UNUnited Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
 
done at Helsinki on 17 March 1992
Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management
 
 

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Fourth meeting, 8-9 July 2009, Geneva

The fourth meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management will take place on 8–9 July 2009 in Geneva.

The main objectives of the fourth meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management are to review the implementation of the activities in the Convention’s workplan for 2007–2009 and to agree on a draft workplan for 2010–2012. The latter workplan will be submitted for discussion and adoption at the fifth meeting of the Parties (Geneva, 10–12 November 2009).

Participants are requested to complete the Registration Form and to transmit it by
e-mail to the secretariat (olga.carlos@unece.org) as soon as possible, but not later than 25 June 2009.

Eligible participants from countries with economies in transition may apply for financial support to facilitate their participation in the meeting. Requests for financial support should be submitted to UNECE by e-mail (olga.carlos@unece.org), together with the completed registration form, as soon as possible, but not later than 27 May 2009.

The working languages of the meeting are English, French and Russian.

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS
       
         
Annotated provisional agenda for the meeting
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2009/1
fre
         
Second Assessment of the transboundary waters in the UNECE region
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.2/2009/3

fre

rus
         
Reviewing and promoting implementation and compliance: a needed step in the Convention’s evolution
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2009/4

rus
         
Progress Report of the Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2008/6 and ECE/CP.TEIA/2008/8
         
Programme of Work for 2007-2009
ECE/MP.WAT/19/Add.2
         
Proposal on the workplan for 2010–2012 ECE/MP.WAT/WG.2/2009/4 ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2009/3
pdf

fre

rus
         
INFORMAL DOCUMENTS
       
         
Organisation of Work
WG.1-Inf.9
pdf
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Draft Guide to implementing the Convention
WG.1-Inf.1
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Statement by the Czech Republic on implementation and compliance
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Draft Guidance on water and adaptation to climate change
WG.1-Inf.2
word

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rus
         

Note on main messages of the Guidance

WG.1-Inf.2a

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rus
         
Note on preliminary assessment of transboundary waters in South-Eastern Europe
(WGMA) Inf. 2
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Proposed Strategy on the Joint Ad Hoc Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents
WGIWRM- Inf.5
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Note on National Policy Dialogues on IWRM
WGIWRM- Inf.4
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How to promote better the Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health
informal document 6
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Proposed Strategy and workplan for IWAC
WGMA - Inf.5
pdf
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Note on pilot projects for 2010-2012
WGIWRM- Inf.3
pdf
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Ratification of amendments to articles 25 and 26
WG.1-Inf.7
pdf
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Draft Report of the Workshop on Transboundary Flood Risk Management
WGIWRM-Inf. 8

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Third meeting, 22-24 October 2008, Rome

The third meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resource Management was held in Rome at the premises of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in parallel with the European Forest Week.

On the morning of Thursday, 23 October 2008, there was a special session on forests and water as part of the official agenda of the European Forest Week. The session was organized by the secretariats of the UNECE Water Convention and the FAO Working Party on Mountain Watersheds, together with the Liaison Unit Oslo of the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE). The session aimed to present the linkages between forests and water, to promote the implementation of MCPFE Warsaw Resolution 2 “forests and water,”and to contribute to closer interaction between the forest and water communities. Topics covered ranged from financial instruments and economic incentives such as payments for ecosystem services to forests and water-related risk management in the context of climate change and transboundary forest and water-related issues.


Documents for this meeting and presentations hedl at the meeting can be found below.

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS        
Annotated provisional agenda for the meeting
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2008/1
Report (advance copy)
   
List of participants
   

Note on Forest and water
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2008/3

eng

Draft Guidance on Contingency Planning
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2008/4

eng

Safety guidelines and good practices for tailing management facilities
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2008/5 and ECE/CP.TEIA/2008/9

eng

Progress Report of the Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2008/6 and ECE/CP.TEIA/2008/8

Draft Guidance on Water and Adaptation to Climate Change
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2008/7

Report on National Policy Dialogues
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2008/8

 
INFORMAL PAPERS        

Organization of work
Informal paper 1

 

Ratification status of the Convention, the amendment and the Protocol on Water and Health
Informal paper 2

 

Draft concept of a guide for implementation of the Convention
Informal paper 3

 

Second assessment of transboundary waters
Informal paper 4

 
Proposed activities for the World Water Day 2009 on transboundary waters
Informal paper 5
   
PRESENTATIONS HELD AT THE MEETING        
Status of ratifications, Ms. Francesca Bernardini, UNECE
   
Second Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters, Ms. Francesca Bernardini, UNECE
   
The Capacity for Water Cooperation project (CWC), Ms. Francesca Bernardini, UNECE
   

European Union Water Initiative and National Policy Dialogues on Integrated Water Resources Management, Mr. Rainer Enderlein, UNECE

   
National Policy Dialogue in Armenia, Mr. Volodya Narimanyan, Deputy Head of the Water Resources Management Agency of the Ministry of Nature Protection of Armenia
 
National Policy Dialogue Moldova, Ms. Tamara Guvir, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Moldova
   
UN-Water Brief progress and lessons learned, Mr. Pasquale Steduto, Chair of UN-Water
   
Preparations for the World Water Day 2009, Ms. Sonja Koeppel, UNECE
   
MCPFE Forest and Water, Ms. Kjersti B. Fjellstad MCPFE Liaison Unit Oslo
   
Guidance towards climate-proofing of water management, Mr. Joost J. Buntsma, Directorate-General for Water Affairs, the Netherlands
   

How to adapt to climate change with regard to water issues and EU water legislation, Mr. Thomas Stratenwerth, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

   

Vulnerability and adaptation of Water resources of Azerbaijan to climatic changes, Mr. Rafiq Verdiyev and Ms. Sabina Klicheva, IHPA, Azerbaijan

   
Activity on Transboundary Flood Management, Mr. Thomas Stratenwerth, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany
   
UNECE activities on IWRM in Central Asia, Ms. Francesca Bernardini, UNECE
   

Transboundary Water Management in Central Asia- German Water Initiative, Mr. Thomas Stratenwerth, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

   
Environment and Security Initiative ENVSEC, Ms. Ella Behlyarova, UNECE