Virtual

The Expert Meeting on Monitoring, Assessment and Data Exchange in the framework of the Water Convention was held online on 1 April 2021. The meeting consisted of a morning session from 10 a.m.  to 12 p.m. and an afternoon session from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. (CEST Time).

In Spring 2021, the future programme of work under the Water Convention for 2022-2024 was developed taking into account the outcome of a devoted survey  and the outcome of discussions at relevant intergovernmental bodies under the Convention, namely the Fifteenth meeting of the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment, and Global workshop on Data Exchange and information (4-6 December 2019).

The Expert Meeting on Monitoring, Assessment and Data Exchange discussed in detail the proposed activities on monitoring, assessment and data for 2022-24, notably the proposed update of the Convention guidelines on Monitoring and Assessment. More specifically, the meeting aimed to: 

1. Present the work on monitoring and assessment under the Water Convention and the outcomes of the survey on priorities of work for the 2022-2024 programme of work of the Water Convention. 
2. Provide an overview of the existing guidelines on Monitoring and Assessment, analysing the different options for updating them and/or complementing them with collection of good practice and new guidance on cross-cutting issues. 
3. Discuss advantages, limitations of the different options as well as needs of countries and interests of organizations and basins organizations, and cooperation opportunities with partners.

Participation

The meeting targeted, firstly, nominated experts experienced in matters related to monitoring and assessment and focal points of the Water Convention, especially those who participated at the fifteenth meeting of the Working Group on Monitoring and Assessment (WGMA) and Global workshop on Data Exchange and information (4-6 December 2019); and, secondly, organizations interested in cooperating on topics in focus. The meeting was also open to participation by other interested experts from Governments, international and regional organization, civil society, academia and the private sector.  

Format of the meeting

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was held virtually, connection details will be provided to registered participants.

The working languages for the meeting were English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Documents

The agenda of the meeting (ENG, FRE, RUS, SPA), the above-mentioned global workshop's background documents, report of the fifteenth meeting of the WGMA and the Draft Programme of Work of the Water Convention (2022-2024) are made available in the below table.

Registration

We kindly invite you to register for the Meeting using the following link:  https://indico.un.org/event/35546/ preferably by 26 March 2021. 

Please kindly ensure that the browser used is either Chrome or Firefox when registering. You can also find additional information on how to create an account and register via the links below:  

- How to create an indico account: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeZuft5xQ4U   

- How to register for an online meeting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaEj3hShn6U  

Please do not hesitate to contact the Water Convention secretariat  if you have any questions:
Ms. Sara Datturi concerning programme related and other substantive issues ([email protected])
Ms. Olga Petrova concerning administrative and logistical issues ([email protected]).