V1 November 14th 2007
WORLD WATER COUNCIL
ISTANBUL – 5 November 2007
WORKING GROUP ON THEME III
“Managing and protecting water resources to meet human and environmental needs”
Chairman: Mr. B. BRAGA, Co-Chairman: Mr. I. AKER, Reporter: Mr. M. DE VIVO
Brief description of the work performed by the working group:
· The group was composed by 18 persons coming from various entities as NGO,s, Universities, Associations, Governmental Institutions, Foundations, Ministries, UN Agencies, Consultants, Professional Organisations etc…. We must notice that more than 60% of participants were women (see list of participants here enclosed).
· The work started by identifying around 20 Issues and Questions concerning the Theme 3, as for example: (see detailed list on appendix 1)
Ø Ecosystem approach
Ø Water management
Ø Stakeholders involvement
Ø Water infrastructure to face climatic change
Ø Dam for Development
Ø Etc…
· The 20 Issues were gathered under the four topics of the Theme 3:
Topic 1: Basin management and trans-boundary water cooperation: institutional frameworks and benefit sharing.
Topic 2: Ensuring adequate water resources and storage infrastructure to meet rural, urban and energy needs.
Topic 3: Preserving natural ecosystem in catchments and coastal zones.
Topic 4: Managing and protecting surface, ground and rainwater.
· For each topic the group identified around 15 to 20 potential stakeholders among the main national and international entities (see detailed list on appendix 1), but this list is not exhaustive and needs to be completed (Local entities, Political actors…)
· In order to be ready for next January meeting, within the next weeks, the group will work and exchange through the Web to finalise their working group targets.
· The group wishes that the ideas of the local or national stakeholders will be collected and expressed by the participants to the next January meeting.
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Participants – Theme III
AKER Irfan / DOLSAR / / +903124128000BENLI Bogachan / UNDP / / +903124541120
BRAGA Ben / ANA / / +556121695431
CHARRIER Bertrand / Green Cross International / / +331
DE VIVO Michel / ICOLD / / +33607244195
DIVRAK Buket Bahar / WWF – Turkey / / +903123103303
ERDEM Zehra / ISKI /
/ +90212301386
GOKCEKUS Huseyin / Near East Univ. / / +903922235427
KHAKA Elizabeth / UNEP / / +254207623990
KOOPMANSCHAP Esther / Wageningen Int. / / +31817495495
KRSHNACK Karin / The Nature Conservancy / / +13015290488
HEMMANI Melike / BUGDAY / / +903124688699
OZEN Kadri / Coca Cola Comp. Eurasia Group / / +902165562230
OZESMI Uygar / TEMA / / +902122823471
SAHIN Recep / Ministry Env. & Forestry / / +903122076693
TURKMENOGLU Esra / 5th World Water Forum / / +902163254992
UMAROV Pulat / ICWC of Central Asia / / +998711665096
YALCIN Gokmen / Doga Dernegi/Nature Foundation / / +903124480537
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