Transboundary waters take center stage

High level panels, workshops, side events, and seminars explore the special focus of this year’s World Water Week.
Events covering transboundary waters issues are:

• Exploring an Arab Riparian Jordan River Basin Initiative
• Science in Global Environment Facility International Waters: A Vast and Powerful Resource
• Dialogue on Transboundary Waters – Structured Approaches to Realise Benefits for All
• IWRM at River Basin Level in Coping with Global Changes
• Opening Plenary Session
• High Level Panel
• The UN Watercourses Convention: What is in it for European Countries?
• Water and Energy Linkages in the Middle East
• Workshop 1: Benefit Sharing and Transboundary Waters
• Water Governance: Why Does it Matter and How can we Measure it?
• Towards an Ecosystem Approach to IWRM in Transboundary Basins: Status and Prospects
• Transboundary Water Cooperation in the Nile, SADC/Zambezi Basin and the Mekong
• Eye on Asia: Panel Dialogue: How Can Political Leadership Increase Water Security?
• Workshop 2: Securing Water in Coastal Zones
• The UNECE Water Convention: How a Legal Framework is Making a Difference on the Ground
• National Goals and Regional Cooperation in Transboundary Waters: Incentives and Barriers for Basin-wide Partnerships
• Cooperation as Conflict? Towards Effective Transboundary Water Interaction
• Workshop 4: The Role of Inter-basin Transfers in Accessing Water
• Towards Achieving Institutional Sustainability of River Basin Organisations (RBOs) in Africa: Status, Opportunities and Challenges
• The Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award Seminar: A New Model of Leadership to Promote Growth and the Environment
• Impact of Riparian Collaboration in the Tigris-Euphrates Region
• Adaptive Water Management in the Lake Chad Basin: Addressing Current Challenges and Adapting to Future Needs
• The International Architecture for Transboundary Water Management: Current Status and Future Options
• Sharing an Invisible Water Resource for the Common Good: How to Make Use of the UN General Assembly Resolution on the Law of Transboundary Aquifers
• 100 Years, Shared Lake Basins, Lessons Learned
• RULE - Reforming Water Governance
• Closing Plenary Session
• The Baltic Sea – Challenges and Opportunities for its Conservation