Shared Water Resources Management
Working Group on
Shared Water Resources Management
Inception Meeting
17 January 2007
GWP-Med Premises
Kyrristou 12, Plaka, Athens
Preliminary Agenda
09.00– 09.20
Welcome and Purpose of the Meeting
Prof. Michael Scoullos, Chairman, GWP-Med
Dr. Fadi Comair, Director General, Ministry of Energy and Water, Lebanon
09.20 – 09.40
Key challenges on Shared Water Resources Management worldwide and in the Mediterranean: An Introduction
Mr. Per Hansen, Programme Officer, UNEP Collaborating Centre on Water (UCC)
09.40 – 10.00
The Mediterranean EUWI/WFD Joint Process
Spyros Tasoglou, Central Water Agency / Ministry for the Environment Physical Planning and Public Works, Greece
10.00 – 10.20
Aspects of Shared Water Resources Management in the EU Water Framework Directive
Dr.Vasileios Takavakoglou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
10.20 - 10.40
Coffee Break
10.40 – 11.00
Transboundary Basins Management in Europe under the EU Water Framework Directive
Jean Francois Donzier, Permanent Technical Secretary, INBO
11.00 – 11.20
Initiatives for Shared Water Resources Management in East Mediterranean
Dr. Fadi Comair, Director General, Ministry of Energy and Water, Lebanon
11.20 – 11.40
Initiatives for Shared Water Resources Management in North Africa
Dr. Khaled Abu Zeid, Regional Water Programme Manager, CEDARE
11.40 - 12.00
Initiatives for Shared Water Resources Management in Southeastern Europe
Mr. Dimitris Faloutsos, Programme Officer, GWP-Med
12.00 – 12.20
The GEF Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystems
Prof. Alex Lascaratos, Project Manager, GEF SPM PDF B
12.20 – 13.30
Facilitated discussion on the
Objectives and Work Plan of the Working Group
13.30 – 14.30
Lunch Break
14.30 – 16.00
Facilitated discussion on the
Work Plan and Time-Schedule of the Working Group (cont.)
16.00
Wrap up and Conclusions
20.30
Dinner
The Meeting contributes to the work of and is supported by:
- GEF Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean Large Marine Ecosystems
- Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative
- GEF IW:LEARN
- Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean
