The twelfth meeting of the Bureau of the Meeting of the Parties of the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health took place in the premises of the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag) located in Dubendorf, Switzerland. It started on 24 March 2014 at 13.00 and finished on 25 March at 13.00. It was primarily devoted to reviewing the programme of work for 2014-2016 vis-à-vis the available and foreseen financial and human resources and plan future activities, with special attention for the activities to be carried out in 2014.