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News The Nature & Water Knowledge Sharing Forum: Final Proceedings

R-KNOW is a regional project co-funded by the European Union. The project aspires to create a Regional Knowledge Network on Water that will assist in strengthening the application of systematic approaches to water management and governance in five countries (Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Morocco and Egypt).

It also aims to influence policy and decision-making processes as means to enhance good governance in the water sector. As part of this initiative and partnership, four thematic areas have been selected (Climate Change, Sustainable Technologies, Governance and the Water Food Energy Nexus) to disseminate knowledge, lessons learnt and experiences.

These themes were the focus of a regional forum that gathered more than 100 experts and practitioners from 15 different countries in the MENA region in Sharm el Shaikh, Egypt last May 12-14th, 2015.

The forum also resulted in further stakeholder engagement, capacity building and knowledge sharing. It was also important to mention, that the forum helped in identifying the priorities of the Region to align a number of initiatives to achieve a future vision. 

Key recommendations have been compiled in this regional report. This report comes as part of the Regional Knowledge Network on Water (R-KNOW) and is funded by the European Union and the MAVA foundation.

 

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R-KNOW partnership

  • International Union Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Global Water Programme – Switzerland and the Regional Office for West Asia (ROWA) – Jordan
  • EMWIS Technical Unit (Euro-Mediterranean Information System on the know-how in the Water sector) - France
  • Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE) – Egypt
  • Palestinian Hydrology Group for Water and Environmental Resources Development (PHG) – Palestine
  • University Abdelmalek Essaâdi of Tetouan - Tangier Morocco
  • Arab Women Organization of Jordan – Jordan
  • Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon - Lebanon

Prepared by:

Lara Nassar

 

Documentation Team:

Lara Nassar (IUCN ROWA) , Stefano Barchiesi (IUCN GWP), Adam Torrey (AWARENET) , Rasha Disi (PHG)

 

Edited by:

Mufleh Abbadi (IUCN ROWA)

Contact information Lara Nassar (IUCN ROWA) (email: Lara.NASSAR@iucn.org)
News type Inbrief
File link http://www.rknow.net/images/documents/RKNOWforumfinalreport.pdf
File link local RKNOWforumfinalreport.2.pdf (PDF, 2612 Kb)
Source of information @RKNOW: This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of Regional Knowledge Network on Water (R-KNOW) and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.
Keyword(s) RWKN, R-KNOW, RKNOW, water energy nexus
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/news/2015/05/rknow-providing-knowledge-guidance-and-how-well-they-can-be-applied-sharm-el
Geographical coverage Lebanon,Jordan,Palestine,Morocco,Egypt,
News date 07/07/2015
Working language(s) ENGLISH
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