..................................................................................................................................................... Host: Dr. Ana Elisa Cascão (GIZ) Programme: Welcome remarks and introduction Dr. Susanne Schmeier, IHE-Delft : Keynote_ River Basin Organizations in Water Diplomacy Dr. Yasmin Zaerpoor, Boston College : Keynote_ Enabling Transboundary Cooperation through Multi-Track Water Diplomacy in the Nile Basin Q&A Discussion of Keynote Speeches. Paper Presentations: Meklit Behirun Melesse, Addis Ababa University (AAU) :Paper_Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD): Layers of Diplomacy Rehab Abd Almohsen, Freelancer Science Journalist : Paper_ Social media landscape in the Nile Basin: Public Diplomacy or Advocacy? Dr. Mahsa Motlagh, Bonn Alliance : Paper_ Building Cross-border Digitalization Governance Model: Key principles for Water Diplomacy Framework Dr. Ana Elisa Cascão, GIZ : Paper_ Water Diplomacy and Conflict Transformation in the Nile Basin – the role of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) Moderator (Jane Baitwa - NBI) : Panel Discussion Panelists: Jacqueline Nyirakamana, Ministry of Environment Rwanda Perihane Allam, The Netherlands Embassy in Cairo, Egypt Dr. Maha Abdelraheen Ismail, NBI Representative from Sudan/NBI (tbc) Sarah Bebb, GIZ : Wrap up and key messages of TG2 ............................................ Session Summary: Will be uploaded here after conclusion of session