Bureau
In accordance with the rule 20 of the rules of procedure of the Meeting of the Parties (ECE/MP.WAT/19/Add.1, annex II), the Bureau is composed of not fewer than eight persons including the Chairperson and the two Vice-Chairpersons of the Meeting of the Parties, the Chairpersons of the Working Groups and, if applicable, other officers elected by the Meeting of the Parties.
At its seventh session (Budapest, 17-19 November 2015), the Meeting of the Parties elected its Bureau as follows:
Name | Title |
|---|---|
Mr. Peter KOVACS (Hungary) | Chair |
Mr. Vladimir IVLEV (Russian Federation) | Vice-Chair |
Mr. Ermek KENZHEKHANULI (Kazakhstan) | Vice-Chair |
Ms. Lea KAUPPI (Finland) | Co-Chair of the Working Group on IWRM |
Ms. Heide Jekel (Germany) | Co-Chair of the Working Group on IWRM |
Mr. Rafig Verdiyev (Azerbaijan) | Member |
Mr. Harry Liiv (Estonia) | Member |
Ms. Carien VAN ZWOL (Netherlands) | Member |
Ms. Sophie ODDO (France) | Member |
Ms. Dragana Milovanovic (Serbia) | Member |
Ms. Sibylle Vermont (Switzerland) | Member |
Mr. Salvatore D'ANGELO (Italy) | Member |
Contacts of the members of the Bureau
The main responsibilities of the Bureau include:
(a) making arrangements to further develop the workplan, adapting it to changing circumstances and avoiding, to the extent possible, duplication of efforts with water-related activities of other United Nations bodies and other international organizations;
(b) taking initiatives to strengthen implementation of the Convention; and
(c) carrying out other tasks entrusted to it by the Meeting of the Parties.
Meetings
Twenty-second meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention
Twenty-first meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention
Teleconference meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention
Twentieth meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention
Nineteenth meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention
Eighteenth meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention
Seventeenth meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention (agenda)
Sixteenth meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention (agenda)
Fifteenth meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention (agenda)
Fourteenth meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention (agenda)
Thirteenth meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention (agenda)
Twelfth meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention (agenda)
Eleventh meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention (agenda)
Tenth meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention (agenda)
Second Joint meeting of the Bureaux of the Water Convention and of the Protocol on Water and Health (agenda)
First Joint meeting of the Bureaux of the Water Convention and of the Protocol on Water and Health (agenda)
