Jointly organized by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), the Global Water Partnership Mediterranean (GWP-Med), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters Learning Exchange and Resource Network (IW:LEARN), and the Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative (MED EUWI), with the support of the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea, this meeting will discuss progress and challenges in transboundary water cooperation in the Southern Mediterranean, share experiences, increase awareness of the UNECE Water Convention, and identify policy options for transboundary cooperation.  

dates: 26-27 November 2012   location: Rome, Italy   contact: Francesca Bernardini, Secretary of the Water Convention   phone: +41 22 917 24 63   fax: +41 22 917 0107   e-mail: francesca.bernardini@unece.org   www: http://www.unece.org/env/water/southmed_roundtable.html