The international seminar is co-organized by Hungary and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), under the auspices of the Joint Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents (JEG) and ICPDR. It gathers representatives from international river basin commissions, experts in contingency planning from UNECE member States, NGOs and other stakeholders, to:
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Exchange experiences and challenges in (national and transboundary) contingency planning, accidental transboundary water pollution prevention, and early warning systems
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Share good practices and challenges in the application of the Checklist for contingency planning for accidents affecting transboundary waters
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Promote good practices, tools and lessons learned from international River Basin Commissions in preventing transboundary water pollution
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Strengthen cooperation between the JEG, UNECE countries and the River Basin Commissions
Seminar program PDF
Background & Objectives note PDF
The seminar was held back-to-back with the 19th meeting of the UNECE Joint Ad Hoc Expert Group on Water and Industrial Accidents