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Tenth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention

Tenth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention

23 - 25 October 2024
Ljubljana Slovenia

 

The 10th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Water Convention (MOP10) took place in Ljubljana from 23 to 25 October 2024. It was organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia, on behalf of the Government of Slovenia, in cooperation with the Secretariat of the Water Convention, hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

A continuously growing interest in transboundary water cooperation and the Water Convention

Held at a time of increasing water-related crises, MOP10 brought together 500 participants from 100 countries, including over 40 high-level representatives, to shape the future of transboundary water cooperation.

Since the MOP’s last session in October 2021, 9 new countries from 3 continents have acceded to the Water Convention, marking a 20% increase in Parties and underscoring the Convention’s growing global relevance as the reference UN multilateral framework for water cooperation.

The Water Convention: a key role to build climate resilience 

The high-level special session "Our Waters, Our Future: Transboundary Water Cooperation to Power Climate Resilience" concluded  that transboundary cooperation is essential for climate adaptation and mitigation, helping reduce water conflicts, sustain ecosystems and drive sustainable development. 

A new programme of work to address transboundary water resources-related challenges

The Parties adopted a new programme of work for 2025-2027, which addresses the diverse needs of countries and advances key areas such as water quality, source-to-sea management and biodiversity conservation. The programme of work also reflects the Convention’s role in tackling the growing impacts of climate change on transboundary waters.

Key decisions to strengthen the Convention’s global impact

Decisions on cooperation with international financial institutions and on cooperation with regional organizations will support the implementation of the Convention in favour of transboundary water cooperation and basin development. One decision involved expanding translation and interpretation services into all six official UN languages to ensure equal and effective participation by all Parties. A major milestone was reached in adopting a decision to initiate a process to shape the future financing of the Water Convention's work.

New status reports and tools to support transboundary water cooperation

The third report on the implementation of the Water Convention highlights significant achievements by Parties, such as new agreements and action plans which showcase the benefits of cooperation, including improved water quality, healthier ecosystems and strengthened governance. It also identifies challenges in some transboundary basins, that the new programme of work aims to address.

The third report on the SDG indicator 6.5.2 (UNECE, UNESCO, 2024) shows that only 28 countries worldwide have all their shared waters covered by operational arrangements for water cooperation, and that the global lag on water cooperation undermines resilience to worsening floods and droughts.

The new publication on data and information sharing presents a global collection of case studies building on real-life experiences across political, sectoral and institutional boundaries. It demonstrates the crucial importance of data and information sharing for informed decision-making and building trust among riparian countries.

Related press releases and coverage

Press releases:  Governments affirm role of UN Water Convention in building climate resilience (24 October 2024); 10th Meeting of the Parties to UN Water Convention to advance cooperation on global water challenges (10 October 2024)

IISD reporting: Summary report, 23-25 October 2024

Press coverage by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning | GOV.SI

Outcomes of back-to-back events

Outcomes of the back-to-back Match-Making event “Accelerating transboundary cooperation and the implementation of the Water Convention in new Parties through increased support and partnership” (Ljubljana, 22 October 2024) can be found here.

More information of the event “Results of Water Management Innovation in the Eastern Partnership Countries leading up to the Water Convention MOP10” (Ljubljana, 22 October 2024) can be found here.

Documentation

ALL DOCUMENTS FOR THE MEETING,  BY ITEM OF THE AGENDA

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HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1 - Opening of the session and adoption of the agenda

 

 

 

 

 

Annotated provisional agenda for the tenth session (ECE/MP.WAT/74)

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Rules of procedure of the Meetings of the Parties (ECE/MP.WAT/54/Add.2)

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Organization of work (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/INF.1) (as of 18 October 2024)

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Item 2 - Status of ratification of the Convention and its Protocols, report on credentials and celebration of new accessions

 

 

 

 

 

Status of ratification of the Water Convention, its Protocols and amendments (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/INF.2)

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Special session: “Our waters, our future: Transboundary water cooperation to power climate resilience”

 

 

 

 

 

Mainstreaming transboundary water management and cooperation into Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/3)

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Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation: Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.5.2, with a special focus on Climate Change, 2024 (ECE/MP.WAT/76)

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Concept note of the high-level segment (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/INF.3)

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Provisional programme for the high-level segment (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/INF.4)

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GENERAL SEGMENT

 

 

 

 

 

Documentation for all the following agenda items

 

 

 

 

 

Programme of work for 2022–2024 (ECE/MP.WAT/63/Add.1)

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Report on the implementation of activities under the Water Convention in 2022–2024 (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/1)

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Draft programme of work for 2025–2027 (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/2)

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Overview of contributions and expenditures in 2022–2024 (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/7)

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Report of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management and the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment on their fourth joint meeting (ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2022/2-ECE/MP.WAT/WG.2/2022/2)

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Report of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management on its eighteenth meeting (ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2023/2)

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Report of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management and the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment on their fifth joint meeting (ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2024/2-ECE/MP.WAT/WG.2/2024/2) - advance copy

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Item 4 - Adapting to climate change in transboundary basins

 

 

 

 

 

Report on the implementation of activities under the Water Convention in 2022–2024 (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/1)

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Mainstreaming transboundary water management and cooperation into Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/3)

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Outcomes of the Global workshop on droughts in transboundary basins, 26–27 February 2024

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Decisions of the fourteenth meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate, 28 February 2024

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Item 5 - Reporting under the Convention and on indicator 6.5.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals

 

 

 

 

 

Decision VIII/1 on reporting under the Convention (ECE/MP.WAT/54/Add.2)

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Decision IX/2 on reporting (ECE/MP.WAT/63/Add.2)

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Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation under the Water Convention: Third Report on Implementation of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (20202023) (ECE/MP.WAT/77)

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Annexes(PDF)

 

 

 

 

Progress on Transboundary Water Cooperation: Mid-term status of SDG Indicator 6.5.2, with a special focus on Climate Change, 2024 (ECE/MP.WAT/76)

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Guide to Reporting under the Water Convention and as a Contribution to SDG Indicator 6.5.2 (ECE/MP.WAT/60)

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Item 6 - Increasing awareness of and accession to the Convention and application of its principles drawing on the benefits of cooperation

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6(a) Increasing capacity for implementation of the Convention and supporting national processes towards accession

 

 

 

 

 

Strategy for the implementation of the Convention at the global level (ECE/MP.WAT/54/Add.2)

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Review of the implementation of the Strategy for the implementation of the Convention at the global level (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/4)

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Frequently Asked Questions on the 1992 Water Convention, with the Road Map to Facilitate Accession Processes (ECE/MP.WAT/59)

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Item 6(b) - Promoting and communicating the benefits of transboundary cooperation

 

 

 

 

 

The Water Convention: 30 Years of Impact and Achievements on the Ground (ECE/MP.WAT/69 and ECE/MP.WAT/69/Corr.1)

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Item 6 (c) - Supporting the development of agreements and the establishment of joint bodies

 

 

 

 

 

Practical Guide for the Development of Agreements or Other Arrangements for Transboundary Water Cooperation (ECE/MP.WAT/68)

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Item6 (d) - Implementation Committee

 

 

 

 

 

Report of the Implementation Committee to the Meeting of the Parties and draft decision on general issues of implementation (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/5)

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Report of the Implementation Committee on its fourteenth meeting (ECE/MP.WAT/IC/2022/2)

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Report of the Implementation Committee on its fifteenth meeting (ECE/MP.WAT/IC/2022/4)

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Report of the Implementation Committee on its sixteenth meeting (ECE/MP.WAT/IC/2023/2)

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Report of the Implementation Committee on its seventeenth meeting (ECE/MP.WAT/IC/2024/2)

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Decision VI/1 on support to implementation and compliance (ECE/MP.WAT/37/Add.2)

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List of candidates for the Implementation Committee (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/INF.5)

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Item 7 - Water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in transboundary basins

 

 

 

 

 

Methodology for Assessing the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus in Transboundary Basins and Experiences from its Application: Synthesis (ECE/MP.WAT/55)

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Solutions and Investments in the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus: A Synthesis of Experiences in Transboundary Basins (ECE/MP.WAT/66)

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Towards Sustainable Renewable Energy Investment and Deployment: Trade-offs and Opportunities with Water Resources and the Environment (ECE/ENERGY/127)

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Report of the seventh meeting of the Task Force on the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus (TFWFEEN/2022/2)

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TFWFEEN/2023/2 - Report of the eighth meeting of the Task Force on Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus PDF        

Leaflet “Transboundary Nexus Assessment (TBNA) Methodology: A participatory approach to facilitate cross-sectoral cooperation in transboundary basins

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Item 8 - Supporting equitable and sustainable water allocation in a transboundary context

 

 

 

 

 

Handbook on Water Allocation in a Transboundary Context (ECE/MP.WAT/64)

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Summary Handbook on Water Allocation in a Transboundary Context (ECE/MP.WAT/71)

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Item 9 - Promoting integrated water resources management in transboundary basins

 

 

 

 

 

Item 9 (a) - Source-to-sea management of transboundary waters

 

 

 

 

 

Draft annotated outline of the guidance note for the implementation of the source-to-sea approach in transboundary basins (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/6)

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Key outcomes of the Global workshop on source-to-sea management (ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2023/5)

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Item 9 (b) - Conjunctive water management of transboundary surface waters and groundwaters

 

 

 

 

 

Conclusions and key outcomes of the Global workshop on conjunctive management of surface water and groundwater: National to transboundary level (Geneva (hybrid), 16–17 October 2023)

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Item 10 - Water quality in transboundary basins, including water and industrial accidents

 

 

 

 

 

Report of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on its twelfth meeting (ECE/CP.TEIA/44)

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Report of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents on its twelfth meeting: Addendum – Decisions taken (ECE/CP.TEIA/44/Add.1)

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Item 11 - Financing of the Convention

 

 

 

 

 

Overview of contributions and expenditures in 2022–2024 (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/7)

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Draft decision on a process towards a more sustainable and predictable financing mechanism of the Water Convention’s work (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/8)

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Decision IX/3 on targets for a more sustainable and predictable funding of the work under the Convention (ECE/MP.WAT/63/Add.2)

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Draft decision on promoting equal and effective participation of all Parties in sessions of the Meeting of the Parties and other meetings under the Convention through translation and interpretation into Arabic, Chinese and Spanish (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/9)

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Oral Statement of programme budget implications arising from draft decision ECE/MP.WAT/2024/9 PDF        

Item 12 - Election of officers

 

 

 

 

 

Rules of procedure of the Meeting of the Parties (ECE/MP.WAT/54/Add.2)

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List of candidates for the Bureau of the Water Convention (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/INF.6)

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Item 13 - National Policy Dialogues on Integrated Water Resources Management

 

 

 

 

 

Item 14 - Facilitating funding and financing of transboundary water cooperation and basin development

 

 

 

 

 

How to Accelerate the Funding and Financing of Transboundary Water Cooperation and Basin Development? Opportunities and Challenges (ECE/MP.WAT/72)

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Funding and Financing of Transboundary Water Cooperation and Basin Development (ECE/MP.WAT/61)

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Main outcomes and key messages: Global workshop on funding and financing transboundary water cooperation and basin development, 5–6 December 2023 - Geneva and online

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Item 15 - Supporting monitoring, assessment and information-sharing in transboundary basins

 

 

 

 

 

Report of the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment on its eighteenth meeting (ECE/MP.WAT/WG.2/2023/2)

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Good Practices and Lessons Learned in Data-sharing in Transboundary Basins (ECE/MP.WAT/73)

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Updated Strategies for Monitoring and Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters (ECE/MP.WAT/70)

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Item 16 – Partnerships and contribution to global processes

 

 

 

 

 

Draft decision on cooperation with international financial institutions (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/10)

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Draft decision on cooperation with regional organizations for the implementation of the Water Convention (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/11)

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Review of the implementation of the Strategy for the implementation of the Convention at the global level (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/4)

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Decision IX/5 on partnerships for the global implementation of the Water Convention (ECE/MP.WAT/63/Add.2)

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Decision VI/4 on cooperation with the Global Environment Facility (ECE/MP. WAT/37/Add.2)

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Strategy for the implementation of the Convention at the global level (ECE/MP.WAT/54/Add.2)

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GEF and the Water Convention (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/INF.7)

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Item 17 - Communication and promotion

 

 

 

 

 

Strategy for the implementation of the Convention at the global level (ECE/MP.WAT/54/Add.2)

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Decision VIII/2 on the designation and responsibilities of focal points (ECE/MP.WAT/54/Add.2)

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Item 18 - International Water Assessment Centre

 

 

 

 

 

Draft programme of work of the International Water Assessment Centre for 2025–2027 (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/12)

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Programme of work of the International Water Assessment Centre for 2022–2024 and decisions (ECE/MP.WAT/63/Add.2)

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Report on the implementation of activities by the International Water Assessment Centre in 2022–2024 (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/INF.8)

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Item 19 - Programme of work for 2025–2027, terms of reference of the bodies established to implement it and resources needed for its implementation

 

 

 

 

 

Draft programme of work for 2025–2027 (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/2)

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Decision IX/3 on targets for a more sustainable and predictable funding of the work under the Convention (ECE/MP.WAT/63/Add.2)

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Item 20 - Date and venue of the eleventh session of the Meeting of the Parties

 

 

 

 

 

Decision IX/4 on the procedure for proposing to host future sessions of the Meeting of the Parties (ECE/MP.WAT/63/Add.2)

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Overview of proposals to host the eleventh session of the Meeting of the Parties (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/INF.9)

 

 

 

 

 

High-level segment

The high-level special session “Our waters, our future: Transboundary water cooperation to power climate resilience” discussed how transboundary cooperation can accelerate climate action and enhance climate resilience in shared basins. It highlighted the role of transboundary cooperation for biodiversity and ecosystem conservation and restoration as well as for climate change mitigation, including in the energy and agriculture sectors. The session provided concrete experiences of Parties to the Water Convention, other countries and transboundary basins in building climate resilience.

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Concept note of the High-level segment special session “Our waters, our future: Transboundary water cooperation to power climate resilience”

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Provisional programme for the high-level segment (ECE/MP.WAT/2024/INF.4)

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Main messages of the high-level segment PDF      

 

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OPENING OF THE SESSION AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA (Agenda item 1)   
Message by H.E. Mr. Robert Golob, Prime Minister of Slovenia PDF
Video message by H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, United Nations Deputy Secretary General  PDF
H.E. Ms. Tatiana Molcean, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and United Nations Under-Secretary-General PDF
Mr. Harry Liiv, Chair of the Meeting of the Parties, Special envoy for transboundary waters, Ministry of Climate, Estonia  PDF
H.E. Mr. Andrii Taran, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of UKRAINE to Slovenia PDF
STATUS OF RATIFICATION OF THE CONVENTION AND ITS PROTOCOLS, REPORT ON CREDENTIALS AND CELEBRATION OF NEW ACCESSIONS (Agenda item 2)   
Status of ratification of the Convention by Ms. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary of the Water Convention  PDF
H.E. Mr. Laurent Tchagba, Minister of Water and Forests, Côte d’Ivoire  PDF
Her Honor Ms. Mutale Nalumango, Vice President, Zambia   PDF
H.E. Mr. Vangelis Peter Haritatos, Deputy Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Zimbabwe  PDF
SPECIAL SESSION: OUR WATERS, OUR FUTURE: TRANSBOUNDARY WATER COOPERATION TO POWER CLIMATE RESILIENCE (Agenda item 3)   
PART I - Transboundary water cooperation for climate adaptation    
Progress on transboundary water cooperation with focus on building climate resilience (SDG indicator 6.5.2 reporting) by Ms. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary of the Water Convention  PDF
Action-oriented document on mainstreaming transboundary water management and cooperation into Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans by Ms. Meike van Ginneken, Dutch special envoy for water, the Netherlands and Ms. Sibylle Vermont, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland PDF
H.E. Ms. Tanja Fajon, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovenia PDF
H.E. Mr. Carl Schlettwein, Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, Namibia PDF
H.E. Mr. Aun Dheyab Abdullah, Minister of Water Resources, Iraq  PDF
Mr. Hugo Morán, State Secretary of Environment, Spain  PDF
Ms. Dwikorita Karnawati, Head of the Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, Indonesia  PDF
Ms. Veronica Manfredi, Director for Zero Pollution, Directorate General for Environment, European Commission  PDF
H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdel Vetah, High Commissioner, Senegal River Development Organisation  PDF
Ms. Persis Ramirez, Environmental Programme Officer, OpenHydro/International Water Association  PDF
H.E. Mr. Pal Mai Deng Nyoai, Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, South Sudan  PDF
H.E. Mr. Sam Mangusho Cheptoris, Minister of Water and Environment, Uganda   
H.E. Mr. Mohlomi Moleko MP, Minister of Natural Resources, Lesotho  PDF
Mr. Petros Varelidis, Secretary-General for Natural Environment and Water, Ministry of Environment and Energy, Greece  PDF
Mr. Pavel Janda, Deputy Member of the Government, Ministry of the Environment, Czech Republic  PDF
Ms. Ane Lashkoska, Deputy Minister of Environment and Physical Planning, North Macedonia  PDF
H.E. Mr. Rovshan Sadigbayli, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Austria   
Short ceremony on the Senegalo-Mauritanian aquifer basin   
H.E. Ms. Amal Maouloud, Mauritania PDF
PART II - Transboundary and intersectoral cooperation for climate mitigation: implementing the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus   
Mr. Baboucar Mboundor Ngom, Secretary General, Ministry of Hydraulics and Sanitation, Senegal   
Video message by Mr. Nurlan Aldamzharov, Vice-Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation, Kazakhstan  PDF
Ms. Bettina Hoffmann Parliamentary, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection, Germany  PDF
Ms. Tuula Packalen, Director-General, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Finland  PDF
Mr. Alan AtKisson, Executive Secretary, Global Water Partnership  PDF
Mr. Senator Claudio Barbaro, Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security, Italy PDF
Ms. Anja Bagarić, State Secretary in the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition, Croatia  PDF
H.E Mr. Abdillahi Bidhan Warsame, Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Somalia PDF
Ms. Tatiana Bokova, Deputy Head of the Federal Water Resources Agency, Russian Federation  
Mr. Abdulaziz Al Shaibani, Deputy Minister for Water, Saudi Arabia  
PART III - Building climate resilience through ecosystem and biodiversity preservation and restoration in transboundary settings   
H.E. Mr. Jože Novak Minister of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, Slovenia   
H.E. Mr. Christian Frutiger, Assistant Director General, Ambassador, Head of Thematic Cooperation Division, Swiss Development Cooperation, Switzerland  PDF
Mr. Mtchera Johannes Chirwa, Acting Director, Water and Sanitation Development Department Coordinator, African Water Facility  PDF
Ms. Sareen Malik, Executive Secretary, African Civil Society Network on Water   
H.E. Mr. Taha Derbal, Minister of Hydraulics, Algeria PDF
Mr. Tigran Gabrielyan, Deputy Minister of Environment, Armenia PDF
Mr. Przemysław Koperski, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Infrastructure, Poland  
H.E. Mr. Andrii Taran, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Slovenia  PDF
Mr. Bakyt Dzhusupov, Ambassador and Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, OSCE  PDF
Mr. Almotaz Abadi, Deputy Secretary General for Water, Environment and Blue Economy, Union for the Mediterranean PDF
Mr. Lifeng Li, Director, Land and Water Division, FAO  PDF

General segment: Presentations

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Item 4:   Adapting to climate change in transboundary basins   

Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities for 2025-2027 by the co-Lead Parties
Sibylle Vermont, Switzerland and Niels Vlaanderen, The Netherlands

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Item 5: Reporting under the Convention and on indicator 6.5.2 of the Sustainable Development Goals    
Findings of the 3rd report on implementation of the Water Convention
Iulia Trombitcaia​, Water Convention Secretariat
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SDG Indicator 6.5.2​ 3rd monitoring exercise 2023-2024​
Iulia Trombitcaia, UNECE​ and Tatiana Dmitrieva, UNESCO​
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SDG 6 Status update
Klas MOLDEUS, UN-Water
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Item 6: Increasing awareness of and accession to the Convention and application of its principles drawing on the benefits of cooperation  
Item 6.a Increasing capacity for implementation of the Convention and supporting national processes towards accession  
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress to promote accession and implementation of the Strategy for the implementation of the Convention at the global level and suggested activities for 2025-2027 by the co-Lead Parties
Fanny-Tsilla Koninckx, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, France​
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Report on 2022-2024 activities progress to support implementation and application of the Convention and suggested activities for 2025-2027 by the co-Lead Parties
Anna-Stiina Heiskanen​, Finnish environment Institute, Finland​
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Main highlights and outcomes from the Match-making event
Dimka Stantchev Skeie​, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)​
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Item 6.b Promoting and communicating the benefits of transboundary cooperation  
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities for 2025-2027 by the Lead Party
Harry Liiv, Ministry of Climate, Estonia
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Item 6.c Supporting the development of agreements and the establishment of joint bodies  
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities for 2025-2027 by the co-Lead Parties
Heide Jekel​, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection​, Germany
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Item 6.d Implementation Committee

 

Statement by Attila Tanzi, Chair, Implementation Committee

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Item 7: Water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in transboundary basins  
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities for 2025-2027 by the Lead Party
Annukka Lipponen​, Chair of the Task Force on the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Finland 
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Item 8: Supporting equitable and sustainable water allocation in a transboundary context  
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities for 2025-2027 by the co-Lead Parties
Antti Rautavaara, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
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Item 9: Promoting integrated water resources management in transboundary basins   
Item 9.a Source-to-sea management of transboundary waters  
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities for 2025-2027 by the co-Lead Parties
Aleš Bizjak​, Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, Slovenia
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Item 9.b Conjunctive management of transboundary surface waters and groundwaters  
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities for 2025-2027 by the co-Lead Parties
Harry Liiv, Ministry of Climate, Estonia​
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Item 10: Water quality in transboundary basins, including water and industrial accidents   
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities for 2025-2027
Péter Kovács​, Co-Chair of the Joint Ad Hoc Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents, Hungary​
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Item 11: Financing of the Convention  
Status of the trust funds related to the Water Convention and expenditures in the period 2022–2024
Chantal Demilecamps, Water Convention Secretariat
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Item 13: National Policy Dialogues on Integrated Water Resources Management  
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities for 2025-2027
Tamara Kutonova, UNECE and Alexander Zinke, UBA – on behalf of the partners
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Item 14: Facilitating funding and financing of transboundary water cooperation and basin development  
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities for 2025-2027 by the co-Lead Parties
Dimka Skeie Stantchev, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Switzerland​ and Niels Vlaanderen, Ministry of infrastructures and Water Management, The Netherlands​
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Item 15: Supporting monitoring, assessment and information-sharing in transboundary basins  
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities for 2025-2027 by the co-Lead Parties
Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, Co-Chair of the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment, Finnish Environment Institute, Finland
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Item 16: Partnerships and contribution to global processes   
United Nations System-wide Strategy for Water and Sanitation and next steps planned
Klas Moldeus, UN-Water
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GEF activities with regard to international waters and cooperation with the Water Convention
Astrid Hillers, GEF and Konstantina Toli, GEF IW:LEARN​
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World Bank activities to support transboundary water cooperation – synergies with the Water Convention
Kathia Havens, The World Bank
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Cooperation between the Convention and its Protocol on Water and Health
Péter Kovács, on behalf of the Chair of the Protocol on Water and Health, Hungary

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Item 17: Communication and promotion  
Report on 2022-2024 communications efforts, status of focal points nomination and suggested activities for 2025-2027
Elise Zerrath, Water Convention Secretariat
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Item 18: International Water Assessment Centre  
Report on 2022-2024 activities progress and suggested activities of IWAC for 2025-2027
Zhanar Mautanova, International Water Assessment Center​
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Item 19: Programme of work for 2025–2027, terms of reference of the bodies established to implement it and resources needed for its implementation    
Programme of work for 2025–2027, terms of reference of the bodies established to implement it and resources needed for its implementation
Sonja Koeppel, Secretary to the Water Convention
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Bureau

The Meeting of the Parties elected its Bureau for 2025-2027 as follows:

  • Mr. Aleš Bizjak (Slovenia), Chair
  • Mr. Harry Liiv (Estonia), Vice-Chair
  • Mr. Bakary Faty (Senegal), Vice-Chair
  • Ms. Heide Jekel (Germany), Member
  • Mr. Luay Ali Al-Daloo (Iraq), Member
  • Mr. Daniyar Sagadiyev (Kazakhstan), Member
  • Ms. Fanny-Tsilla Koninckx (France), Member
  • Ms. Bernadette Araba Adjei (Ghana), Member
  • Mr. Péter Kovács (Hungary), Member
  • Ms. Anna-Stiina Heiskanen (Finland), Member
  • Mr. Salvatore D’Angelo (Italy), Member
  • Ms. Mariia Shpanchyk (Ukraine), Member
  • Ms. Kamala Huseynli-Abishova (Azerbaijan), Member
  • Ms. Maria Amakali (Namibia), Member

The Meeting of the Parties agreed that the current co-Chairs of the Working Group on Integrated Water Resources Management and the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment would remain in office until the Working Groups officially elect their own co-Chairs, who would then become members of the Bureau.

Implementation Committee

The Meeting of the Parties considered the composition of its Implementation Committee. It re-elected 2 members of the Committee and elected 4 new members to replace the members whose term ended at the 10th session.

The following are the Implementation Committee Members for 2025-2027:

  • Mr. Mahdi Ahmad
  • Mr. Gabriel de los Cobos
  • Mr. Pedro Cunha Serra
  • Ms. Maria Gwynn
  • Ms. Jovanka Ignjatovic
  • Mr. Makane Mbengue
  • Mr. Martins Paparinskis
  • Mr. Cyrille Vallet
  • Ms. Dinara Ziganshina

Information on the role and responsibilities of the Implementation Committee can be found here.

Outcomes (Decisions and report)

Title ENG FRE RUS SPA
Unedited list of decisions PDF PDF PDF PDF
Report will be available soon        

 

68949 _ List of Participants _ 396202 _ English _ 773 _ 426065 _ pdf

Side events

Title English
Overview of Side Events PDF

Side events on key themes related to the 10th session of the Meeting of the Parties 

 

Wednesday, 23 October, 13:30 - 14:45 (CET) 

Advancing transboundary water cooperation through innovative financing    

  • Organizer:  United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) 
  • Short description:  This session examines one of the main bottlenecks to advancing transboundary water cooperation: inadequate financing, and explores how the investment community and policy makers can reduce the financing gap. 
  • Language: English, French 
  • Room : 1&2 
  • Flyer: PDF

Early Warning for All: Can we protect everyone with EWS?    

  • Organizer:  World Meteorological Organization, Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning (Slovenia), Department of Environment and Climate (France), Water Resources Commission (Government of Ghana)   
  • Short description:  Early warning for all (EW4All)! The side event provides a platform to discuss various tools, initiatives, and projects supporting the implementation of the EW4All Initiative and identify possible new project requirements. It also provides an opportunity for advocacy through engagement with high-level government officials. 
  • Language: English 
  • Room : 3 
  • Flyer:  PDF

Learn more about the Implementation Committee     

  • Organizer:  Water Convention Secretariat 
  • Short description:  The side event offers participants the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the work of the Implementation Committee under the Water Convention, to gain a practical insight into how the Committee can help address challenges in transboundary water cooperation.  
  • Language: English, French, Russian, Spanish 
  • Room : 4 
  • Flyer: PDF

 

Thursday, 24 October, 8:30 - 9:45 (CET) 

Ensuring more effective climate action with a nexus approach    

  • Organizer:  Finland, Water Convention Secretariat, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)   
  • Short description: Can a better understanding of the impacts of climate change through water help countries operationalize cross-sectoral cooperation? What are the benefits? And how can international water law support this process? The side event entails a panel discussion with illustrative examples about how economic sectors can engage with water management in shared basins. 
  • Language: English, Russian 
  • Room : 1&2 
  • Flyer: PDF

New technologies for increasing climate resilience in transboundary basins (followed by the ceremony of handover of the Conduit in the Kupola at 14.30-15.00)   

  • Organizer:  Space-SI, cGanga, JKUAT, WMO  
  • Short description: From a scientific point of view the management of river basin ecosystems can be viewed as a multi-objective optimisation of multi-physics and multi-scale phenomena that affect water, food, energy, infrastructure and climate securities. The side event focuses on how to best integrate new scientific, technological and financial approaches to support river basin management and climate action. 
  • Language: English 
  • Room : 3 
  • Flyer: PDF
  • The Conduit: PDF

Drought management in transboundary contexts   

  • Organizer:  UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) 
  • Short description: This side event features the importance of transboundary cooperation, cross-border approach and coordinated action to address drought proactively at all levels, through holistic approaches to building drought resilience. Experience is shared at the global, regional, and national levels, putting a spotlight on the appropriate policy, advocacy, financing, and implementation measures that are integrated, inclusive and sustainable. 
  • Language: English, French, Russian, Spanish 
  • Room : 4 
  • Flyer: PDF

 

Thursday, 24 October, 13:30 - 14:45 (CET) 

Accession to the Water Convention: Sharing experiences on the process, support offered and benefits of becoming a Party 

  • Organizer:  Water Convention Secretariat  
  • Short description:  The main objective of this side event is to create an opportunity for dialogue between countries in the different stages of the processes of accession to the Convention, to enable an exchange of knowledge and experience regarding these processes, how to accelerate progress and overcome barriers.    
  • Language: English, French, Spanish 
  • Room : 1&2 
  • Flyer: PDF

Protecting and restoring ecosystems and biodiversity  

  • Organizer:  Ramsar Convention, Switzerland, and Slovenia   
  • Short description:  The event is a call to strengthening collaborations between the Water Convention and the Convention on Wetlands to support transboundary water management through biodiversity, and ultimately to achieve goals and targets of the Kunming Montreal Biodiversity Framework and the 2030 Sustainable development agenda. 
  • Language: English 
  • Room : 3 
  • Flyer: PDF

From incubation to financing for adaptation: developing water and climate projects in transboundary basins  

  • Organizer:  International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO), African Network of Basin Organizations (ANBO), Network of Water Management Organizations of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA-NOW) 
  • Short description: Greater frequency and intensity of floods, droughts, unpredictable rainfall patterns. Africa is one of the most vulnerable regions to the impacts of climate change through the water cycle. This session focuses on how to boost the development of projects of adaptation to climate changes in basins. 
  • Language: English 
  • Room : 4 
  • Flyer: PDF

 

Friday, 25 October, 8:30 - 9:45 (CET) 

Implementing the Water Convention and promoting IWRM through national and regional action 

  • Organizer:  Global Water Partnership West Africa (GWP-WA), West African Economic and Monetary Union Commission (UEMOA), Pole Eau Dakar, United Nations Environment Programme-DHI Center (UNEP-DHI)  
  • Short description:  The session discusses the status of water resource management and development in relation to the processes of accession to, and/or implementation of, the Water Convention, and the need to capitalize on best practices in IWRM implementation as part of efforts to ensure water security and resilient development. 
  • Language: English, French, Spanish 
  • Room : 1&2 
  • Flyer: PDF

From data to action: using SDG 6.52 reporting to enhance transboundary cooperation   

  • Organizer:  Global Water Partnership (GWP), Water Convention Secretariat, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Environment Programme-DHI Center (UNEP-DHI)  
  • Short description:  The side event explores how countries can leverage SDG indicators 6.5.2 and 6.5.1 monitoring processes, alongside the Water Convention’s Practical Guide on the development of agreements, to initiate or enhance operational arrangements for transboundary water cooperation. 
  • Language: English 
  • Room: 3 
  • Flyer: PDF

Transboundary data sharing as a tool for water diplomacy and promoting peace   

  • Organizer:  Finland, Senegal, Slovenia and Switzerland   
  • Short description: This side event explores how data-sharing can be a tool for water diplomacy and support in promoting peace and transboundary water cooperation. It also discusses how the means of water diplomacy can support in taking the first steps of data-sharing. 
  • Language: English, French 
  • Room: 4 
  • Flyer: PDF

 

Friday, 25 October, 13:30 - 14:45 (CET) 

Missing pieces of transboundary cooperation: civil society and youth 

  • Organizer:  International Secretariat for Water, World Youth Parliament for Water, North American Youth Parliament for Water, Butterfly Effect ,Geneva Water Hub  
  • Short description: This session aims to highlight the critical role of diverse voices in fostering inclusive and effective water governance across borders. Through a world café setting, the session will explore the unique challenges and contributions of civil society, in particular youth in transboundary water cooperation.  
  • Language: English 
  • Room: 1&2
  • Flyer: PDF

Strengthening transboundary cooperation through holistic source-to-sea management 

  • Organizer:  Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI), Costa Rica, Estonia, Finland, Slovenia, Global Environment Facility (GEF), Global Water Partnership (GWP), International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River (ICPDR), Water Convention Secretariat, UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP-MAP), Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM) 
  • Short description:  This side event explores how integrated source-to-sea management approaches can play a critical role in achieving sustainable development, particularly in relation to SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation), SDG 14 (Life Below Water) and SDG 15 (Life on Land). Through a series of concrete case studies and experience sharing from diverse regions around the world, the event aims to address the following key questions. 
  • Language: English 
  • Room: 4 
  • Flyer: PDF
  • S2S Platform link: Strengthening transboundary cooperation through holistic source-to-sea management | SIWI - Leading expert in water governance.  

Pictures

Please see pictures taken during MOP10 in this album.