International Roundtable on Protection and Sustainable Use of Transboundary Waters in Southeastern Europe

An International Roundtable on Protection and Sustainable Use of Transboundary Waters in Southeastern Europe will be organized and supported by the German Ministry of Environment in cooperation with the Croatian Ministry of Regional Development Forestry and Water Management, GEF IWLEARN, World Bank and Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean, in Zagreb, 15-16 December 2011.
 
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This Roundtable marks six years of action under the Petersberg Phase II / Athens Declaration Process for the enhancement of Transboundary Management in Southeastern Europe (SEE); the mandate was given by the authorities and stakeholders of the SEE countries during a Roundtable organized in Berlin, Germany in 2005.
 
The International Roundtable aims to:
-    Contribute towards the continuation and deepening of the Regional Dialogue in SEE under the Petersberg Phase II / Athens Declaration Process acting in synergy with the GEF IWLEARN and UNECE Water Convention.
-    Facilitate the enhancement of cooperative and integrated management of shared water bodies in SEE.
-    Contribute to the process towards World Water Forum (Marseille, March 2012) and Rio+20.
 
The International Roundtable will:
- Discuss the developments in SEE in the field of TWRM since the initiation of the Regional Dialogue during the International Roundtable “Protection and Sustainable Use of Transboundary Waters in South-Eastern Europe”, 5-7 December 2005 Berlin, Germany.
- Identify areas of intervention for the Process to facilitate the enhancement of cooperation on TWRM.
- Recognize the TWRM related priority issues to be addressed through a Regional Dialogue on TWRM in the SEE.
 
High level staff of competent water authorities of the SEE countries as well as key regional stakeholders – in particular from water using sectors - and international stakeholders will be invited to participate. These include targeted representatives of GEF projects, joint bodies of shared basins, regional associations and networks of civil society organisations, actors supporting the political processes and regional initiatives, water user associations and private sector, academia, donor countries and international institutions and organizations etc.