WWW2009: Programme and Presentations

Chair: Dr. Wilhelm Struckmeier, BGR, Germany
Co-chair: Prof. Jan Lundqvist, SIWI, Sweden
Debate-Facilitator: Ms. Alice Aureli, UNESCO-IHP
Rapporteurs: Mr. Shaminder Puri, IAH-IHP/ISARM, and Ms. Raya Marina Stephan, UNESCO-IHP

14:00	Introductory Notes
	The UN GA Resolution on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers. Ambassador Chusei Yamada, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Special Rapporteur, United Nations International Law Commission (UNILC) UN GA Resolution and the Sustainable Management of TBA. Mr. Shaminder Puri, Secretary General, IAH Any Possible Application in Case Studies? USA-Mexico, Ms. Sharon Megdal, University of Arizona, USA
14:45	Part 1, Panel Presentation and Discussions
	Regional Frameworks and Protocols: United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Resolution Possible Implementation
	Internationally Shared Aquifers Resource Management (ISARM) of the Americas. Mr. Jorge Rucks, Organization of American States (OAS) African Transboundary Aquifers. Mr. Bai-Mass Taal, African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) The SADC Protocol: Representative from Southern African Development Community (SADC) Transboundary Aquifers in the Senegal Basin. Mr. Mohamed Fawzi Ould Bedredine, River Senegal Basin Authority (RSBA) Transboundary Water and Transboundary Aquifers in the Middle East. Mr. Ralf Klingbeil, UN Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (UN ESCWA)
15:20	Debate
15:30	Coffee break
16:00	Part 2, Panel Presentation and Discussions
	Role of International Institutions and UN Programmes and Agencies
	Financial Mechanisms Programme Contribution. Mr. Ivan Zavadsky, Global Environment Facility- International Waters (GEF-IW) How UN GA Resolution can be Translated into Sustainable Solutions. Prof. Jan Lundqvist, SIWI IWRM and Transboundary Aquifers Governance. Prof. Torkil Jønch Clausen, Global Water Partnership (GWP) The Environmental Challenges of Transboundary Water Governance. Dr. Arnold Kreilhuber, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Legal Department Groundwater Resources of the World. Dr. Wilhelm Struckmeier, German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR) Follow-up of the UN GA Resolution by the UNESCO International Shared Aquifer Resources Management (ISARM) Programme. Ms. Alice Aureli, UNESCO-IHP Perspectives for Future Policies. Mr. Daniel Zimmer, World Water Council (WWC)
17:10	Debate
17:25	Conclusion. UNESCO, IAH
17:30	Close of Seminar