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International

Network Of Basin

Organizations

TOWARDS WORLD WATER SOLUTIONS

6th World Water Forum 12 – 17 March 2012, Marseille

International Office For Water PARIS-FRANCE

International

Network Of Basin

Organizations

ISSUE

THEME

RECOMMENDATION

TARGET(S)

The Process Toward concrete solutions !

SOLUTIONS

International Office For Water PARIS-FRANCE

International

Network Of Basin

Organizations

SMART TARGETS

AND WISE PROCESS

SMART focuses on the relevance of the targets

• Specific

• Measurable

• Achievable

• Realistic

• Time bound

WISE focuses on the process

• Wide Involvement Stakeholder Exchanges

International Office For Water PARIS-FRANCE

International

Network Of Basin

Organizations

IFC Regional Committee

Pdt: Ms. Park – VP: Mr. Bernard

America

AWF+?

Asia

APF + ? Europe OIEau

Africa AMCOW+AfWA

+AfDB ?

N. America

S. America

SE Asia

NE Asia

S. Asia

Pacific

CACENA

Northern

Eastern

Southern

…

SSA

MENA

…

Cross-continental Targets may result in

additional regions (e.g. water scarcity

discussed at Mediterranean level)

-Coordinates RP -Informs IFC -Supports regio. Coordinators

-Manage regio CfP -Support subregio. Platforms -Identify cross-continental issues

-Implement multi- stakeholder proc. by Target -Report outcomes

Organisation for SMART

and WISE regional Targets

1- Improve transboundary cooperation in Europe

2 - Achieve good ecological status of European water bodies by 2015

3 - Adapt to long term water challenges linked to Climate Change

and prevent extreme phenomena

12 Specific Europe Region Priority Targets and Solutions Groups

4 - Develop a sustainable agriculture in Europe and better balance

policy between the goals of food security and sustainable water

management

5 - Promote better coordination between transport and water

policies in relation with inland navigation in Europe:

6- Better coordinate the water and sustainable energy policies:

7- Give access to the drinking water and sanitation services for the

European underprivileged populations

12 Specific Europe Region Priority Targets and Solutions Groups

10 - Promote technology innovation, “Science - policy” interface

and dialogue between researchers and water managers:

12 - Develop European cooperation with Third Countries

in the water field:

11- Adapt Water management to the specificities of European

outermost Regions,

8 – Better manage drinking water supply and sanitation utilities in

Europe

9 - Develop new knowledge and know how on rivers hydro-

morphology, restoration and protection of water ecosystems

At present, 4 regional events have been organized:

1 – Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans:

(Bulgaria - Plovdiv, (20 - 23 March 2011),

2 - The International Istanbul Water Forum

(Turkey - Istanbul, from 03 to 05 May 2011),

3- Central Asia

(Tashkent - Uzbekistan, 10-12 May 2011),

By the Central Asia specific transcontinental process Coordinator,

4 – Euro-Mediterranean countries

(Porto, 27-30 September 2011)

Europe Region: Next regional preparatory events

2 more meetings are being under preparation in order to cover:

5 – Caucasus: the meeting is being under preparation,

Georgia – on 14 and 15 November 2011,

with REC Caucasus

6 - The Russian Federation

Moscow, on 14 – 15 December 2011,

with the Federal Ministry of Natural Resources,

Water Department,

A Synthesis meeting should be organized

by the European Parliament Intergroup for Water

Mid – January 2012 in Brussels - Belgium

Europe Region: Next regional preparatory events

“European process” side or thematic events during:

• The conference « Futures of European Waters »,

from 23 to 25 Mars 2011 in Budapest - Hungary,

• The Working Group on IWRM of the UNECE Water Convention,

4-5 May 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland,

• The Stockholm Water Week, 21 – 27 August 2011, in Sweden,

• 7th UNECE Ministerial Conference «Environment for Europe»

Astana, Kazakhstan, 21-23 September 2011,

• The Amsterdam Water Week, 29 October - 4 November 2011,

• 'Forging Targets and Solutions for Rivers and Water

Ecosystem Restoration', 16-18 November, 2011 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Europe Region: regional preparatory events

Outcomes expected from TSGs :

- Smart and Wise Target(s)

- SOLUTIONS to be collected on the dedicated website

http://www.solutionsforwater.org/

- Recommendations for reaching the target(s)

- Action Plan and Road map for reaching the target(s)

- Commitments

Outputs expected from TSGs :

- Report (rationale, solutions, targets, recommendations)

- Session during the WWF6 (2-hour)

TSG 9 : what to do now ?

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The European process

TOWARDS WORLD WATER SOLUTIONS

european-region-wwf2012.eu