Regional workshop on "National water information systems & EMWIS" and EMWIS coordination seminar in Algeria

 EMWIS, its Algerian NFP (ABH-CSM) and the Algerian Ministry of Water Resources are organising Regional workshop on "National water information systems -NWIS- & EMWIS" to be held in Algiers the days 26 and 27 June 2006. This workshop mainly aims to promote the exchange of experiences between the countries on the implementation of NWIS. The workshop will include plenary sessions with presentations of experiences and 3 working group sessions focusing on: Organizational/legislative aspects; Access to data; and Enhancement/added value of final product.  The results of the NWIS feasibility studies carried out in 2005 in 10 Mediterranean Partner countries, the output from the 4th World Water Forum on shared water information system and the proposal of Mediterranean mechanism of observation on water and sanitation will provide major inputs for the workshop. After this event, EMWIS will organise its 6th Coordination Committee seminar the 27 afternoon and 28 June in Algiers (only for EMWIS National Focal Points). See EMWIS website for details about both events.