International Waters learning Exchange & Resource Network

Agenda

09 Oct 2017

The World Water Forum, organized every three years by the World Water Council in close collaboration with the authorities of the hosting country. It is the largest international event in the field of water aimed at putting water firmly on the international agenda. It primarily serves four main purposes:

  • To raise the importance of water on the political agenda

  • To support the deepening of discussions towards the solution of international water issues in the 21st century

  • To formulate concrete proposals and bring their importance to the world's attention

  • To generate political commitment

The successive editions of the World Water Forum have served as stepping-stones towards global collaboration on water problems. The Forum offers the water community and decision-makers from all over the world the unique opportunity to make recommendations for ensuring the security of water resources in the different parts of the world.

This is the 5th World Water Forum, with the 1st held in Morocco (1997), the 2nd in the Netherlands (2000), the 3rd in Japan (2003), and the 4th in Mexico (2006) with 20,000 participants.

Official WWF5 website: http://www.worldwaterforum5.org/

UN-Water Pavillion

Wed 18th March 2009: 10.00 - 12.00
Fri 20th March 2009: 10.00 - 12.00

Title: Implementing a Collaborative Network to Sustain Information and Knowledge Sharing
Description: This will involve a rich discussion of ideas on how to improve International Waters (IW) management through more strategic use of information sharing and knowledge management. It will highlight innovative initiatives that:

  • Illustrate how to promote water resource management transparency, collaboration and learning through the Internet. Demonstrate how participants can access and share information through the environment information network.
  • Describe the core elements and tools (based on free, open source software) of the GEF IW network.
  • Identify benefits to participants in contributing to the growth of this collaborative network.

Participants during the workshop:

  • William Okello   National Fisheries Resources Research Institute (NaFIRRI), Junja, Uganda
  • Wolfgang Seis   Technische Universitat Berlin
  • Christian Susan   UNIDO
  • David Moody   Beaver Wood Associates, USA
  • Jeanne Moody   Beaver Wood Associates, USA
  • Barbara Lopi   SADC Groundwater & Drought Management Project
  • Chuck Chaitovitz   Global Environment & Technology Foundation / Good Practices and Joint Collaboration for Nutrient Reduction on CEE
  • Adedayo Musk-Adeyemi   Ogun State Works Corporation, Nigeria
  • Michael A.  Kehinde   Ogun State Water Corporation, Nigeria