1. 6th World Water Forum 12 – 17 March 2012, Marseille: Towards World Water Solutions
2. The Process: Toward concrete solutions!
3. SMART Targets and wise process
1. International
International
Network
Office
Of Basin
For Water
Organizations
PARIS-FRANCE
6th World Water Forum
12 – 17 March 2012, Marseille
TOWARDS WORLD WATER SOLUTIONS
2. International
Office
For Water
The Process International
Network
Of Basin
Organizations
PARIS-FRANCE
Toward concrete solutions !
THEME
ISSUE
RECOMMENDATION
TARGET(S)
SOLUTIONS
3. International
SMART TARGETS International
Network
Office
For Water
PARIS-FRANCE
AND WISE PROCESS Of Basin
Organizations
SMART focuses on the relevance of the
targets
• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Realistic
• Time bound
WISE focuses on the process
• Wide Involvement Stakeholder Exchanges
4. Organisation for SMART International
International
Network
Office
For Water
PARIS-FRANCE
and WISE regional Targets Of Basin
Organizations
-Coordinates RP
IFC Regional Committee -Informs IFC
-Supports regio.
Pdt: Ms. Park – VP: Mr. Bernard Coordinators
-Manage regio CfP
America Asia Africa -Support subregio.
Europe Platforms
AMCOW+AfWA
AWF+? APF + ? OIEau
+AfDB ? -Identify cross-
continental issues
N. America SE Asia Northern SSA -Implement multi-
NE Asia Eastern MENA stakeholder proc.
S. America by Target
S. Asia Southern … -Report outcomes
Pacific …
CACENA
Cross-continental Targets may result in
additional regions (e.g. water scarcity
discussed at Mediterranean level)
5. 12 Specific Europe Region Priority Targets and Solutions Groups
1- Improve transboundary cooperation in Europe
2 - Achieve good ecological status of European water bodies by 2015
3 - Adapt to long term water challenges linked to Climate Change
and prevent extreme phenomena
4 - Develop a sustainable agriculture in Europe and better balance
policy between the goals of food security and sustainable water
management
5 - Promote better coordination between transport and water
policies in relation with inland navigation in Europe:
6- Better coordinate the water and sustainable energy policies:
7- Give access to the drinking water and sanitation services for the
European underprivileged populations
6. 12 Specific Europe Region Priority Targets and Solutions Groups
8 – Better manage drinking water supply and sanitation utilities in
Europe
9 - Develop new knowledge and know how on rivers hydro-
morphology, restoration and protection of water ecosystems
10 - Promote technology innovation, “Science - policy” interface
and dialogue between researchers and water managers:
11- Adapt Water management to the specificities of European
outermost Regions,
12 - Develop European cooperation with Third Countries
in the water field:
7. Europe Region: Next regional preparatory events
At present, 4 regional events have been organized:
1 – Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans:
(Bulgaria - Plovdiv, (20 - 23 March 2011),
2 - The International Istanbul Water Forum
(Turkey - Istanbul, from 03 to 05 May 2011),
3- Central Asia
(Tashkent - Uzbekistan, 10-12 May 2011),
By the Central Asia specific transcontinental process Coordinator,
4 – Euro-Mediterranean countries
(Porto, 27-30 September 2011)
8. Europe Region: Next regional preparatory events
2 more meetings are being under preparation in order to cover:
5 – Caucasus: the meeting is being under preparation,
Georgia – on 14 and 15 November 2011,
with REC Caucasus
6 - The Russian Federation
Moscow, on 14 – 15 December 2011,
with the Federal Ministry of Natural Resources,
Water Department,
A Synthesis meeting should be organized
by the European Parliament Intergroup for Water
Mid – January 2012 in Brussels - Belgium
9. Europe Region: regional preparatory events
“European process” side or thematic events during:
• The conference « Futures of European Waters »,
from 23 to 25 Mars 2011 in Budapest - Hungary,
• The Working Group on IWRM of the UNECE Water Convention,
4-5 May 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland,
• The Stockholm Water Week, 21 – 27 August 2011, in Sweden,
• 7th UNECE Ministerial Conference «Environment for Europe»
Astana, Kazakhstan, 21-23 September 2011,
• The Amsterdam Water Week, 29 October - 4 November 2011,
• 'Forging Targets and Solutions for Rivers and Water
Ecosystem Restoration',
16-18 November, 2011 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
10. TSG 9 : what to do now ?
Outcomes expected from TSGs :
- Smart and Wise Target(s)
- SOLUTIONS
to be collected on the dedicated website
http://www.solutionsforwater.org/
- Recommendations for reaching the target(s)
- Action Plan and Road map for reaching the target(s)
- Commitments
Outputs expected from TSGs :
- Report (rationale, solutions, targets, recommendations)
- Session during the WWF6 (2-hour)
11. TOWARDS WORLD WATER SOLUTIONS
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The European process
european-region-wwf2012.eu