The First Meeting of the Water Experts Group of the Union for the Mediterranean convened from 7-8 September 2009, in Athens, Greece.

The Water Experts Group is intended to implement the provisions included in the Declaration of the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Water held at the Dead Sea, Jordan, in December 2008, particularly regarding the “Strategy for Water in the Mediterranean.” The water experts group agreed to elaborate the draft SWM, which should be developed as a strategy for action, with an implementation mechanism at regional and national level. Participants agreed that the strategy/action plan will build on existing activities and will propose a timetable to be reviewed regularly with objectives and indicators (taking into account local priorities). The WEG also welcomed the proposal to include in the SWM an activity focusing on strengthening the coordination of existing Euro-Mediterranean and regional initiatives and networks on information and expertise.
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