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Fifth meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management

07 - 09 July 2010
Geneva Switzerland

The fifth meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management took place from Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 2.30 p.m. until Friday, 9 July 2010, 1 p.m. in the Palais des Nations, Geneva. It was held back-to-back with the eleventh meeting of the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment, which took place on 6-7 July in Geneva. A joint session of the two working groups was held on Wednesday, 7 July from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

The main objective of the fifth meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management was to review the implementation of the workplan as adopted at the fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties.

 

Official

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Annotated provisional agenda for the fifth meeting

ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2010/1

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List of participants

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Report of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Managment on its fifth meeting
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2010/2

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Report on the fourth meeting of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2009/2

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Main findings of the assessment of transboundary rivers, lakes and groundwaters in the Caucasus

ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2010/3
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.2/2010/4

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Opening the Convention to States outside the region: Why the amendments to articles 25 and 26 should enter into force soon
ECE/MP.WAT/2009/1

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Amendment to articles 25 and 26 of the Convention
ECE/MP.WAT/14

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Report of the seventh meeting of the Legal Board
ECE/MP.WAT/AC.4/2010/2

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Report on National Policy Dialogues and vision for the future developments of the Dialogues
ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2010/4

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How to better promote the Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health: a guide for focal points
ECE/MP.WAT/2009/13

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Strategy for the Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents
ECE/MP.WAT/2009/L.3

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Programme of work for 2010–2012
ECE/MP.WAT/29/Add.1

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Chair’s summary of the High-level Segment and other documents adopted by the Meeting of the Parties (Includes adopted by the fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties Strategy for the Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents and Strategy for the International Water Assessment Centre)

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ECE/MP.WAT/29/Add.2 PDF PDF PDF

Unofficial

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Preliminary findings of the assessment of transboundary rivers, lakes and groundwaters in Eastern and Northern Europe
WGMA/2010/Inf.2 – WGIWRM/2010/Inf.1

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Final layout and content of the second Assessment, including maps and graphics
WGMA/2010/Inf.3 – WGIWRM/2010/Inf.2

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Progress report and future work of the International Water Assessment Centre
WGMA/2010/Inf.5 - WGIWRM/2010/Inf.3

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Considerations on a Facilitative Implementation Mechanism under the Water Convention: Discussion Paper (prepared for the Legal Board)

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Application of the UNECE Water Convention to groundwater and possible developments: Discussion Paper

WGIWRM/2010/Inf.4

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Report of the third meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate

TFWC/2010/2

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Overview of the programme of pilot projects on adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins
TFWC/2010/3

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Analysis of responses to the questionnaire on priority needs of UNECE countries in the area of transboundary waters and industrial accidents

WGIWRM/2010/Inf.5

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Report of the Extended Bureau meeting of the UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy, Geneva, 16-17 March 2010

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Presentations

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The Second Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters: Status and Finalization
Ms. Annukka Lipponen, UNECE Water Convention Secretariat

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Rationale and objectives of the Ramsar Convention's involvement in the second Assessment
Mr. Tobias Salathe and Ms. Nadezdha Alexeeva, Wetlands Convention secretariat

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EEA data and information relevant for assessment of transboundary waters
Mr. Peter Kristensen, European Environment Agency (EEA)

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Progress report and future work of the International Water Assessment Centre (IWAC)
Mr. Boris Minarik, Director of IWAC

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Activities of the Task Force on Water and Climate
Mr. Jos Timmerman, Ministry for Transport, Public Works and Water Management, the Netherlands

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Programme of pilot projects and platform for exchanging experience on climate change adaptation in transboundary basins
Ms. Sonja Koeppel, UNECE Water Convention Secretariat

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Payment for ecosystem services on Chon-Aksuu River watershed, Issyk-kul Lake Basin
Ms. Ekaterina Strikeleva, CAREC

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Projects to support the Convention in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia and in South Eastern Europe
Ms. Iulia Trombitcaia, UNECE Secretariat

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National Policy Dialogues on Integrated Water Resources Management under the EU Water Initiative
Ms. Gulnara Roll, UNECE Water Convention Secretariat

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How focal points can promote the Convention and its Protocol
Ms. Heide Jekel, Chairperson of the Working Group on IWRM, Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

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Analysis of reponses submitted by the UNECE member states to the questionnaire on: transboundary waters and industrial accidents: priority needs of UNECE countries
Mr. Alisher Mamadzhanov, UNECE Water Convention secretariat

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