RWKN Regional Meeting: Regional Knowledge Network on Systemic Approaches to Water Resources Management
Regional Knowledge Network on Systemic Approaches to Water Resources Management Project organizes its second regional meeting in Amman (Jordan) next 7-9 October 2013.
Regional Water Knowledge Network (RWKN) on Systemic Approaches to Water Resources Management
Objectives of the action |
Overall objective: Enhance the use of Systemic Approaches to Integrated Water Resources Management throughout the region among local authorities, other decision-makers, researchers, experts, practitioners and other stakeholders Specific objective: Develop the function of the Regional Water Knowledge Network (RWKN), existing of linked platforms at different geographical levels, bringing together a range of institutions interested in the creation of new knowledge in systemic approaches to water management. |
Target groups |
Decision-makers, water managers and technicians of water-management institutions, in particular local authorities, and non-state actors that support and/or are involved in dialogue with decision-makers, such as representatives of CSOs, researchers, experts and practitioners |
Final beneficiaries |
Population at large who benefits from improved access to water resources |
Estimated results |
1. The Regional Water Knowledge Network has been established 2. Good practices of successful demo projects (applying systemic approaches to water management) are collected and distributed over the Network 3. Knowledge, insights and awareness on systemic approaches to sustainable water resource management has been increased, shared and disseminated 4. Guiding papers on systemic approaches that could be applied to Natural Resources Management have been developed and distributed 5. The capacity of local authorities to use systemic approaches has been strengthened |
Contact information |
Lara B. Nassar Regional Documentation & Information Officer IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Um Uthaina, Tohama Str. No. 6 Amman, Jordan
(email: Lara.NASSAR@iucn.org) Phone: +962 6 5546912/ 3 / 4 Fax: +962 6 5546915 / Mobile: ++962 777 888522 |
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Event type | Conference |
File link | n/a |
File link copy | RWKNconceptnotemeetingOct2013.pdf (PDF, 190 Kb) |
Source | IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) |
Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , ANALYSIS AND TESTS , CHARACTERISTICAL PARAMETERS OF WATERS AND SLUDGES , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HEALTH - HYGIENE - PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISM , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INDUSTRY , INFORMATION - COMPUTER SCIENCES , INFRASTRUCTURES , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , TOOL TERMS , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
Relation | http://www.emwis.net/thematicdirs/events/2013/06/inception-meeting-regional-knowledge-network-systemic-approaches-water-resources |
Geographical coverage | Jordan, |
Address | Amman |
Organizer | IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) - ROWA |
Target audience | Regional |
Period | [07/10/2013 - 09/10/2013] |
Status | Confirmed |
Working language(s) | ARABIC , ENGLISH |