Introduction
WMO Secretary General Petteri Taalas and UN-Water Chair Gilbert Houngbo invited water and climate leaders to set and pursue an integrated global water and climate agenda in support of sustainable development and national mitigation and adaptation actions.
Objectives
The “Water and Climate Leaders” will provide strategic guidance on integrating the climate and water agendas, as well as maximizing synergies in designing and implementing actions to ensure effective climate action for adaptation and resilience.
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Moderator
![Johannes Cullmann](https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/wcc/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Capture7-150x150.png)
Johannes Cullmann
Coordinator Water and Cryosphere, World Meteorological Organization
Speakers
![Alok_Sharma](https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/wcc/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Official_portrait_of_Alok_Sharma_crop_2-150x150.jpg)
H.E. Mr. Alok Sharma (TBC)
President, COP 26
![János Áder, President, Hungary-01](https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/wcc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/János-Áder-President-Hungary-01-150x150.png)
H.E. Mr. János Áder
President, Hungary
![Emomalij Rahmon, President, Tajikistan-01](https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/wcc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Emomalij-Rahmon-President-Tajikistan-01-150x150.png)
H.E. Mr. Emomali Rahmon
President, Republic of Tajikistan
![Petteri Taalas](https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/wcc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/WMO-01-150x150.png)
H.E. Mr. Petteri Taalas
Secretary General, World Meteorological Organization
![Mari_Pangestu](https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/wcc/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Mari_Elka_Pangestu_RI-150x150.jpg)
H.E. Ms. Mari Pangestu
Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank Group
![Jamshed-MOE](https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/wcc/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Jamshed-MOE-e1635767628586-150x150.jpg)
H.E. Mr. Jamshed Shoimzoda
First Deputy Minister of Energy and Water Resources of the Republic of Tajikistan
![Barbara Visser, Staatssecretaris van het ministerie van Defensie](https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/wcc/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/barbara-visser-lg-e1634562230923-150x150.jpg)
H.E. Ms. Barbara Visser
Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Kingdom of the Netherlands
![Matthias Berninger, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs and Sustainability, Bayer](https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/wcc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Matthias-Berninger-Senior-Vice-President-Public-Affairs-and-Sustainability-Bayer-150x150.png)
Mr. Matthias Berninger
SVP Public Affairs & Sustainability, BAYER
![Lindsey Aldaco-Manner, Former President, World Youth Parliament for Water (WYPW)-01](https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/wcc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Lindsey-Aldaco-Manner-Former-President-World-Youth-Parliament-for-Water-WYPW-01-150x150.png)
Ms. Lindsey Blodgétt
Former President, World Youth Parliament for Water
![Ovais Sarmad](https://www.water-climate-coalition.org/wcc/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Ovais_sarmad-150x150.jpg)
H.E. Mr Ovais Sarmad
Deputy Executive Secretary, UN Framework Convention on Climate Change