The general objective of the workshop is to inform stakeholders in the water sector in Cameroon, to share information on the process initiated by Cameroon to become a party to the Water Convention and to discuss the next steps in the accession process.
The specific objectives are as follows:
- Inform stakeholders in the water sector in Cameroon about the Water Convention;
- identify the benefits, possible advantages and strategic objectives of Cameroon's possible accession and the contribution of this process to Cameroon's hydro-diplomacy;
- Discuss the practical implementation of the Water Convention to address the challenges of water resources management in Cameroon, based on the experience of existing Parties;
- Present the global report of the working group in charge of preparing the process of Cameroon's accession to the Convention;
- Discuss the next steps in the accession process.
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| List of Participants | ||
| Opening Session | ||
| Opening speech Ms. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary to the Water Convention, UNECE |
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| Opening speech Ms. Allegra Baiocchi, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cameroon |
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| Opening speech Mr. Adoum Yahya, First Counsellor, Chad Embassy in Cameroon |
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| Opening speech H.E. Hans-Peter Schadek, Head of the European Union delegation in Cameroon |
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| Opening speech Mr. Désiré Armand Ndemazagoa-Backotta, Representative of the Secretary-General of ECCAS |
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| Opening speech H.E. Mr. Gaston Eloundou Essomba, Minister of Water and Energy |
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| General introduction to the Water Convention, and its important for development, regional integration and peace Ms. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary to the Water Convention, UNECE |
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| Session 1: General presentation of the Water Convention | ||
| The Water Convention: a codification of the rules and principles of customary international Water Law Dr. Komlan Sangbana, Secretariat of the Water Convention |
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| The Water Convention and thematic issues: selected cases of implementation (monitoring and assessment, adaptation to climate change, groundwater) Ms. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary of the Water Convention, UNECE |
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| Practical experience of a Party in the implementation of the Convention: the case of Slovenia Dr. Aleš Bizjak, Slovenian Water Agency |
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| Session 2: The Water Convention and the Context of Cameroon | ||
| Contribution of the CRH to the assessment of Cameroon's water resources Ms. Gloria Eyong, CRH |
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| Inventory of national and transboundary water resources and relevant legal instruments for water management in Cameroon Mr. Paul Tchapmi, MINEE |
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| Lake Chad Management, Experience of the Organization for the Development of Lake Chad with the Water Convention Mr. Mana Boubakari, Lake Chad Basin Commission |
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| The benefits of Cameroon's participation in activities under the Water Convention Mr. Daniel Claude Wang Sonne, MINEE |
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| Session 3: Panel discussion on Accession to the Water Convention, which benefits for Cameroon? | ||
| Chad's experience in the accession process Mr. Younane Nelngar, Ministry of Environment, Water and Fisheries, Chad |
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| Senegal's experience in the accession process Mr. Amary Ngoné Sembène, Ministry of Water and Sanitation, Senegal |
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| Session 4: The Water Convention in Practice, Implementation and Support | ||
| Monitoring, evaluation and reporting mechanisms Ms. Francesca Bernardini, Independent expert |
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| The Water Convention and the ECCAS Convention on Shared Waters in Central Africa: Convergence and Complementarity Mr. Désiré Armand Ndemazagoa-Backotta, ECCAS |
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| Manual for prior notification of planned measures in the Congo Basin: cases of implementation of the provisions of the Water Convention Mr. Blaise Léandre Tondo, CICOS |
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| The Water Convention and IWRM in Central Africa Mr. Hycinth Banseka, GWP-CAF |
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| Session 5: Accession process and next steps | ||
| Presentation on the process of accession to the Convention Mr. Jean Eric Fonkou Chanou, MINREX |