From Practitioner to practitioner: training on how to use the two global Water Conventions
From Practitioner to practitioner: training on how to use the two global Water Conventions
20 - 21 October 2016
Salle VIII, Palais des Nations Geneva Switzerland
Documents
| Documents | ENG |
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| Concept note | |
| Agenda | |
| Quiz | |
| 1992 UNECE Water Convention publications | |
| 1997 UN Watercourse Convention website | |
| Background documents | |
| Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes as amended, along with decision VI/3 clarifying the accession procedure (ECE/MP.WAT/41) |
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| Guide to Implementing the Water Convention (ECE/MP.WAT/39) |
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| Brochure "The Global Opening of the 1992 UNECE Water Convention" (ECE/MP.WAT/43) |
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| Convention on the Law of the Non-navigational Uses of International Watercourses | |
| UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide | |
| Brochure "Everything you need to know about the UN Watercourses Convention" | |
| The Economic Commission for Europe Water Convention and the United Nations Watercourses Convention, An analysis of their harmonized contribution to international water law (ECE/MP.WAT/42) |
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| International Network of Parliamentarian for Water |
Presentations
| Presentations | ENG |
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| Session 2: Why two global Water Conventions? What are the differences and similarities? | |
| International water law, current status and evolution of the Conventions, introduction to substantive and procedural norms Alistair Rieu Clarke, Northumbria University |
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| Session 3: What are the main obligations and how to implement them? | |
| Equitable and reasonable use Patinde Belemlilga, Volta Basin Authority |
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| Duty to take all appropriate measures to prevent, control and reduce transboundary impacts and prevent significant harm Emmanuel Kasimbazi, Makere University |
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| Protection of Ecosystems Aminu Magaji Bala, Lake Chad Commission |
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| Duty to cooperate Lenka Thamae, ORASECOM |
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| Notification and transboundary EIA Caridad Canales, ESCAP |
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| Session 5: How the Conventions promote implementation and cooperation on the ground? | |
| The institutional structure and the activities of the Water Convention Heide Jekel, Germany |
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| Guide to Implementing the UNECE Water Convention and the UN Watercourses Convention User’s Guide Alistair Rieu Clarke, Northumbria University |
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| Monitoring and Assessment and information exchange Janvier Bazoun, ECOWAS |
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| Model Provisions on Transboundary Groundwaters Ziad Khayat, ESCWA |
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| Extreme weather events and climate change Andrés Sánchez, OAS |
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| Identifying, assessing and communicating benefits of transboundary cooperation John Owino, IUCN |
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| Accidental pollution, early warning systems and contingency plans Martine Adoube, NBA |
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| Session 6: How the Conventions strengthen water diplomacy, prevent conflicts and foster progress | |
| The role of the Conventions to support the development of basin agreements and setting up institutions (e.g. on the Drin) Dimitris Faloutsos, GWP |
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| The Conventions as a means for dispute settlements and prevention of conflicts Zaki Shubber, UNESCO-IHE |
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| The role of the Water Convention to track progress on cooperation: SDG reporting and Water Convention reporting Francesca Bernardini, UNECE |