Events
Meeting: Fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the UNECE Water Convention, 10-12 November 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
Dates: 10 November 2010 - 12 November 2010
Since its entry into force in 1996 the UNECE Water Convention has provided a crucial legal framework and contributed to improving transboundary water management in the pan-European region. The fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties will mark an important milestone in the improvement of transboundary water management in the UNECE region and beyond, taking stock of the progress achieved and preparing for the challenges that lie ahead. For example, the meeting is expected to adopt a Guidance on Water ad Adaptation to Climate Change, a Guide to Implementing the Convention and guidelines on safety of tailing management facilities. A wide variety of topics will be discussed, ranging from ratification and implementation of the Convention, climate change adaptation in the transboundary context, including transboundary flood risk management, ecosystem services for water management, to assessment of transboundary waters. The high-level segment will focus on water cooperation in Central Asia.
Organizers: United Nations Economic Commission’s for Europe (UNECE) Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention)
Contact Name: Francesca Bernardini, Sonja Koeppel
E-mail: water.convention@unece.org
