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Monday, 30 April 2018
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Title
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Registration and Introductions
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Chair
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Natalie Degger, GEF IW:LEARN
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Venue
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Chatrium Hotel, Room (4th Floor, Room Ravipa I & II)
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Time
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08:45
09:00
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Registration
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09:00
09:15
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Welcoming remarks
Leah Bunce Karrer, Global Environment Facility
Jose Padilla, United Nations Development Programme
Mish Hamid, GEF IW:LEARN
Ivan Zavadsky, The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
Raphaël Glémet, IUCN Asia
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09:15
09:30
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Introductions
Participant introductions and expectations
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09:30
09:45
09:45
10:00
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GEF International Waters Update
Leah Bunce Karrer, Global Environment Facility
Floods and Droughts Management Tools Portal
Katharine Cross, International Water Association
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Coffee break and Group Photo (10:00 – 10:30)
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Title
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SEAKnowledge Bank
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Content
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Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) is an intergovernmental organization operating in East Asia to foster and sustain healthy and resilient oceans, coasts, communities and economies across the region.
The Seas of East Asia (SEA) Knowledge Bank serves as a knowledge platform for policymakers, planners, managers, investors and other stakeholders to scale up Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) and investment in sustainable development of coasts and oceans across East Asia.
The platform provides access to a collection of case studies, manuals, technical reports and other resources, along with opportunities for engaging and collaborating with peers and experts and guidance for jumpstarting coastal management programs, or taking them to the next level. The platform also supports local governments and other stakeholders in identifying and developing projects that could attract investment, including a series of rapid assessments and the ability to submit a project for further evaluation.
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10:30
11:00
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Navigating a SEA of Knowledge
Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia Resource Facility
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Title
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Legal and Institutional Frameworks of River Basin Organizations
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Content
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Since its creation, the International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR) has grown into one of the largest and most active international bodies of experts on IWRM, promoting policy agreements and setting joint priorities and strategies to improve the Danube Basin.
The Danube is a truly international river with the diversity in landscapes matched by a high diversity of languages, administrative traditions, religions and cultures. This river basin extends into the territories of 19 countries, comprises of more than 800,000 square kilometers or about 10 percent of Continental Europe, and is home to over 80 million people. Starting in 1991, the GEF/UNDP Danube Basin Environmental Management Program helped the Danube countries generate $3.5 billion worth of investments to improve agricultural practices, municipal wastewater treatment and the management of important wetland areas.
Thanks to this program the Black Sea dead zone has been virtually eliminated and the number of species has almost doubled from 1980 levels. Through this GEF IW intervention, the Danube became a remarkable success story in water quality improvement and regional cooperation.
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11:00
13:30
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Legal and Institutional Frameworks-What can we learn from the ICPDR?
Ivan Zavadsky/ Hélène Masliah-Gilkarov, The International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
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Short overview of the area of transboundary cooperation and shared water system management the Commission covers
Breakout Group: Questions for discussion
1) What do you consider as key attributes of an international RBO from a legal and institutional perspective?
2) What are the key challenges you see for establishing a transboundary RBO?
3) What challenges do you see in rallying public opinion to get the necessary political support for setting-up a RBO?
Reporting back
- Part I – The rapporteurs report on the group discussion
- Part II - Plenary Session
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Lunch break (13:30 – 14:30)
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Title
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Innovative tools for valuing ecosystems, sustaining business and promoting change
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Content
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The Capturing Coral Reef & Related Ecosystem Services (CCRES) project is working to ensure the long-term sustainability of coastal ecosystems with models, tools and knowledge products to support planning.
The tools have been developed by multi-disciplinary teams that include scientists, policy-makers, businesses and other experts from a range of fields. They are the result of collaboration between leading centres of discovery, learning and engagement in North America, Australia and the East-Asia Pacific region, and specifically alongside partners in Indonesia and the Philippines.
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14:30
15:00
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Introduction to the CCRES project and overview of the tools
Peter Mumby, CCRES project
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15:00
16:00
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Tools Developed (Focus on those which are beneficial to both freshwater and marine GEF IW projects)
The tools developed by CCRES include: Assisting marine planning to rebuild coastal fisheries, capture the roles of reefs for coastal protection, enhance local governance to reduce conflict and co-manage resources, facilitate stakeholder engagement, systems analysis, diversifying and enhancing business enterprises, and behavior change
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Coffee break (16:00 – 16:30)
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16:30
17:30
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Hands on Experience
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17:30
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Close
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