Fourth Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change in Transboundary Basins

The Fourth Workshop on Adaptation to Climate Change in Transboundary Basins will take place in the Palais des Nations, Geneva on 25–26 June 2013 back-to-back with the sixth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate (Geneva, 27 June 2013).

The workshop will offer a platform for exchanging experience on adaptation strategies, best practices, success factors and lessons learned, with a particular focus on transboundary climate change adaptation serving multiple purposes. It will build upon  the  earlier workshops on water and climate organized since 2008 in the framework of the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention).

In 2013, the workshop is organized in cooperation with the governments of the Netherlands, Switzerland and Finland, as well as with the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation, the World Meteorological Organization, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network (IW:LEARN),  and the International Network of Basin Organizations.

Professionals from all over the world, engaged in activities on water and adaptation to climate change and variability are invited to take part in the workshop.

Simultaneous interpretation into English, French, Russian and Spanish will be provided.

Participants are requested to complete the registration form and to transmit it to the UNECE secretariat by Monday 10 June 2013 at the latest (cammile.marcelo@unece.org).

Eligible participants from countries with economies in transition and developing countries may apply for financial support to facilitate their participation in the meeting. Requests for financial support should be submitted to the UNECE secretariat (cammile.marcelo@unece.org) as soon as possible, but not later than Wednesday 15 May 2013. No application will be accepted after this deadline.

Further information and documents will be made available on this website in due course.

The meeting will follow a PaperSmart model. Delegates are encouraged to bring their own copies of the documents and laptops