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Event 3rd Meeting of the OECD Water Governance Initiative

The OECD Water Governance Initiative is an international multi-stakeholder network of around 100 delegates from public, private and not-for-profit sectors gathering twice a year in a Policy Forum to share on-going reforms, projects, lessons and good practices in support of better governance in the water sector. It was launched on 27-28 March 2013 in Paris and held its 2nd Meeting on 7-8 November 2013 (OECD Headquarters, Paris).

The OECD Water Governance Initiative aims to:

 Advise governments in taking the needed steps for effective water governance reforms through policy dialogue across decision-makers at different levels;

 Provide a technical platform to discuss analytical work on water governance through peer-to-peer exchanges and knowledge sharing;

 Provide a consultation mechanism to raise the profile of governance issues in the Global Water Agenda and Post-2015 Development Agenda ;

 Support the implementation of the governance targets designed for the 6th World Water Forum (Marseille, 2012) up to the 7th World Water Forum (Korea, 2015);

 Contribute to the design of OECD Principles on Water Governance and OECD Indicators on Water Governance to engage decision-makers at all levels, within and outside the water sector, commit to action;

Objectives

Building on the key highlights from the 2nd meeting of 7-8 November 2013, the 3rd meeting will:

1. Discuss recent developments in the Global Water Agenda, especially the outcomes of the UN Meeting on Sustainable Development Goals (18-19 February, New York) and the 7th World Water Forum Consultation Meeting (27-28 February, Gyeongju, Korea) and next steps;

2. Discuss the scope, rationale and building blocks of OECD Principles on Water Governance, based on the scoping paper prepared by the Secretariat and key messages from the working groups ;

3. Discuss policy messages from Thematic Working Groups on stakeholder engagement; performance and governance of water services; basin governance; and integrity and transparency to be reflected in OECD Principles on Water Governance;

4. Discuss ways forward to build Water Governance Indicators to support the effectiveness and performance institutions and governance arrangements at macro, sectoral; institutional and project level;

5. Draw lessons from regional initiatives in support of better water governance, in particular in Latin America, Middle East and North Africa, and Africa.

6. Share experience on current and forthcoming water governance reforms, events and projects;

 >> Download the agenda and list of participants

 

* PAWA project will be represented in this meeting through Arno River Basin Authority' Secretary General, Mrs. Gaia Checcucci in the framework of PAWA dissemination activities. She will participate mainly in the WG 3 "Basin Governance" session.

 

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About the OECD

The OECD is a forum in which governments compare and exchange policy experiences, identify good practices in light of emerging challenges, and promote decisions and recommendations to produce better policies for better lives. The OECD’s mission is to promote policies that improve economic and social well-being of people around the world.

About the OECD Water Governance Initiative

The OECD Water Governance Initiative is an international multi-stakeholder network of around 100 delegates from public, private and not-for-profit sectors gathering twice a year in a Policy Forum to share on-going reforms, projects, lessons and good practices in support of better governance in the water sector. It was launched on 27-28 March 2013 in Paris and held its 2nd Meeting on 7-8 November 2013 (OECD Headquarters, Paris).

For any questions concerning the content of the event or practical arrangements, please contact Ms Aziza Akhmouch (Aziza.akhmouch@oecd.org) and/or Ms Delphine Clavreul (Delphine.clavreul@oecd.org)

Contact information Ms Aziza Akhmouch and/or Ms Delphine Clavreul - OECD Water Governance Programme (email: Aziza.akhmouch@oecd.org ; Delphine.clavreul@oecd.org)
Event type Seminar
File link http://www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/3rdWGIMtg_Agenda.pdf
File link copy OECDWaterGovernanceInitiative_DraftAgenda.pdf (PDF, 485 Kb)
Source OECD
Subject(s) FINANCE-ECONOMY , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , RIGHT , WATER DEMAND
Relation http://www.oecd.org/gov/regional-policy/3rdWGIMtg_LoP.pdf
Geographical coverage Spain,
Address Casa de América, Plaza de la Cibeles, 2, 28001 Madrid
Organizer OECD & Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
Target audience International
Period [28/04/2014 - 29/04/2014]
Status Confirmed
Working language(s) ENGLISH , FRENCH , SPANISH
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