Transcript Slide 1

Regional Coordinators
Preparatory Meeting
5th November, 2007
16:30-18:00
Agenda of the meeting
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Clarification of regions
Role in selection of topics/sessions
Linkage with the existing initiatives
Selection of regional coordinators
Expectations
Budget
Some discussion points
• Regions should make an effort to include
small island states in each sub-regional
process, as part of their overall umbrella
process.
• Regions may involve themeselves in the call
for participation in sessions. The
coordinators may wish to know if a minimum
number will be guaranteed for each region
(PC Should discuss this)
• The coordinators should use the regional
reports from the 3rd and 4th Forum as a
springboard in preparing the 5th Forum.
Some discussion points (Cont’d)
• Coordination between thematic and regional
coordinates should much closer than in the past.
Part of January’s meeting should address this
linkage.
• The Regional Cordinators have a responsibility to
involve new stakehlders in the Forum through their
planned activities.
• Links must be established with existing initiatives
• A specific meeting will be organised to coordinate
efforts in the in the overlapping regions of
– Turkey and its surrounding area
– MENA
– Mediterranean
Forum Regional Preparation Process
Africa
AMCOW + AfDB
Asia-Pasific
JWF
America
A – Latin America
ANA, IADB, CONAGUA, ANEAS
B – North America
Europe
USACE
EWP
Special Regions
–Sub-Regions in/around Turkiye
–Mediterranean
–MENA
DSI / Turkey
Near East University; GWP-MED; IME
AWC (Arab Water Council)
National Meetings inside Türkiye
Erzurum
Snow hydrology – water security
27-28 Mart 2008
Adana + Mersin
Irrigation and drainage – food security
10-11 Nisan 2008
Afyonkarahisar
Thermal waters - health
24-25 Nisan 2008
Ankara
Water management / Drought – water security
15-16 Mayıs 2008
Antalya
Karst Hydrology – water security in karstic areas
22-23 Mayıs 2008
Bursa
Water use / Treatment / Re-use – health and water
security
29-30 Mayıs 2008
Diyarbakır + Gaziantep
+ Şanlıurfa
Water and salinisation – food security
12-13 Haziran 2008
Edirne
Flood – risk management
19-20 Haziran 2008
İzmir
Basin pollution / Historical Water Structure –
protecting respouırces
26-27 Haziran 2008
Kayseri
Wetlands- protecting respurces
10-11 Temmuz 2008
Samsun
Water / Flood / Disasters –risk management
24-25 Temmuz 2008
Trabzon
Protection of river basements – mitigating risk
07-08 Ağustos 2008
Van
Lake hydrology- protecting lake resources
21-22 Ağustos 2008
Konya
Groundwater / Drought – protecting respources
11-12 Eylül 2008
Artvin
Water and Energy – energy for water – water for
energy
25-26 Eylül 2008