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The second workshop on water and adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins
We would like to invite you to the "Second workshop
on water and adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins: challenges,
progress and lessons learnt" which will take place on 12 and 13 April 2011 in
the Palais des Nations in Geneva, back-to-back with the fourth meeting of the
Task Force on Water and Climate (14 April 2011). The workshop is the second one
organized on this theme in the framework of the UNECE Water Convention, within
its platform for exchanging experience on adaptation to climate change in the
transboundary context. It will build on the results of last year’s workshop and
illustrate recent developments in this area.
Water resources are
vulnerable and can be strongly affected by climate change, with wide-ranging
consequences for human societies and ecosystems. The fact that many water bodies
cross boundaries, especially in the UNECE region, means that risks and
challenges are shared and that solutions need to be coordinated which can help
to find better and more cost-effective measures. To promote cooperation in
adapting to climate change in transboundary basins, a programme of pilot
projects was launched at the first workshop in 2010. The programme is based on
the Guidance on Water and Adaptation to Climate Change, developed under the
Water Convention.
The workshop aims
to exchange practical experience and share lessons-learned on the technical and
strategic aspects of adapting to climate change; identify best practices,
success factors and lessons learnt; share experience between the pilot projects
on adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins under the Water
Convention as well as other similar initiatives; and support governments,
organizations and joint bodies engaged in the process of preparing national or
regional adaptation strategies.
Proposals for presentations at the workshop
relevant to the topics as described in the attached information notice can be
submitted by Tuesday, 1 March 2011. Abstracts are especially welcome on
the following topics:
- responding to climate change impacts on water uses
such as hydropower, navigation, and irrigated agriculture
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addressing conflicts of interests in adaptation
- awareness-raising
- synergies and trade-offs
between adaptation and mitigation measures
- ecosystem-based adaptation
- financing of
adaptation
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practical examples of adaptation under uncertainty
More information on registration as well as relevant documents are available at
http://www.unece.org/env/water/meetings/transboundary_climate_adaptation_workshop.html
| Contact information |
Sonja Koeppel United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
(email: sonja.koeppel@unece.org ) Phone: +41 (0)22 917 1218 Fax: +41 (0)22 917 0107 |
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| Event type | Conference |
| File link |
http://www.unece.org/env/water/meetings/transboundary_climate_adaptation_workshop.html |
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| Source | UNECE |
| Subject(s) | POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY |
| Geographical coverage | Switzerland, |
| Address | Geneva |
| Organizer | UNECE |
| Target audience | International |
| Period | [12/04/2011 - 13/04/2011] |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
