Session outline

Released	30/03/2006

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Details of the session		Details of the conveners
Final title of the session:		First convening organization: WMO Commission for Hydrology
Information in support of Integrated Water Resources Management		Main contact person: Bruce James Stewart, Assistant Director (National Operations)
		E-mail address: email
Framework theme:		Second convening organization: SEMIDE (EMWIS)
Implementing Integrated Water Resources Management		Second contact person: Eric Mino, Manager and coordinator of the EMWIS Technical Unit
Crosscutting perspective(s):		E-mail address: email
Capacity-building and Social Learning; Application of Science, Technology and Knowledge; Targeting, Monitoring and Implementation Assessment		Third convening organization: Australian Bureau of Meteorology


Objective and expected output of the session :
The objective of the session is to demonstrate the importance of data and information (climate and water) to sustainable water resources management and food production. Good practice examples of how collaborative frameworks and information networks are key elements in building communities of practitioners, carrying-out regional policy dialogue and developing new joint initiatives will be presented. The main success criteria and also the difficulties encountered in order to transfer know-how to other regions and countries will be highlighted. Current initiatives to address these issues will be described at regional and national levels (EMWIS, WHYCOS, etc.) and make significant use of local case studies. The expected outputs from the session include: • the exchange of knowledge and experiences among different regions and promotion of new techniques that will assist in sustainable management of water resources and improved food production; and • the identification of new initiatives aimed at enhancing the capacity of less developed countries to establish and maintain information bases on which to manage their water resources in a sustainable manner.
Draft key recommendations related to strengthening local action implementation in the field of the session:
• Reliable water and climate information systems are necessary for an integrated management of water resources; • More cooperation is required to define common standards to be used by any organisation willing to set-up a water information system, allowing a smooth integration in a broader system at a later stage; and • Awareness raising of the political and technical persons in charge of water management for a consistent and comprehensive approach to the data and information needed for IWRM.