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Water Information Systems to support IWRM indicators in the Mediterranean
In the framework of the UfM regional project “Creating Shared National Water Data Management Systems towards a Mediterranean Water Knowledge Hub”, Plan Bleu (Regional Activity Center of UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan) and EMWIS are organising a technical workshop on integrated water resources management (IWRM) indicators at the premises of the of Secretariat the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in Barcelona on 30 September and 1st October.
This is one preliminary activity of this project launched in parallel to the UfM label process. The objective is to make an assessment of indicators used for Integrated water resources management in the four pilot countries of this project (Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Tunisia) as well as in the framework of international initiative acting the Mediterranean area in order to design National Water Information Systems able to feed the indicators with the necessary datasets.
This action also aims to facilitate monitoring of Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development (MSSD) and its outputs will feed the MSSD revision process planned in 2014 and 2015.
This technical workshop has three objectives:
1. To present a review of the existing situation and needs in terms of IWRM indicators, and specifically in 4 pilot countries (Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia) involved in this project;
2. To agree on the most suitable priority IWRM indicators that could be applied at the national level with possible aggregation at international level;
3. To identify the related requirements for the National water information system in terms of data management.
Some preliminary work has already been carried out by Plan Bleu on IWRM indicators and synthetized in a draft report which will serve as a basis for discussion during the workshop.
After the workshop, technical visits will be organized in each pilot country and a final report with recommendations for the project will be produced at the end of 2013.ParticipantsAbout twenty individuals will be invited to participate in the meeting.
The workshop gathered several representatives from the pilot countries and the catchment areas responsible for IWRM, and representatives from the main international organisations producing indicators in the Mediterranean region (Arab League, CEDARE/AMCOW (MEWINA project), EEA, FAO (Aquastat), MedPol, Tour du Valat, UNEP-MAP, UN-Water).
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Related:
UfM Secretariat promotes coordinated management of water, land and natural resources
| Contact information |
UfM Secretariat, Plan Bleu, EMWIS/SEMIDE
(email: info@ufmsecretariat.org ; water@ufmsecretariat.org ; cdubreuil@planbleu.org ; e.mino@semide.org) Phone: 00 34 93 521 4100 Fax: 00 34 93 521 4102 |
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| Event type | Seminar |
| File link |
http://ufmsecretariat.org/workshop-on-integrated-water-resources-management-iwrm-indicators/ |
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| Source | EMWIS Technical Unit |
| Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
| Relation | http://www.planbleu.org/ |
| Geographical coverage | Spain, |
| Address | Union for the Mediterranean’s General Secretariat in Barcelona, Banqueting Room/Billiard Room |
| Organizer | Plan Bleu (Regional Activity Center of UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan) and EMWIS |
| Target audience | Regional |
| Period | [30/09/2013 - 01/10/2013] |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH , FRENCH |
