Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in Libya

Workshop on
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
in Libya
Current Status and the Way Forward Demonstrated by
National and International Experiences

11-12 April 2007
10th of March Conference Hall, Teachers Syndicate - Ashsht Road
Tripoli, Libya

AGENDA

DAY 1, Wednesday, 11 April 2007

8.30 – 09.00 Registration

09.00 – 09.45 Opening Panel

• Omar Salem, Chairman
  General Water Authority
• Per Bogelund Hansen, Programme Officer
  UNEP Collaborating Centre on Water and Environment
• Dr. Chiji Ojukwu, Manager, Agriculture & Agro-Industry Dpt.
  African Development Bank
  African Water Facility
• Prof. Michael Scoullos, Chairman
• Global Water Partnership - Mediterranean

09.45 – 10.15
Key Note on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
Prof. Michael Scoullos, Chairman
Global Water Partnership –Mediterranean (GWP-Med)

10.15 – 10.45
Key Note on Water Resources Management in Libya
Omar Salem, Chairman, General Water Authority (GWA)

10.45 – 11.00
Coffee Break

11.00 – 11.20
Water Governance in the Arab Region: Networking & Priorities for Action
Prof. Jean Khouri, Expert, Syria

11.20 - 11.40
Water Governance in the Mediterranean
Anthi Brouma, Programme Officer
Global Water Partnership –Mediterranean (GWP-Med)

11.40 – 12.00
Water Governance in Egypt: Challenges and Responses
Dr. Bayoumi Attia, Advisor to the Minister
Ministry for Water Resources and Irrigation, Egypt

12.00 – 12.30
Water Governance in Libya: Challenges and Responses
Dr. Khalid Ibrahim, General Water Authority (GWA), Libya

12.30 - 12.50
Water Efficiency in the Mediterranean
Gaelle Thivet, Programme Officer
Blue Plan / Mediterranean Action Plan UNEP

12.50 – 13.10
Water Efficiency in Tunisia: Challenges and Responses
Rachid Khanfir, Director
Ministry of Agriculture & Hydraulic Resource, Tunisia

13.10 – 13.40
Water Development and Demand Management in Libya
Omar Samin, Great Man Made River Authority, Libya

13.40 – 14.30 Lunch

14.30 – 14.50
African Ministerial Council on Water (AMCOW)
Henry Ntale, Chairperson, AMCOW-TAC

14.50 – 15.10
African Water Facility (AWF)
Yvan Kedaj, AWF

15.10 – 15.30
Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative (MED EUWI)
Alexia Economopoulou, International and EU Affairs, Ministry for Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works, Greece

15.30 – 15.50 Coffee Break

15.50 – 16.10
Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)
Dr. Ahmed Mamou, Technical Advisor, OSS

16.10 – 16.30
Arab Water Council (AWC)
Prof. Atef Hamdy, Governor, AWC

16.30 – 16.50
Mediterranean Network of Basin Organisations (MENBO)
Maria Serneguet Belda, Programme Officer, MENBO

20:30 Reception
hosted by the General Water Authority

DAY 2, Thursday, 12 April 2007

09.00 - 09.30
Country Water Information Systems in the Mediterranean
Eric Mino, Coordinator, EMWIS

09.30 – 10.00
Water Assessment and Monitoring in Morocco: Challenges and Responses
Omar Benjelloun, Programme Officer
Ministry for Land Management, Water and the Environment, Morocco

10.00 – 11.00
Water Assessment and Monitoring in Libya
Rachid Futassi, Chief of Study Section, General Water Authority (GWA,) Libya

11.00 – 11.30
Coffee Break

11.30 – 11.50
Wastewater reuse in the Mediterranean
Dr. Omar Elbadawy, Senior Regional Specialist
Centre for Environment and Development in the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE)

11.50 - 12.15
Desalination in Mediterranean
Stephen Chesters
International Desalination Association (IDA)

12.15 – 13.00
Desalination in Libya
Sultan Kershman
Ministry for Electricity, Gas and Water, Libya

13.00 – 13.30
Coffee Break
(Recommendations distributed to participants before the break)

13.30 – 14.00
Presentation of draft Recommendations

14.00 – 15.00
Discussion and finalization of the Recommendations

15.00
Lunch

End of the Workshop