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Expert Meeting on Monitoring, Assessment and Data Exchange

Expert Meeting on Monitoring, Assessment and Data Exchange

Environmental Policy
13 - 14 April 2022
Salle XVIII, Palais des Nations and online Geneva Switzerland

The Expert Meeting on Monitoring, Assessment and Data Exchange in the framework of the Water Convention was held in Geneva and online on 13 and 14 April 2022.

The meeting consisted of an afternoon session on 13 April from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and two sessions on 14 April: morning session from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and an afternoon session from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (CET).

Objectives:
Joint monitoring and assessment of transboundary waters and information exchange had been among the key obligations of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention).

The programme of work for 2022-2024 under the Water Convention, Programme area 2: Supporting monitoring, assessment and information sharing in transboundary basins, aims to support countries in initiating or further developing joint or coordinated monitoring and assessment of transboundary surface waters and groundwaters, covering both water quantity and quality aspects, and improving exchange of information and data between riparian countries. Among other activities, the programme of work for 2022-2024 envisaged:

  • Updating the publication Strategies for Monitoring and Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters (2006) as a global edition;                  
  • Preparing a new publication Good practices and lessons learned in transboundary data exchange.

The objectives of the Expert Meeting were to:
(i) Review and provide comments to the first draft of the updated Strategies for Monitoring and Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters;
(ii) Discuss and provide input to the extended outline of the new publication on Good practices and lessons learned in transboundary data exchange and receive feedback from partners on how to collect specific examples;
(iii) Discuss next steps to develop these two publications.

Participation:
The meeting targeted, firstly, nominated experts experienced in matters related to monitoring and assessment and focal points of the Water Convention, and, secondly, organizations interested in cooperating on these topics and willing to contribute to the preparation of two publications in question.
The working languages for the meeting will be English, French, Russian and Spanish.
 

Documents

25663 _ Agenda _ 366058 _ English _ 773 _ 351475 _ pdf
25663 _ Agenda _ 366058 _ French _ 780 _ 351476 _ pdf
25663 _ Agenda _ 366058 _ Russian _ 864 _ 351344 _ pdf
25663 _ Agenda _ 366058 _ Spanish _ 879 _ 351345 _ pdf
25663 _ Updated Strategies for Monitoring Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters _ 366059 _ English _ 773 _ 351567 _ pdf
25663 _ Updated Strategies for Monitoring Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters _ 366059 _ French _ 780 _ 351568 _ pdf
25663 _ Updated Strategies for Monitoring Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters _ 366059 _ Russian _ 864 _ 351569 _ pdf
25663 _ Updated Strategies for Monitoring Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters _ 366059 _ Spanish _ 879 _ 351570 _ pdf
25663 _ Outline for new publication “Good practices and lessons learned in transboundary data exchange” _ 366060 _ English _ 773 _ 350294 _ pdf
25663 _ Outline for new publication “Good practices and lessons learned in transboundary data exchange” _ 366060 _ French _ 780 _ 350768 _ pdf
25663 _ Outline for new publication “Good practices and lessons learned in transboundary data exchange” _ 366060 _ Russian _ 864 _ 350769 _ pdf
25663 _ Outline for new publication “Good practices and lessons learned in transboundary data exchange” _ 366060 _ Spanish _ 879 _ 350770 _ pdf
25663 _ Strategies for Monitoring and Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters (2006 version) _ 366063 _ English _ 773 _ 350297 _ pdf
25663 _ Strategies for Monitoring and Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters (2006 version) _ 366063 _ French _ 780 _ 350869 _ pdf
25663 _ Strategies for Monitoring and Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters (2006 version) _ 366063 _ Russian _ 864 _ 350298 _ pdf
25663 _ List of participants _ 367155 _ English _ 773 _ 352755 _ pdf

Presentations 13 April 2022

26865 _ Why data and information are important for transboundary water cooperation? And Overview of the first draft of the updated Strategies for Monitoring and Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters, Mr. Jos Timmerman, The Netherlands _ 366957 _ English _ 773 _ 352350 _ pdf
26865 _ Introduction to the updates made: Chapters 3, 4 and 5 (Legislation and commitments; Establishing institutional framework; Securing funding for monitoring and assessment), Iulia Trombitcaia, Water Convention Secretariat _ 366961 _ English _ 773 _ 352353 _ pdf
26865 _ Introduction to updates made, Chapters 6 and 7 (Developing step-by step approaches; Implementing monitoring programmes), Sara Datturi, Water Convention Secretariat _ 366959 _ English _ 773 _ 352352 _ pdf
26865 _ Comments by discussants, Chapters 6 and 7 (Developing step-by step approaches; Implementing monitoring programmes), Mr. Samo Grošelj, International Sava River Basin Commission _ 366962 _ English _ 773 _ 352354 _ pdf

Presentations 14 April 2022

26878 _ Introduction to updates made, Chapter 8 (Managing and exchanging data and making assessments), Mr. Jos Timmerman, The Netherlands _ 366940 _ English _ 773 _ 352314 _ pdf
26878 _ Comments by discussant, Chapter 8 (Managing and exchanging data and making assessments), Mr. Paul Haener, International Office for Water _ 366938 _ English _ 773 _ 352312 _ pdf
26878 _ Introduction to updates made, Chapter 9 (Reporting and using information), Mr. Jos Timmerman, The Netherlands _ 366948 _ English _ 773 _ 352323 _ pdf
26878 _ Comments by discussant, Chapter 9 (Reporting and using information), Mr. Niokhor Ndour, Senegal _ 366939 _ French _ 780 _ 352313 _ pdf
26878 _ Comments by discussant, Chapter 9 (Reporting and using information), Ms. Martina Bussettini, Italian Focal Point of the Water Convention of behalf of the Ministry of Ecological Transition _ 366941 _ English _ 773 _ 352315 _ pdf
26878 _ Introduction to the annex prepared to synthesize the technical guidelines on groundwater monitoring, Annex 1 (Specific aspects of groundwater monitoring), Mr. Jos Timmerman, The Nehterlands _ 366942 _ English _ 773 _ 352316 _ pdf
26878 _ Comments by discussant, Annex 1 (Specific aspects of groundwater monitoring), Mr. Arnaud Sterckx, IGRAC _ 366950 _ English _ 773 _ 352325 _ pdf
26878 _ Introduction to the annex prepared to synthesize the technical guidelines on lakes monitoring, Annex 2 (Specific aspects of lake monitoring), Mr. Jos Timmerman, The Netherlands _ 366944 _ English _ 773 _ 352319 _ pdf
26878 _ Comments by discussant, Annex 2 (Special aspects of lake monitoring), Ms. Radmila Bojkovska, North Macedonia _ 366956 _ English _ 773 _ 352349 _ pdf
26878 _ Introduction to the annex prepared to synthesize the technical guidelines on river monitoring, Annex 3 (Specific aspects of river monitoring), Mr. Jos Timmerman, The Netherlands _ 366945 _ English _ 773 _ 352320 _ pdf
26878 _ Comments by discussant, Annex 3 (Specific aspects of river monitoring), Mr. Kandas Conde, OMVS _ 366951 _ French _ 780 _ 352326 _ pdf
26878 _ Comments by discussant, Annex 3 (Specific aspects of river monitoring), Mr. Mohamad Kayyal, UNEP/MAP _ 366946 _ English _ 773 _ 352321 _ pdf
26878 _ Presentation of the outline of the 'Good Practices and lessons learned in transboundary data exchange', Mr Jos Timmerman, The Netherlands _ 366947 _ English _ 773 _ 352322 _ pdf
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