
I. Governance Structure of the Chesapeake Bay Program
1. Role of Federal Government:
Speaker: Robert Summers
Presentation: Restoration and Governance of the Chesapeake Bay Program
2. Engagement of NGOs
Speaker: Halle Van der Gaag
Presentation: Governance and Community Engagement
3. Engagement of the Academic Sector
Speaker: Dave Nemazie
Presentation: The Role of Science in Bay Restoration
II. Scenario for the New Governance Structure of Guanabara Bay
- Structure, Function, and Regional Coverage
- Vision and Strategic Plan
- Stakeholder Involvement
- Decision-Making Process and Authority to Carry Out Decisions
- Communication Plans
III. Overview and Planning IDB Technical Cooperation with Stakeholders
a. Goals
b. Description of Projects, including:
i. Geographic Scope
ii. Schedule
iii. Prioritization of Actions
IV. Panel Discussion: Stakeholder Engagement
- How the governance structure of Guanabara Bay can be strengthened
- Key points
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
09:30 -12:00: Meetings with Representatives of the Private Sector
I. Governance Structure of the Chesapeake Bay Program
1. Role of Federal Government - see above
2. Engagement of the Private Sector
Speaker: Anwer Hasan
Presentation: Integrated Water Management in Maryland
II. Scenario for the New Governance Structure of Guanabara Bay
- Structure, Function, and Regional Coverage
- Vision and Strategic Plan
- Stakeholder Involvement
- Decision-Making Process and Authority to Carry Out Decisions
- Communication Plans
III. Overview and Planning IDB Technical Cooperation with Stakeholders
a. Goals
b. Description of Projects, including:
i. Geographic Scope
ii. Schedule
iii. Prioritization of Actions
IV. Panel Discussion: Stakeholder Engagement
- How the governance structure of Guanabara Bay can be strengthened
- Key points
14:30-17:30 PM: Meetings with Representatives of the Public Sector
I. Governance Structure of the Chesapeake Bay Program
1. Role of Federal Government - see above
2. Role of State Government
Speaker: Joseph Gill
Presentation: The Chesapeake Bay 2014 Agreement
3. Role of Local Government
Speaker: Rudolph Chow
Presentation: Large Utility Perspective on Cleaning the Chesapeake Bay
II. Scenario for the New Governance Structure of Guanabara Bay
- Structure, Function, and Regional Coverage
- Vision and Strategic Plan
- Stakeholder Involvement
- Decision-Making Process and Authority to Carry Out Decisions
- Communication Plans
III. Overview and Planning IDB Technical Cooperation with Stakeholders
a. Goals
b. Description of Projects, including:
i. Geographic Scope
ii. Schedule
iii. Prioritization of Actions
IV. Panel Discussion: Stakeholder Engagement
- How the governance structure of Guanabara Bay can be strengthened
- Key points
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Meeting between the U.S. delegation and representatives of the State Government of Rio de Janeiro
- Consolidation of Meeting Results
- Define Schedule and Actions related to Technical Cooperation
- Participation of Foreign Consultants
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Field visits to sites of Rio de Janeiro related to Guanabara Bay
1. Environmental Tour of Niteroi
Host: Vice Mayor Axel Grael
2. Project Grael
3. Alegria Waste Water Treatment Plant
Speaker: CEDAE
Presentation: Environmental Visitation Center, Alegria WWTP
Maryland Delegation and Support Team
Mr. John S. Creamer - U.S. Consul General
Mr. Rudolph S. Chow - Director, Department of Public Works, City of Baltimore
Mr. Joseph P. Gill - Secretary, Department of Natural Resources, State of Maryland
Mr. Anwer Hasan - Senior Vice President and Director of Water Resources, Louis Berger Water Resources Inc.
Mr. Thomas G. Lewis - President, Louis Berger Water Services Inc.
Ms. Cam Hill-Macon - Senior Advisor for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency/Office of International and Tribal Affairs
Mr. Dave Nemazie - Associate Vice President for External Affairs, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
Mr. Robert M. Summers, Ph.D., - Secretary, Department of the Environment, State of Maryland
Ms. Halle Van der Gaag - Executive Director, Blue Water Baltimore
Mr. Fernando Bretas - Representative of the Inter-American Development Bank
Mr. Axel Grael – Niteroi (City) Vice Mayor
Mr. Carlos Francisco Portinho - Secretary of Environment, State of Rio de Janeiro
Mr. Márcio Santa Rosa – Environmental Technical Consultant of PSAM
Mr. Gelson Serva – Executive Coordinator of PSAM/SEA – Guanabara Bay Environmental Sanitation Program / Rio de Janeiro State Environment Secretary