30 September 2002: The Second Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters Conference was held from 25-29 September 2002 in Dalian, China.

Over 180 participants representing 55 different GEF-IW projects were in attendance. Participants met to review the GEF’s Global International Waters portfolio and to share experiences and best practices for international waters management.

Participants convened in Plenary sessions and parallel working groups on four thematic issues : Working Together – Transboundary Diagnostic Analyses, Strategic Action Programme, and Participatory Processes; Large Marine Ecosystems and Coasts – Experiences and Lessons Learned; Freshwater Basin Management – Experiences and Lessons Learned; and Building Sustainability – Partnerships and Finance. Delegates also learned about the GEF IW:LEARN programme, an Internet-based “global knowledge community” designed to increase capacity among transboundary water resource projects worldwide. For more information visit: http://www.iwlearn.org and http://www.getf.org/iwc/