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Sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) : 28-30 November 2012 | Rome, Italy
The sixth Meeting of the Parties (MOP6) of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) met from Wednesday, 28 to Friday, 30 November 2012 at the Chambers of Deputies in Rome, Italy. The meeting was attended by more than 320 people, including parties, non-party states, intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). MOP6 addressed many substantive issues related to the work of the Convention, such as: its opening to all members of the UN beyond the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) region; support for implementation and compliance; transboundary groundwater; a thematic assessment on the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus; water and adaptation to climate change; cooperation with other multilateral environmental agreements and international partners; vision for the future of the Water Convention; and the programme of work for 2013–2015.
The MOP adopted decisions on, inter alia: support to implementation and compliance, establishing an Implementation Committee; model provisions on transboundary groundwaters; accession by non-ECE countries; cooperation with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Economic, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); vision for the future of the Convention; and the programme of work for 2013-2015, including implementing bodies and the budget.
During the meeting, the signing ceremony of the new bilateral Treaty between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on Cooperation in the Field of Protection and Sustainable Development of the Dniester River Basin, with Gheorghe Salaru, Minister of Environment, Republic of Moldova, and Eduard Stavytskyi, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources, Ukraine.
This report presents a summary of the presentations and discussions during the three days of the meeting, as well as the main decisions taken by MOP6, organized following the agenda items.
The summary report is available at: http://www.iisd.ca/water/unece/mop6/html/crsvol207num1e.html
Coverage of this meeting by IISD Reporting Services, Conference Reporting Services, was funded by UNECE
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JOINT MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS, INCLUDING DATA MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION EXCHANGE:
This item was discussed on Thursday morning and delegates adopted the final decision on Friday afternoon. On Thursday morning, Paul Haener, International Office for Water (OIEAU), France, presented the project “Capacity building in data administration for assessing transboundary water resources in the EECCA countries,” funded by the French GEF highlighting its diagnostic component and the pilot activities in two pilot basins, the Aral Sea and the Dniester River basins. He recommended that future work under the project should include: incorporating a data component in all transboundary water management agreements and action plans; developing regional reference data sets; supporting countries to develop their own national water information systems; and developing training programmes on data management.WMO suggested taking into account the advances being made by the Open Geospatial Consortium in data transfer formats and hydrological feature descriptions. Tajikistan expressed its willingness to share experiences acquired through the project.On Friday afternoon, delegates adopted the decision on this issue. Final Decision: The MOP: commended the OIEAU and the International Water Assessment Center (IWAC) for the progress achieved; encouraged the project leading organizations to share experiences and lessons learned in the framework of the project; and thanked the French GEF for the support provided.
The MOP: commended the OIEAU and the International Water Assessment Center (IWAC) for the progress achieved; encouraged the project leading organizations to share experiences and lessons learned in the framework of the project; and thanked the French GEF for the support provided.
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Langston James "Kimo" Goree VI Vice President, Reporting Services and United Nations Liaison International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) -- United Nations Office 300 E 56th St. Apt. 11D - New York, NY 10022 USA
(email: kimo@iisd.org ; iisd-rs@iisd.org) Phone: Direct Line: +1 973 273 5860 / Mobile phone (new!): +12128107701 |
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| News type | Inbrief |
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http://www.iisd.ca/download/pdf/sd/crsvol207num1e.pdf |
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| Source of information | IISD |
| Keyword(s) | Transboundary Water Resources Management, data management, capacity building |
| Subject(s) | HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY |
| Relation | http://www.ramsar.org/cda/en/ramsar-documents-cops/main/ramsar/1-31-58_4000_0__ |
| Geographical coverage | Italy |
| News date | 12/12/2012 |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
