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Fourteenth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate

Fourteenth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate

Environmental Policy
28 February 2024
Salle XXVI, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland

The fourteenth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate aimed to discuss, plan and provide guidance to the implementation of the activities on water and climate under the programme of work for 2022-2024 of the Water Convention as well as to the planned activities under the next programme of work for 2025-2027 of the Water Convention.  The meeting was open to experts representing governmental authorities, the private sector, non-governmental and international organizations as well as other interested stakeholders.

The Task Force on Water and Climate is responsible for activities related to adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins, including flood and drought management, in accordance with the programme of work for 2022-2024 of the Water Convention.

The meeting was preceded by the Global Workshop on Droughts in Transboundary Basins on 26-27 February 2024.

Documents

55503 _ Agenda - Fourteenth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate _ 386669 _ English _ 773 _ 406646 _ pdf
55503 _ Agenda - Fourteenth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate _ 386669 _ French _ 780 _ 406647 _ pdf
55503 _ Agenda - Fourteenth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate _ 386669 _ Russian _ 864 _ 406648 _ pdf
55503 _ Agenda - Fourteenth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate _ 386669 _ Spanish _ 879 _ 406649 _ pdf
55503 _ Decisions _ 389023 _ English _ 773 _ 408090 _ pdf
55503 _ Decisions _ 389023 _ French _ 780 _ 408098 _ pdf
55503 _ Decisions _ 389023 _ Russian _ 864 _ 408099 _ pdf
55503 _ Decisions _ 389023 _ Spanish _ 879 _ 408100 _ pdf
55503 _ List of Participants _ 389051 _ English _ 773 _ 408181 _ pdf

Item 3: Recent activities on climate change adaptation in transboundary basins under the Water Convention

58937 _ Overall presentation _ 389008 _ English _ 773 _ 408060 _ pdf
58937 _ Adapting to climate change in transboundary basins - Ms. Hanna Plotnykova, UNECE _ 389009 _ English _ 773 _ 408061 _ pdf
58937 _ Challenges and lessons learnt based on the recent meeting of the Global network of basins - Mr. Jos Timmerman, Waterframes, the Netherlands _ 389010 _ English _ 773 _ 408062 _ pdf
58937 _ Recent activities on climate change adaptation in the Sava River Basin - Ms. Rada Milisav, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations, Bosnia and Herzegovina _ 389011 _ English _ 773 _ 408092 _ pdf
58937 _ Kyrgyzstan and climate change (some adaptation measures) - Mr. Abdybai Dzhailoobaev, State Service of Water Resources, Kyrgyzstan _ 389012 _ Russian _ 864 _ 408065 _ pdf
58937 _ Climate change adaptation in the Congo river basin in 2022-2024 - Mr. Faustin Ngediko-Ekumu, Ministry of Environment, the Democratic Republic of Congo _ 389013 _ French _ 780 _ 408066 _ pdf

Item 4: Mainstreaming transboundary and regional water cooperation in global climate change processes

58938 _ UNFCCC: Latest developments towards transformation and transboundary collaboration - Ms. Olga Pilifosova, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) _ 389014 _ English _ 773 _ 408068 _ pdf
58938 _ Water and Transboundary Cooperation in COP28 Decisions - Mr. Jose Gesti, Sanitation and Water for All _ 389015 _ English _ 773 _ 408073 _ pdf
58938 _ Mainstreaming of transboundary water cooperation in global climate change adaptation processes - Mr. Asif Verdiyev, National Hydrometeorological Service under the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan _ 389016 _ Russian _ 864 _ 408077 _ pdf

Item 5: Synergies with regional organizations’ strategies

58945 _ EU policies on water, climate and transboundary cooperation - Ms. Dagmar Kaljarikova, European Commission _ 389017 _ English _ 773 _ 408078 _ pdf
58945 _ Policies and measures on water, climate and transboundary cooperation in Africa - Mr. Prime Ngabonziza, Economic Community of Central African States _ 389018 _ English _ 773 _ 408079 _ pdf
58945 _ OSCE activities on climate change adaptation and transboundary cooperation - Ms. Dana Bogdan, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe _ 389019 _ English _ 773 _ 408080 _ pdf

Item 6: Future work to address climate change climate change in transboundary basins under the Water Convention

58946 _ Adapting to climate change in transboundary basins: future activities - Ms. Sonja Koeppel and Ms. Hanna Plotnykova, UNECE _ 389020 _ English _ 773 _ 408081 _ pdf
58946 _ WMO Current and Planned Activities - Mr. Nicolas Franke, World Meteorological Organization _ 389021 _ English _ 773 _ 408082 _ pdf
58946 _ IUCN work on transboundary waters and climate - Mr. Chris Magero, The International Union for Conservation of Nature _ 389022 _ English _ 773 _ 408083 _ pdf
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