11-12 December 2017 Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
International Workshop on Water Scarcity

The 'International Workshop on Water Scarcity: Taking action in transboundary basins and reducing health impacts' aims to accelerate actions to address water scarcity and reduce the related health, social, economic and environmental risks, by sharing practical solutions, in particular from the perspective of transboundary water cooperation and health impacts. It will review measures to prevent scarcity and mitigate its consequences taken in transboundary basins and at national level, identify good practices and lessons learned and formulate some conclusions for further activities.

The workshop will bring together water practitioners, health professionals, representatives of water-using sectors and authorities responsible for addressing climate change impacts, at the national and transboundary levels, representatives of bilateral and multilateral donors, financing institutions and the private sector. The target audience includes representatives of governments, non-Governmental and intergovernmental organizations, international financial institutions, academia, the private sector and other experts.

The workshop will be organized under the leadership of the Governments of Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland, with the support of the Water Convention secretariat and its Protocol on Water and Health, serviced by UNECE and WHO-Europe. It will be followed by the 9th meeting of the Task Force on Water and Climate (13 December 2017).

The workshop is organized in cooperation with the International Network of Basin Organizations (INBO), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and in particular the Integrated Drought Management Programme (IDMP) by GWP and WMO , the Global Environment Facility’s International Learning and Exchange Network (iw:learn), the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations as well as UNECE and WHO-Europe.

dates: 11-12 December 2017
venue: Salle XII, Palais des Nations
location: Geneva, Geneve, Switzerland
www: https://www.unece.org/index.php?id=43633

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