Sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention

28 - 30 November 2012

Rome, Italy

Presentations	ENG
Item 4. Review of past activities and discussion of future activities in the different areas of work
(b) Support to implementation through capacity-building and assistance on the ground
Support for implementation Mr. Bo Libert, Regional Adviser on Environment, UNECE	PDF
(d) Assessment of the status of transboundary waters
Monitoring and assessment of transboundary waters Ms. Lea Kauppi, Chair of the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment, Director General, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland, and Ms. Annukka Lipponen, UNECE	PDF
(e) Joint monitoring and assessment of transboundary waters, including data management and information exchange
FFEM-EECCA Project "Strengthening capacity for data administration and exchange for monitoring and assessment of transboundary water resources in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Mr. Paul Haener, International Office for Water, France, and Mr. Boris Minarik, International Water Assessment Centre, Slovakia	PDF
(g) Water and adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins
Climate change adaptation in transboundary basins Mr. Joost Buntsma, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Directorate General for Spatial Planning and Water, the Netherlands	PDF
(h) European Union Water Initiative and National Policy Dialogues
EU Water Initiative National Policy Dialogues Ms. Ana Drapa, Romania	PDF
(i) Water and industrial accidents
Joint Expert Group - Report on the progress on drafting a guideline for contingency planning and crisis management in the context of transboundary waters Mr. Péter Kovács, State Secretary for Water Management, Ministry of Rural Development, Hungary, and Mr. Francisc Senzaconi, Head of Department, Disaster Prevention, General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations, Romania	PDF
Item 6. Cooperation with the Protocol on Water and Health
Progress achieved under the Protocol on Water and Health Mr. Kjetil Tveitan, Chair of the Bureau of the Protocol on Water and Health, Ministry of Health and Care Services, Norway	PDF
Item 7. Cooperation with other multilateral environmental agreements and international partners
UNESCO - UNECE cooperation Ms. Alice Aureli, Chief, Groundwater Resources and Aquifer Systems Coordinator, Transboundary Aquifers Management-ISARM programme, UNESCO	PDF
GEF International Waters Portfolio Mr. Christian Severin, Program Manager, Global Environment Facility	PDF
Item 9. Programme of work for 2013–2015, terms of reference of bodies established to implement it and resources needed for its implementation
Draft programme of work for 2013-2015 Ms. Francesca Bernardini, Secretary to the Water Convention, UNECE	PDF
Item 10. International Water Assessment Centre
International Water Assessment Centre Mr. Boris Minárik, Director of the IWAC, Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute, Slovakia	PDF