Electronic Newsletter of the International Network of Basin Organizations
N° 50 - October 2013
EUROPE-INBO 2013: Our next big meeting this autumn
The latecomers can still register quickly!
11th INTERNATIONAL"EUROPE-INBO 2013" CONFERENCE
on the current and future implementation of the European Water Framework Directive
From 13 to 16 November 2013, Plovdiv (Bulgaria)
In the new context established last year by the "Blueprint to safeguard Europe's Waters" of the European Commission, this meeting will be organized around five roundtables on current implementation of the EU-WFD River Basin Management Plans, the implementation of the EU Flood Directive, strategies to cope with scarcity and droughts and, in general, measures to be introduced for adaptation of water resources management to the effect of the climate changes, etc.
The meeting is open to all INBO member organizations and observers, and also to the water administrations and organizations, interested in the implementation of the Water Framework Directive, and its “Daughter Directives” and related directives, of the member and candidate countries of the European Union and of all the other countries of Eastern Europe, the Balkans, Caucasus and Central Asia and of the Mediterranean basin.
There will be simultaneous translation into English, French and Bulgarian.
∎ Invitation to the "EUROPE-INBO 2013" Conference, and the summary draft program.
∎ On-line registration: Registration to the "EUROPE-INBO 2013" Conference is free of charge but compulsory.
∎ Any information:
www.inbo-news.org/inbo/agenda/article/europe-inbo-2013
Sign the "World Pact for Better Basin Management"!
Already 128 signatures by basin organizations worldwide
Whether you are a basin organization, an administration, a scientific and technical organization, alocal authority, an NGO or a professional organization of water users, if you approve the "World Pact" principles, you can sign it online
∎ Consult and sign the "Pact for better basin management"
∎ Ceremonies for the signing of the pact
Contribute to the new "INBO Newsletter": We are waiting for your articles!
INBO World General Assembly 2013
12-16 August 2013, Fortaleza-Ceara (Brazil)
From 13 to 16 August 2013, 319 delegates coming from 49 Countries, representatives of governmental administrations in charge of water management, of Basin Organizations, already existing or being created, and from interested bilateral and multilateral institutions, research centers and associations, met in Fortaleza in Brazil, for the ninth World General Assembly of the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO).
∎ Find online the final program of the General Assembly, the papers and photographs of the event as well as the Declaration of Fortaleza and final resolutions
Establishment of a Global Network
to advance integrated river Basin Management
Back on our great events in 2013
∎ 2nd International high-level Congress on basin management
16-18 April 2013, Cappaelectronic-newsletter-of-the-international-network-of-basin-organizations-ndegia (Turkey)
∎ Find online the papers and photographs of the event
∎ 2nd Meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative
7-8 November 2013, Paris - OECD
This 2nd meeting will aim at finalizing the working road map in line with the overarching objectives of the Initiative as defined at the 1st meeting of 27-28 March 2013. INBO and UNESCO are facilitating the working group on basin management.
∎ See the presentation and draft program
∎ First International Environment Forum for Basin Organizations
26-28 November 2014, Bangkok (Thailand)
The first Forum will be organized in close cooperation with the International Network of Basin Organizationsand the Royal Thai Government. It will be a platform for basin organizations - as well as for relevant stakeholders such as international financial institutions, secretariats of multilateral environmental conventions and other UN agencies - so that they can work together to improve transboundary basin governance and management, taking better into account and incorporating environmental aspects.
∎ Find online the presentation
∎ See also:
www.inbo-news.org/inbo/agenda/article/first-international-environment-3043
www.unep.org/newscentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=2725&ArticleID=9594&l=fr
∎ 7th World Water Forum
12-17 April 2015, Daegu Gyeongbuk (Corée)
The World Water Forum is the largest water-related event in the world. This multi-stakeholder event will gather world-renowned scholars, international organizations, ministers, mayors, parliamentarians, NGOs, research institutions, public and private businesses, civil society organizations
∎ Find online the presentation of the 7th World Water Forum
∎ See also: worldwaterforum7.org/en
Our other partner projects
≻ European Water Community
Connecting science with policy and innovation to improve water management in Europe
europeanwatercommunity.eu/ |
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≻ NOVIWAM
Novel Integrated Water Management Systems for Southern European Regions
www.noviwam.eu/ |
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≻ KPITB
Development of Key Performance Indicators for Transboundary River Basin Management in Africa
www.aquacoope.org/PITB |
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≻ AWIS
African Water Information System
www.sadieau.org |
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≻ EMWIS
The Euro-Mediterranean Water Information System
www.semide.net |
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≻ IWRM-NET
Launching of new research activities at national and regional level on the topic of integrated water resources management in relation with the European Water Framework Directive
www.iwrm-net.eu |
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≻ Twinbasin
Promoting twinning agreements between river basins to strengthen practices of integrated water resources management
www.twinbasin.org |
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≻ SPI-Water
"Science-Policy Interfacing in support of the Water Framework Directive implementation"
www.spi-water.eu |
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≻ Waterdiss
The implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and its daughter directives, as well as the Floods Directive, is not a “Business-as-usual approach” and constitutes an exceptional challenge to water managers and governments across Europe. Assessments of the current status of implementation have shown that less than 40% of water bodies will achieve Good Ecological Status in 2015
www.waterdiss.eu |
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≻ Water RtoM - Water Research to Market
Water RtoM aims to accelerate the transfer of research results (from 3 to 5 years) to the end-users, by adding a stage between Research products and existing mechanisms of technology transfer.
www.waterrtom.eu |
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Electronic Newsletter of the International Network of Basin Organizations N° 50 - October 2013
