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Second meeting of the Task Force on the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystem Nexus

08 - 09 September 2014

Geneva Switzerland

The Task Force on the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus is charged with the overview and guidance of the assessment of the nexus in selected transboundary basins, which is carried out as part of the Convention’s programme of work 2013–2015 that was adopted by the Parties.

This second meeting of the Task Force brought together representatives of the countries that are concerned by the basin assessments, whether carried out already or planned for 2015, as well as representatives of organizations undertaking parallel initiatives, partners, experts and stakeholders.

The meeting had the following objectives:

Provide an overview of the status of preparations so far;
Review the approach to assessing the nexus, including the methodology, under the Water Convention;
Discuss the findings and the experience from the basin assessments carried out so far;
Review the preparations for the forthcoming basin assessments, hear about the related expectations and discuss their specificities;
Discuss the format and elements of the basin assessments to be produced as well as the overall stocktaking report from the nexus assessment;
Agree on the next steps in the current process;
Propose possible follow-up activities for the Convention’s programme of work 2016–2018.

Documents

Documents	ENG	FRE	RUS
Provisional agenda	PDF		PDF
Progress report on the thematic assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus (ECE/MP.WAT/WG.1/2014/6)	PDF	PDF	PDF
Methodology	PDF WORD		PDF WORD
Alazani/Ganikh River Basin Water-Food-Energy -Ecosystems Nexus assessment	PDF		PDF
A draft methodology for assessing governance aspects of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus	PDF WORD
List of participants	PDF

Presentations

Title	ENG	FRE	RUS
Opening address/key note Investments to address the Water/Food/Energy/Ecosystem Nexus in the Global Environmental Facility’s (GEF) programming to enhance greater resource and environmental security Ms. Astrid Hillers, Senior Environmental Specialist, GEF	PDF
Background to the nexus assessment: objectives, scope and expected outcomes Ms. Annukka Lipponen, Environmental Affairs Officer, UNECE	PDF
The methodology developed for the nexus assessment under the Water Convention Mr. Mark Howells, professor, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm (UNECE consultant)	PDF
Proposed methodology for the institutional assessment Mr. Christian Bréthaut, University of Geneva	PDF
Invited commentary: Land management and food security perspective to the nexus — possible indicators Ms. Lucie Pluschke, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)	PDF
Invited commentary: Economic aspects Ms. Tatiana Efimova, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)	PDF
Assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems assessment in the Alazani/Ganikh Basin Ms. Matanat Avazova, Deputy Director of Environmental National Monitoring Department, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, Azerbaijan and Mr. Alexander Mindorashvili, Main Specialist of Water Resources Service, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection, Georgia			PDF
Preliminary lessons learned from the nexus assessment and intersectoral coordination in the Sava Basin Mr. Dejan Komatina, Secretary, International Sava River Basin Commission	PDF
Nexus issues in the Syr Darya Basin Mr. Vadim Sokolov, Global Water Partnership (GWP)	PDF
Assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in the Syr Darya Basin: the proposed approach Ms. Annukka Lipponen, Water Convention secretariat	PDF
Water for food, energy and ecosystems in the Niger Basin Mr. Jean Abdias Compaore, Environment Specialist, Niger Basin Authority		PDF
Approaching the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in the Niger Basin Mr. Frank van Weert, Wetlands International	PDF
North-West Sahara Aquifer System (NWSAS): status of knowledge, issues and need for an intersectoral approach Mr. Djamel Latrech, Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)	PDF
Other possible basins explored for the assessment (brief updates on the status/perspectives): The Isonzo/Soca Mr. Paolo Angelini, Italian Head of Delegation in the Alpine Convention, President of the Permanent Committee for the Italian Presidency 2013-2014, Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea	PDF
The proposed outline and format of the basin assessments Ms. Annukka Lipponen, Water Convention secretariat	PDF
The proposed scope and structure for the stocktaking report from the nexus assessment Ms. Annukka Lipponen, Water Convention secretariat	PDF
Nexus indicators & their use in the assessment: Ms. Lucia de Strasser, KTH	PDF
Model maps and graphics Ms. Lesya Nikolayeva, Zoï Environment Network	PDF
Nexus Infrastructure Solutions Mr. James Dalton, International Union for Conservation of Nature/International Water Association	PDF
Joint Research Centre’s assessment of the Nexus in the Danube Basin and in the Mekrou Mr. Giovanni Bidoglio, European Commission Joint Research Centre	PDF
Ecosystems, Water, Energy and Food — 3-S River Basin: Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia Ms. Tracy Farrell, Senior Technical Director (Mekong Program), Conservation International	PDF
Transboundary cooperation between Cambodia and Viet Nam Integrated Water Resources Management in the Sesan and Srepok Sub-Basins Mr. Tran Minh Khoi, Center for Water Quality and Environment, Southern Institute for Water Resources Planning, Viet Nam	PDF
The Executive Committee of the International Fund for saving the Aral Sea	PDF
Summary of the decisions: Mr. Seppo Rekolainen, SYKE, and Ms. Annukka Lipponen, Water Convention secretariat	PDF