Geneva
The fourth meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management took place on 8–9 July 2009 in Geneva.
The main objectives of the fourth meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management were 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).
Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS | |
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Annotated provisional agenda for the meeting | ||||
Report | ||||
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2009/2 | ||||
List of participants | - | - | ||
Second Assessment of the transboundary waters in the UNECE region | ||||
Reviewing and promoting implementation and compliance: a needed step in the Convention’s evolution | ||||
Progress Report of the Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents | ||||
Programme of Work for 2007-2009 | ||||
Proposal on the workplan for 2010–2012 | ||||
Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
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Organisation of Work | - | - | |
Draft Guide to implementing the Convention | - | ||
Statement by the Czech Republic on implementation and compliance | - | - | |
Draft Guidance on water and adaptation to climate change | - | ||
Note on main messages of the Guidance | - | ||
Report of the Second Meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate | - | - | |
Note on preliminary assessment of transboundary waters in South-Eastern Europe | - | - | |
Proposed Strategy on the Joint Ad Hoc Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents | - | ||
Note on National Policy Dialogues on IWRM | - | ||
How to promote better the Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health | - | - | |
Proposed Strategy and workplan for IWAC | - | - | |
Note on pilot projects for 2010-2012 | - | ||
Ratification of amendments to articles 25 and 26 | - | - | |
Draft Report of the Workshop on Transboundary Flood Risk Management | - | - |
Document Title | ENG | FRE | RUS |
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Guidance on Water and Climate Change Adaptation, Mr. Joost J. Buntsma, Directorate-General for Water Affairs, Mr. Jos Timmerman, RWS, the Netherlands | - | - | |
EU White Paper on Adaptation to Climate Change, Mr. Balazs Horvath, European Commission, DG Environment | - | - | |
How to adapt to climate change with regard to water issues and EU water legislation, Mr. Balazs Horvath, European Commission, DG Environment | - | - | |
Cooperation with the Task Force on Extreme Weather Events under the Protocol on Water and Health, Ms. Francesca Bernardini, UNECE, Water Convention Secretariat | - | - | |
Proposed programme of pilot projects on climate change adaptation, Ms. Francesca Bernardini, UNECE, Water Convention Secretariat | - | - | |
The workshop on transboundary flood risk management (22-23 April, Geneva), Mr. Thomas Stratenwerth, Ministry of Enviromment, Germany | - | - | |
The Second Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters in the UNECE-region, Ms. Francesca Bernardini, UNECE, Water Convention Secretariat | - | - | |
Pilot project on PES in the Issikul Basin, Ms. Guzhamal Issaeva, CAREC | - | - | |
National Policy Dialogues under the EU Water Initiative, Mr. Rainer Enderlein, UNECE | - | - | |
UNECE activities on transboundary waters in Central Asia, Mr. Bo Libert, Regional Advisor, UNECE | - | - | |
The Water Convention and ENVSEC, Mr. Bo Libert, Regional Advisor, UNECE | - | - | |
Transboundary water cooperation in the Russian Federation, Mr. Oleg Lupachev, Neva-Ladoga Water Basin Authority, Russian Federation | - | - |


