Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean | GWP med
The Euro-Mediterranean Turin Plan of Action, the recommendations of the Mediterranean Commission for Sustainable Development, the GWP Vision, FFA, Core for Action Plan are, among other, major processes shaping the common Mediterranean water policies and practices. The EU Water Framework Directive offers a concrete example of IWRM application in the EU Member States, worthy to explore its adaptation in the entire Mediterranean.
International Roundtable on Transboundary Water Management in Southeastern Europe under the Petersberg Phase II / Athens Declara
The International Roundtable on Protection and Sustainable Use of Transboundary Waters in Southeastern Europe was held on the 15th and 16th of December 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia. It was was 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 (GWP-Med) under the Petersberg Phase II / Athens Declaration Process.
Capacity Building Workshop on “Flood management in a transboundary context”, 13 and 14 December 2011, Zagreb, Croatia
The Capacity Building Workshop on “Flood Management in a Transboundary Context” was organized on the 13th and 14th of December in Zagreb, Croatia, under the Petersberg Phase II / Athens Declaration Process by the Global Water Partnership- Mediterranean (GWP-Med) with the support of the German Ministry of Environment and GEF IWLEARN.
“How to connect policy and science for an improved water management” Workshop, Dec 2011, Zagreb, Croatia
The Training Workshop on “How to connect policy and science for an improved water management: A practical introduction to application of knowledge brokering in the Sava River Basin Management Planning” that was held from the 30th of November to the 2nd of December 2011 in Zagreb, Croatia was proved to be fruitful and lucrative. read more
A Shared Strategic Vision for the Management of The Drin River Basin was agreed at high level
On 25 November 2011 in Tirana, Albania the five Drin River Riparians signed a Memorandum of Understanding on a Shared Strategic Vision for the Sustainable Management of the Drin River Basin for the benefit of about 1.5 million people relying on the water resources of the basin for drinking water, agriculture, fisheries, industry and hydropower. Recent floods, in particular, have highlighted the need for such closer transboundary cooperation. Ministers and Deputy Ministers responsible for water issues from Albania, Greece, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo (UNSC 1244) and Montenegro signed the Memorandum, which represents a significant step forward in the development of transboundary cooperation in the Drin Basin. read more
A Shared Strategic Vision for the Management of the Drin River Basin was agreed at high level
Assessment of the Framework conditions for Private Sector Participation in Water Infrastructures in Lebanon
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Conference on Water Scarcity and Policy in the Middle East and Mediterranean,Cornell University,Ithaca NY USA,November 4-6,2011
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