12th meeting of the Working Group on IWRM & the Workshop on recent progress on transboundary water cooperation
The twelfth
meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management (WGIWRM)
under the Water Convention will be held on Wednesday, 5 July and
Thursday, 6 July 2017 in the Palais des Nations in Geneva, starting at 10
a.m. on 5 July and ending at 5 p.m. on 6 July.
One of the main
objectives of the meeting will be to discuss the reporting under the
Convention and the reporting on SDG indicator 6.5.2, for which UNECE and
UNESCO are the custodian agencies. All countries will be invited to share their
experiences in the reporting exercise and will provide feedback on the process,
the questionnaire and the explanations received. The Working Group will also
discuss the initial outcomes of the reporting and the next steps. It will discuss
whether to revise the reporting template and how to review progress on the
Convention’s implementation and on indicator 6.5.2, in particular with regard
to analysing, storing and displaying the data and preparing the report for the
Meeting of the Parties and the relevant inputs to the high-level political
forum on sustainable development. Active participation by Parties and
non-Parties in the meeting is therefore crucial.
The Working Group
meeting will be preceded by a “Workshop on recent progress on transboundary
water cooperation: from getting cooperation started to its long-term
sustainability” on 4 July. The workshop aims to support countries and basin
organizations in advancing step-by-step their cooperation on transboundary
surface and groundwaters, from the starting off of cooperation and step-by-step
establishment of agreements and joint bodies, to the progressive development
and long-term support to cooperation. Please find attached the concept note.
Participation
and registration
The working languages
in both meetings will be English, French, Russian and Spanish.
Both meetings are
open to experts representing governmental authorities, joint bodies,
non-governmental as well as international organizations and other interested
stakeholders, from the academia or the private sector. Focal points are kindly
requested to facilitate nomination of appropriate national representatives.
Delegates
attending the meeting are requested to register by 20 June 2017 using
the following link: https://www2.unece.org/uncdb/app/ext/meeting-registration?id=XRCT1s
In case of
difficulties please contact the secretariat by e-mail (mayola.lidome@unece.org)
Visa
application and hotel reservation
Since Switzerland
is part of the Schengen area, visa applications may take 5 weeks. If you need a
personal invitation letter for visa purpose, please indicate it clearly in the
registration. Participants requiring a visa are therefore invited to register
as soon as possible and start the visa application procedure at least 5
weeks in advance.
Geneva will be
extremely busy at the time of the meetings, so we strongly encourage participants
to book their hotels as soon as possible. Participants might also consider
the option of not staying in Geneva itself but in nearby cities in Switzerland
or France which are easily connected by public transport. Please note that the
UNECE secretariat is not in the position to help with hotel booking.
Financial
support
Eligible
participants from countries with economies in transition and developing
countries may apply for financial support to facilitate their participation in
the meeting. Applications for financial support should be submitted to the
UNECE secretariat (mayola.lidome@unece.org)
as soon as possible, but not later than 20 May 2017 using the attached
financial support request form which needs to be duly signed. No
application will be accepted after this deadline.
Website
All relevant
documents will be made available at:
http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=43613#/ for the Working Group and http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=45714#/ for the workshop.
Contact information | n/a |
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Event type | n/a |
File link |
http://www.unece.org/index.php?id=43613#/ |
Source | unece |
Subject(s) | POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT |
Geographical coverage | Switzerland, |
Address | n/a |
Target audience | International |
Period | [04/07/2017 - 06/07/2017] |
Status | Confirmed |
Working language(s) | ENGLISH |