Third Workshop on water and climate change adaptation in transboundary basins

Report

Conclusions

Information notice

Programme

List of participants

Guidance on Water and Adaptation to Climate Change

Guidance on Water Supply and Sanitation in Extreme Weather Events

Transboundary Flood Risk Management: Experiences from the UNECE Region

Second Assessment

Report of the Workshop (12-13 April 2011)

Pilot Projects Progress Report

Future work on Climate Change Adaptation

Water scarcity in the Netherlands
Mr. Jos Timmerman, Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, the Netherlands

Mekong Climate Change and Adaptation Initiative
Ms. Nguyen Huong Thuy Phan, Mekong River Commission

Assessment of climate change induced water stress in the Nile Basin
Mr. Mohamed Elrawady, Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE)

Vulnerability assessment in Colombian transboundary basins
Mr. Fabio Andres Bernal, National Hydrological Institute, Colombia

Glaciers and water use in Central Asia: results of international scientific expedition
Mr. Abdylhamid Kayumov, State Agency for Hydrometeorology, Committee on the Environment of the Government, Republic of Tajiskistan

Water and Adaptation to Climate Change in Myanmar
Ms. Tin Yi, Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Myanmar

Transboundary conservation of the mangrove ecosystem of Sundarbans
Mr. Laskar Muqsudur Rahman, Forest Department, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Bangladesh

Building regionally and nationally tailored-based Ecosystem based Adaptation (EbA) in Mesoamerica
Mr. Juan Carlos Sanchez, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Management of scarce water resources for rehabilitation of degraded lands in arid and semi-arid region of Southern Pakistan
Mr. Sahibzada Irfannullah Khan, Sustainable Land Management Project (SMLP), Ministy of Environment in Pakistan

Improving common flood risk management in transboundary basins
Mr. Bart Swanenvleugel, Flood Wise International Cooperation Project

The Zambezi River Basin Initiative (ZRBI): Build and strengthen resilience
Ms. Hilary Motsiri, International Federation of the Red Cross

Management Tools of Extreme Weather Events in Morocco
Mr. Abdeslam Ziyad, Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment, Morocco

Transnational adaptation measures against floods and low-flows: The AMICE project on the Meuse river basin
Ms. Maité Fournier, Public Management of the Meuse and its Tributaries (EPAMA), France

Introduction: Integrating different levels and sectors in the Danube
Mr. Raimund Mair, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR)

Addressing Risks and Uncertainty: the Role of Economic Instruments and Financing Mechanisms
Ms. Kathleen Dominique, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

The impacts and economic costs of river floods in the European Union and the costs and benefits of adaptation
Mr. Luc Feyen, European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre

Economy-wide analysis of climate change impacts on the Sava River Basin countries
Ms. Sebnem Sahin, World Bank

Making adaptation work: Reflection on the issues discussed during the workshop
Mr. John Matthews, Conservation International, Alliance for Global Water Adaptation

The UNECE Water Convention: obligations and practical application
Ms. Francesca Bernardini, Secretary of the Water Convention

The Benefits of the Water Convention, Kazakhstan
Mr. Serik Akhmetov