20-21 August 2013 Dushanbe, Kuhistoni Badakhshon, Tajikistan
High-Level International Conference on Water Cooperation

The High-Level International Conference on Water Cooperation (HLIC) aims to contribute to improving water cooperation, especially at the transboundary level and encourage cooperation to achieve internationally agreed goals on water. The meeting will include high-level plenary sessions, parallel side events and thematic sessions on: water cooperation is key to poverty reduction, social equity and gender equality; water cooperation creates economic benefits; water cooperation helps preserve water resources and protect the environment; and water cooperation builds peace. The conference will also contribute to discussions on water in the post-2015 development agenda. The Conference will be organized by the Government of Tajikistan jointly with UN institutions.  

dates: 20-21 August 2013   location: Dushanbe, Tajikistan   contact: HLIC Secretariat   phone: (+992 37) 236-06-79   fax: (+992 37) 236-06-79   e-mail: secretariat@hlicwc.org   www: http://www.hlicwc.org/