National workshop related to the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes: South Sudan’s accession process

18 - 19 July 2024

Juba South Sudan

With a view to possible accession of South Sudan to the Water Convention, a national workshop is now being convened on 18-19 July 2024 in Juba to raise broader awareness of the Convention and develop a road map for accession.

Workshop objectives

The general objective of the workshop is to inform stakeholders about the Water Convention, to share about the processes initiated by Government of South Sudan to become party to the Water Convention and to discuss the next steps in the accession process.

Specifically, the workshop will allow to:

Inform stakeholders about the Water Convention;
Identify the benefits, possible advantages and strategic objectives of a possible accession to the Convention by South Sudan
Inform about the accession process, benefits and implementation by new African Parties;
Discuss the practical implementation of the Water Convention to meet the challenges of water resource management in South Sudan, based on the experience of existing Parties;
Present the initiatives started by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation as part of South Sudan’s accession process to the Water Convention;
Hold a Question and Answer session to respond to questions from stakeholders about the Water Convention;
Discuss the next steps and road map in the accession process and the contribution of this process to South Sudan’s trans-boundary and national water management.

Expected results

The expected results pursued through this workshop are:

Stakeholders are informed about the cooperation framework of the Water Convention at the global level and discuss the future engagement of South Sudan with the Convention’s Programme of Work 2022-24;
The advantages for States to become party to the Water Convention are presented;
Update on the efforts initiated for South Sudan’s accession to the Convention is presented;
The actors are informed on the next steps of the accession process and the contribution of this process to South Sudan’s national water management and transboundary water cooperation are discussed;
Actors define a roadmap, with key milestones agreed, for accession to the Water Convention.

Documents

63566 _ Concept Note _ 392470 _ English _ 773 _ 416156 _ pdf

63566 _ Agenda _ 392471 _ English _ 773 _ 416432 _ pdf

Presentations

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Title	English
DAY 1 - THURSDAY 18TH JULY 2024
Opening remarks by the Secretary of the UN Water Convention - Ms. Sonja Koeppel	pdf
Remarks by the European Union in South Sudan - H.E. the Acting Ambassador of the European Union
Remarks by the Embassy of the Netherlands in South Sudan - H.E. the Ambassador of the Netherlands
Remarks by the Embassy of Uganda in South Sudan - H.E. the Ambassador of Uganda
Remarks by the Embassy of Germany in South Sudan - H.E. the Ambassador of Germany
Remark by the Hon. Minister for Water Resources and Irrigation - Hon. Pal Mai Deng	pdf
Session 1
Key provisions, similarities, differences & complementarities of global legal frameworks for consideration by South Sudan - Mr. Remy Kinna, Legal Officer	pdf
The institutional framework supporting the 1992 Water Convention, its Programme of Work and implementation on the ground - Ms. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary, Water Convention Secretariat	pdf
Session 2
Objectives and outcomes of National Workshop - Mr. Francis Wani, National focal point South Sudan	pdf
Session 3
The experience of The Gambia with the Water Convention: transboundary water context, rationale of accession to both UN global water conventions and the value added - Mr. Landing Bojang, Chief Hydrologist and Hydrological Adviser of The Gambia with WMO, Department of Water Resources, The Gambia	pdf
The Experience of Uganda: context of accession to both UN global water conventions, the value add for Ghana, and developing a road map to accede to the Water Convention - Mr. Sowed Sewagudde, Ministry of Water and Environment, Uganda	pdf
Relationship between the Convention and Transboundary Basin Governance Arrangements: Experience from the Lake Victoria Basin perspective - Mr. Isaac Nyarwaya, Principal Resource Mobilization and Partnerships Officer, LVBC	pdf
Discussion on country and regional perspectives - Mr. George Sanga, GWP East Africa, Regional Coordinator	pdf
Session 4
Group Work Questions	pdf
Session 5
Group Work Notes	pdf
Nile Basin Cooperation: Focus on Benefits of Cooperation for South Sudan and the CFA - Dr. Michael Kizza, Deputy ED, NBI	pdf
DAY 2 - FRIDAY 19 JULY 2024
Session 6
Basic common steps in the accession process summarized from previous experiences, as outlined in the Convention FAQs publication - Mr. Remy Kinna, Legal Officer, Water Convention Secretariat	pdf
Sharing national road map to accession as well as key challenges and advice to share - Mr. Landing Bojang, Chief Hydrologist and Hydrological Adviser of The Gambia with WMO, Department of Water Resources, The Gambia	pdf
Legal requirements for South Sudan in the road map for accession - Mr. Peter James Deng, Legal Advisor, South Sudan Urban Water Corporation, South Sudan	pdf
Session 7
How does the Convention strengthen cooperation and how can it help South Sudan implementing transboundary water management: Experience from the East Africa perspective - Mr. Sylvester Matemu, Regional Manager, Nile Basin Discourse	pdf