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Global Workshop on Conjunctive Management of Surface Water and Groundwater: National to Transboundary Level

Global Workshop on Conjunctive Management of Surface Water and Groundwater: National to Transboundary Level

Environmental Policy
16 - 17 October 2023
Salle V, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland
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Background

Different forms of water are often managed in isolation. Conjunctive Water Management considers surface water, groundwater and other components of the water cycle as one single resource, maximizing benefits and streamlining their use.

The UN Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) is dedicated to promoting integrated water resources management, particularly through its Programme area 3: Promoting an integrated and intersectoral approach to water resources management at all levels of the Convention’s programme of work 2022-2024. The Global Workshop on Conjunctive Management of Surface Water and Groundwater: National to Transboundary Level was organized in this programme area with the goal to increase understanding of the interlinkages, showcase good practices, and discuss challenges and next steps related to advancing conjunctive water management in the framework of the Water Convention and beyond.

Partners

The Global Workshop was organized under the leadership of the Ministry of Climate of Estonia, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia and UNECE and in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UNESCWA), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), the International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre (IGRAC), the Transboundary Aquifers Commission of the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH), the Regional Centre for Groundwater Management in Latin America and the Caribbean (CeReGAS), the Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS), the Environment Agency Austria (UBA), GEF IW:LEARN and other organizations. The Global Workshop was funded by the governments of Finland, Sweden and Switzerland as well as GEF IW:LEARN.

Objectives

Questions to be addressed during the workshop include:

  • Why is conjunctive management of surface water and groundwater useful and what are possible benefits and challenges in its implementation?
  • How can conjunctive management be implemented in transboundary settings? How can it foster and advance transboundary water cooperation?
  • What are the success stories and lessons learned in implementing conjunctive water management practices in national and transboundary settings?

 

All related documents for the meeting are available in the table below.

Documents

49210 _ Concept Note _ 382339 _ English _ 773 _ 395026 _ pdf
49210 _ Concept Note _ 382339 _ French _ 780 _ 395027 _ pdf
49210 _ Concept Note _ 382339 _ Russian _ 864 _ 395028 _ pdf
49210 _ Concept Note _ 382339 _ Spanish _ 879 _ 395029 _ pdf
49210 _ Programme _ 383837 _ English _ 773 _ 395616 _ pdf
49210 _ Programme _ 383837 _ Russian _ 864 _ 395625 _ pdf
49210 _ Programme _ 383837 _ French _ 780 _ 395708 _ pdf
49210 _ Programme _ 383837 _ Spanish _ 879 _ 395752 _ pdf
49210 _ Save-the-Date _ 382337 _ English _ 773 _ 391163 _ pdf
49210 _ Save-the-Date _ 382337 _ French _ 780 _ 391164 _ pdf
49210 _ Save-the-Date _ 382337 _ Russian _ 864 _ 391168 _ pdf
49210 _ Save-the-Date _ 382337 _ Spanish _ 879 _ 391166 _ pdf
49210 _ Technical Note _ 383375 _ English _ 773 _ 393469 _ pdf
49210 _ Technical Note _ 383375 _ French _ 780 _ 394556 _ pdf
49210 _ Technical Note _ 383375 _ Russian _ 864 _ 394557 _ pdf
49210 _ Technical Note _ 383375 _ Spanish _ 879 _ 394845 _ pdf

Presentations

52391 _ Welcome and Introduction to the Global Workshop on Conjunctive Management of Surface Water and Groundwater – Sonja Koppel, UNECE _ 384413 _ English _ 773 _ 396477 _ pdf
52391 _ Conjunctive Water Management and the Global Agenda – Alice Aureli, UNESCO IHP _ 384415 _ English _ 773 _ 396480 _ pdf
52391 _ S1.1: Definition and Benefits of Conjunctive Water Management - Tatiana Dmitrieva and Aurélien Dumont UNESCO IHP _ 384465 _ English _ 773 _ 396696 _ pdf
52391 _ S1.2:Conjunctive use, management and governance: Present status, future trajectory, actions suggested – Shammy PURI, Centre for Sustainable Solutions with Practical Hydrogeology _ 384466 _ English _ 773 _ 396697 _ pdf
52391 _ S1.3: Considerations of Conjunctive Management in Current International Water Treaties - Karen Villholth, Water Cycle Innovation _ 384467 _ English _ 773 _ 396698 _ pdf
52391 _ S2.1: Using Isotope Hydrology Tools to Support Conjunctive Water Management – Jodie Miller, IAEA _ 384472 _ English _ 773 _ 396709 _ pdf
52391 _ S2.2: Basin Water Balance Modeling with the Aim to Make Transboundary Groundwater Flow Visible – Andres Marandi, Geological Survey of Estonia _ 384473 _ English _ 773 _ 396710 _ pdf
52391 _ S2.3: Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Tool for the Genevese Aquifer Management – Gabriel de los Cobos, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland _ 384474 _ English _ 773 _ 396711 _ pdf
52391 _ S2.4: Knowledge as a Subsidy for the Conjunctive Use and Management of Surface Water and Groundwater – Alberto Manganelli, CeReGAS _ 384475 _ English _ 773 _ 396712 _ pdf
52391 _ S2.5: Technical Assessment of Conjunctive Management and Managed Aquifer Recharge Potential in Transboundary Basins – Kevin Pietersen, SADC-GMI _ 384476 _ English _ 773 _ 396713 _ pdf
52391 _ S2.6: Tools to Improve Governance Frameworks for Conjunctive Water Management: Draft Articles on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers and Model Provisions on Transboundary Groundwaters - Alexandros Kolliopoulos, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece _ 384477 _ English _ 773 _ 396714 _ pdf
52391 _ S2.7: Integrating Groundwater Management and Transboundary Aquifer Cooperation in Sub-Saharan Lake and River Basin Organizations – Arnaud Sterckx, IGRAC _ 384478 _ English _ 773 _ 396715 _ pdf
52391 _ S2.8: Efficiency of Groundwater Activities within a Conjunctive Approach - François Bertone, World Bank _ 384479 _ English _ 773 _ 396716 _ pdf
52391 _ S2.9: Governance as a Triple Loop Learning Process– Tool to Realize Conjunctive Water Management – Azeem Ali Shah, IWMI _ 384480 _ English _ 773 _ 396717 _ pdf
52391 _ S2.10: MedProgramme: Building Capacities on Conjunctive Management of Coastal Aquifers in View of National Dialogues in Six Mediterranean Countries, Example of Lebanon – Tatiana Dmitrieva, UNESCO-IHP and Mona Fakih, Ministry of Energy and Water of Lebanon _ 384481 _ English _ 773 _ 396718 _ pdf
52391 _ S2.11: GEF IW:LEARN Conjunctive Water Management (CWM) Hub – Claudette Briere Spiteri, GEF IWLEARN _ 384482 _ English _ 773 _ 396719 _ pdf
52391 _ S3.1: Modelling Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions in the Niger Basin and the Iullemeden-Taoudeni/Tanezrouft Aquifer System (NB-ITTAS) – Abdel Kader Dodo, OSS _ 384483 _ French _ 780 _ 396720 _ pdf
52391 _ S3.2: Enhancing Conjunctive Management of Surface and Groundwater Resources in Selected Transboundary Aquifers: Case study for Selected Shared Groundwater Bodies in the Nile Basin – Maha Ismail, NBI _ 384484 _ English _ 773 _ 396721 _ pdf
52391 _ S3.3: Transboundary Groundwater Body Karavanke/Karawanken Between Slovenia and Austria - Management and Governance – Mihael Brenčič, Slovenia _ 384485 _ English _ 773 _ 396722 _ pdf
52391 _ S3.4: Implementation of The Guarani Aquifer Strategic Action Program: Regional Paths for Achieving Conjunctive Water Management – Ricardo Burg, UNESCO _ 384486 _ English _ 773 _ 396723 _ pdf

Outcomes

55233 _ Conclusions _ 387398 _ English _ 773 _ 403605 _ pdf
55233 _ Conclusions _ 387398 _ French _ 780 _ 403606 _ pdf
55233 _ Conclusions _ 387398 _ Russian _ 864 _ 403607 _ pdf
55233 _ Conclusions _ 387398 _ Spanish _ 879 _ 403648 _ pdf
55233 _ List of participants _ 386465 _ English _ 773 _ 401475 _ pdf
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