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Water Country BriefsDiagnostic WorkshopGeneva, 9 – 10 December 2010Prepared by the WCB Project Team
Project implemented by FAO-AQUASTAT on behalf of UN-Water with financial support from United States Department of State
Proceedings
UNJP/GLO/299/UNW
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UN Water is made up of the UN agencies, programmes and funds that have a significant role in tackling global water concerns. It also includes major non-UN partners who cooperate with them in advancing progress towards the waterrelated goals of the Decade Water for Life and Millennium Declaration. It is the official United Nations mechanism for follow-up of the water-related decisions reached at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development and the Millennium Development Goals and supports Member States in their efforts to achieve water and sanitation goals and targets. Its work encompasses all aspects of freshwater, including surface and groundwater resources and the interface between fresh and sea water.
How to cite: UN-Water (2011). Water Country Briefs Diagnostic Workshop. Geneva, 9 – 10 December 2010. Prepared by the WCB Project Team.
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Contents
Acknowledgements 2
ListOfAbbreviations 3
ContextOfTheWorkshop 5
Background 5
WorkshopObjectivesAndExpectedOutputs 5
ParticipatingAgencies 5
Agenda 6
Presentations 7
SummaryOfDiscussions 8
Objectives 8
Scope,ConceptualFrameworkAndMethodology 8
Outputs 8
TargetAudience 8
CountrySelection 9
ContributionsByUnwMembers 9
Indicators 9
ProjectSteeringCommittee 9
CommunicationStrategy 9
ConclusionsAndNextSteps 11
Annex1:ListOfParticipants 12
Annex2:WorkshopAgenda 13
Annex3:Presentations 15
FAO:AQUASTAT-Products,Indicators,Challenges 15
FAO:FederatedWaterMonitoringSystemandKeyWaterIndicatorPortalproject 18
FAO:WCBImplementationStrategy 20
GWP:(I)WRMIndicators:AGWPPerspective 23
IAEA:WaterResourcesattheIAEAandSomeRecentInitiatives 25
IAH:Groundwater 27
Ramsar:IndicatorsofEffectivenessoftheImplementationoftheRamsarConvention 29
SIWI:StatusofImplementationofCSD-13PolicyActionsonWaterandSanitation;aCountryLevelSurvey 33
UN-Water:WaterCountryBriefs:Introduction&Background 36
UNEP-DHI:DeliveringtheUN-WaterStatusReportonWaterResourcesManagementfortheRio+20Conference 40
WHO/UNICEF:JointMonitoringProgramme(JMP)forWaterSupply&Sanitation 42
UNISDR:UNISDRMonitoringofProgressinReducingRisktoWaterRelatedDisasters 44
WBCSD:GlobalWaterTool 47
WHO:OverviewofUN-WaterGLAAS 52
WWAP:UNTF-IMRBasicListofIndicators 55
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Acknowledgements
TheprojectteamextendsitsdeepgratitudetoWHO,co-hostoftheWCBDiagnosticWorkshop,andtotheworkshop
participantsfortheirsubstantiveinputsandfertiledeliberations.AspecialmentionmustalsobemadetotheUN-Water
TechnicalSecretariatandFAOcolleaguesfortheirresolutesupport.
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Abbreviations and Acronyms
DESA DepartmentofEconomicandSocialAffairs
FAO FoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations
FWMS FederatedWaterMonitoringSystem
GDP GrossDomesticProduct
GLAAS UN-WaterGlobalAnnualAssessmentofSanitationandDrinkingWater
HDI HumanDevelopmentIndex
IAEA InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency
IAH InternationalAssociationofHydrogeologists
ILO InternationalLabourOrganization
JMP WHO/UNICEFJointMonitoringProgrammeforWaterSupplyandSanitation
KWIP KeyWaterIndicatorsPortal
MDG MillenniumDevelopmentGoal
PSC ProjectSteeringCommittee
RO ReportingOfficer
SIWI SwedishInternationalWaterInstitute
UNCSD UnitedNationsCommissiononSustainableDevelopment
UNEP UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme
UNICEF UnitedNationsChildren’sFund
UNISDR UnitedNationsInternationalStrategyforDisasterReduction
UNOPS UnitedNationsOfficeforProjectServices
UNSD UnitedNationsStatisticsDivision
USDS UnitedStatesDepartmentofState
UNW UN-Water
WASH Water,SanitationandHygieneProgramme
WB WorldBank
WBCSD WorldBusinessCouncilforSustainableDevelopment
WCB WaterCountryBriefs
WHO WorldHealthOrganization
WWAP WorldWaterAssessmentProgramme
WWDR WorldWaterDevelopmentReport
WWF WorldWaterForum
WWW WorldWaterWeek
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Context of the workshop 55
BACkgroundThe overall objectives of the Water Country Briefs (WCB)project are to better visualize the critical importance of“investments in water” for human and economicdevelopment. The intention is to foster increased politicalmomentum for stronger interventions on water-relatedissues by policy makers, dealing with peace and security,infrastructureinvestments,agricultural,health,educationandenvironmental issues,aswellasmacro-andmicro-economicperspectives.Anultimategoalistomobilizeincreasedfinancialand institutional investments directed to water–relatedinterventions,toserveasatoolforadvocacyonwaterissuesinmoregeneraltermsandasdecisionsupporttoolsinpolicyprocesses.Theprimarytargetgroupisnationalgovernments,butmajorcivilsocietyorganizationsandprivatesectoractors,andthemediaarealsoexamplesofkeystakeholders.
Given the available budget this initial project willgenerateWCBsfora10-15countriesatthemost.Asthemainpurposeofthisprojectistodefinethemethodologyand develop the template and framework and apply itto a limited number of countries, considerable time andresourceswillbededicatedtodevelopsuchatemplateandmethodologyfortheseWCBs.Theintentionforproducingthis framework is that it can then be readily applied toa larger number of countries, once additional financialresourcesareavailable.
The WCBs are intended to send a powerful messageabouttheurgentchallengesonwaterissuesthatarestiflinghumanandnationaldevelopment,andtopromptdonors,governmentsandotherkeyactorstoraisetheseissuesonthe political agenda and increase investments. They willframewaterissueswithinthelargerdevelopmentequation
Context of the workshop
within a country as a way to stimulate further politicalattentionandinvestmentsinwater.
TheDiagnosticWorkshopwasacriticalcomponentoftheongoingpreparatoryactivitiesfortheproject,andwasheldbytheWCBprojectteamfromFAOandco-hostedbyWHO,atWHOHeadquartersinGeneva,9 -10thDecember2010.
Workshop oBjeCtives And expeCted outputsThediagnosticworkshop’sobjectiveswereto:
• decideontargetaudiences;• decide on the exact outputs and outcomes of the
project(includingindicators);• decideoncountriesandpoliticalprocesses;• identifywhatdataandinformationarerequired;• consider themainmonitoringanddatamechanisms
tobuildunderstanding,commitmentandownershipofthisactivityamongkeystakeholders,clarifyingtheirrolesandspecificworkingprocessesandengagementwiththemainglobalmonitoringmechanisms;
• initiate the discussion on the launch andcommunicationsstrategy;
• setupsteeringcommittee.
Output:Workshopreportsummarizingthemajordecisionsreachedduringtheworkshop. pArtiCipAting AgenCiesRepresentativesfromthefollowingagenciesparticipatedinthemeetingand/orsubmittedtheirpresentations(cf.listofparticipantsinAnnex1):
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the UnitedNations(FAO);
• GlobalWaterPartnership(GWP);• InternationalAssociationofHydrogeologists(IAH);
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• InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency(IAEA);• InternationalLabourOrganization(ILO);• StockholmInternationalWaterInstitute(SIWI);• TheRamsarConventiononWetlands(Ramsar);• TheWorldBank(WB);• UNEP-DHICentreforWaterandEnvironment;• United Nations International Strategy for Disaster
Reduction(UNISDR);• UN-WaterTechnicalSecretariat;• WorldBusinessCouncilonSustainableDevelopment
(WBCSD);• WorldHealthOrganization(WHO);• WorldWaterAssessmentProgramme(WWAP).
AgendA (cf. detailed work programme in Annex 2)
Thursday, 9 December 2010
Agenda item 1: opening of the meetingThe Workshop’s co-host, WHO, welcomed participantswith a short opening statement. The workshop’s Chairwasappointed,identifiedintherepresentativeofIAEAforthemorningsessionandtherepresentativeofIAHfortheafternoonsessionsof9thDecember;andthe10thDecembersession was chaired by WHO. The UN-Water TechnicalSecretariat was Rapporteur on 9th December and theWCB Project Team on 10th December. A round table ofpresentationsandexpectationsfromthemeetingfollowedandlaunchedthesubstantiveworkoftheWCBdiagnosticworkshopmeeting.
Agenda item 2: Background and update on WCB projectTheUN-WaterTechnicalCommitteebriefly introducedtheprojectanditsbackground.
Agenda item 3: Assessment of data availabilityParticipants presented on a voluntary basis their water-relatedinitiatives,whichmightbeofrelevancetotheWCB.Soastofocusensuingdiscussions,presentationshadbeenpreviouslyrequestedtofollowthisformat:Slide1&2: Nameandshortdescriptionofyourproject/ database/studySlide3: Mainindicators,messagesSlide4: Whatpolicyquestionsdoesyourworktarget?Slide5: Whatistheconceptualframeworkanddata collectionmethodology?
Slide6: Whatarethedatagaps/opportunities/ barrierswhichyouencounter?Slide7: Informationonnationalwater-related investmentneedsintargetedsectors?Slide8: Recommendationsandcontributions toWaterCountryBriefsproject
Agenda item 4: implementation strategyFollowing a presentation by the WCB Senior ProjectCoordinator outlining the various elements of theimplementation strategy, participants discussed issues oftarget audience, conceptual framework, output, countryselection,amongothers.
Agenda item 5: review of potential water indicatorsFollowingapresentationbytheWCBSeniorSupervisoronanotherUN-WaterprojectimplementedbyFAO-AQUASTAT,the Federated Water Monitoring System and Key WaterIndicator Portal (FWMS&KWIP) project, workshopparticipants discussed various elements pertaining tochallenges and opportunities surrounding indicators andmethodologies, and contributing insights, opportunitiesandexperiences,whileoutliningchallengesandlimits.
Agenda item 6: steering committeeParticipantsdiscussedthepurposeofthesteeringcommitteeforthisprojectandalsoofferedpossibleoptions.
Friday, 10 December 2010
Summaryofpreviousday:TheSeniorProjectCoordinatorbrieflysummarizedhowworkhadwelladvancedthroughthediscussionsofthepreviousday.
Agenda item 7: Launch and communication strategyFollowing the WCB Communication Manager’s initialremarks,participantsdiscussedtheobjectiveandformthatthelaunchandcommunicationstrategycouldtakeonforthisproject,proposingsomeinitialleadsforthought.
Agenda item 8: other mattersAfewmainlyhousekeepingissuesweresharedonthisitem.
Agenda item 9: Closure of the meetingThe co-hosts thanked participants for their attendance and input to the substantive discussions, as well as expressed their gratitude to the technical staff for the seamless logistical support, and the Chair pronounced the meeting closed.
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Presentations 7
presentations
Thefollowingpresentationsweremade,listedinalphabeticalorderoftheagency(cf.allpresentationsinAnnex3):
• FAO:AQUASTAT-Products,Indicators,Challenges;• FAO: Federated Water Monitoring System and Key
WaterIndicatorPortalProject;• FAO:WCBImplementationStrategy;• IAEA:WaterResourcesat the IAEAandSomeRecent
Initiatives;• IAH:Groundwater;• Ramsar: Indicators of Effectiveness of the
ImplementationoftheRamsarConvention;• SIWI:StatusofImplementationofCSD-13PolicyActions
onWaterandSanitation;aCountryLevelSurvey;• UN-Water: Water Country Briefs: Introduction &
Background
• UNEP-DHI: Delivering the UN-Water Status Reporton Water Resources Management for the Rio+20Conference;
• WHO/UNICEF:JointMonitoringProgramme(JMP)forWaterSupply&Sanitation;
• UNISDR:UNISDRMonitoringofProgress inReducingRisktoWaterRelatedDisasters;
• WBCSD:GlobalWaterTool;• WHO:UN-WaterGLAAS.
Hardcopiesofthefollowingpresentationsweredistributed(sincethepresenterwasnotabletoreachthelocationduetobadweatherconditions):
• GWP:(I)WRMIndicators:AGWPPerspective;• WWAP:UNTF-IMRBasicListofIndicators.
AllthepresentationsareavailablefordownloadontheUN-Waterwebsite(http://www.unwater.org/watercountrybriefs.html)
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summary of discussions
oBjeCtivesIt was assessed that there were two complementaryobjectivesfortheWCBs:1)onelinkedtoUNentities,andrelatedtotheresultofbringingfurthercooperationamongthem, enhancing the data availability while highlightinggaps in many countries’ data; 2) the second addressingdirect benefits to the countries such as enabling decisionmakers to address development issues to respond tocountries’ needs with sound financial actions targetingspecific sectors; to help them mobilize resources andinvestments.
Itwasdiscussedthat theWCBprojectshouldproducea bold output resulting from active collaboration andcooperationamongUNentities andpartners, andaimingtoreachoutsidethe“waterbox”andtyingintohigh-levelpoliticalprocessesatthenational,regionalandinternationallevels.
sCope, ConCeptuAL frAmeWork And methodoLogyThe wealth of knowledge, experience and data availableamong the partners will be crucial to decide on themethodology and the indicators to be used, and theparticipants started to map out the ongoing initiativeswithintheUN-Waternetwork(atthenational,regionalandinternationallevel);anexercisewhichitwasagreedwouldbecompletedbytheprojectteam.
Itwassaidtobealsoimportanttocheckthedifferentmechanismscurrently inplace for sharingwater-relatedinformationwithinacountry.Manyinitiativesoncountryprofiles,factsheets,snapshotsandbriefsareinexistenceand the project should ensure coherence and added-value.
Itwasnotedthatanaddedvalueofthisprojectliedinthefactthatitwouldconsiderallwater-relatedsectors,tocomplement most existing country briefs which tend tofocusononesectoratatime(drinkingwater,agriculture,environment,etc.).
Itwasagreedthatthewealthofknowledge,experienceand data available among the UN-Water membersand partners would be sought to help determine themethodologyandindicators.
ItwasdiscussedthattheWCBsneededtodemonstratehow water related to development challenges and toshow where the linkages were, based on solid data andanalysis. It was also mentioned that, from experience(e.g.EconomicsofSanitation Initiative,GLAAS,Sanitationand Water for All), the most effective arguments werebuilt around demonstrating the opportunity costs andquantifyingthecoststoGDP.
outputsTherewasgeneralconsensusthattheWCBsshouldenablegovernmentstoimproveusageoftheirshrinkingresources.Andthat in this respect itwouldbeuseful tounderstandwhat documents were considered useful by governmentstoguidetheirinvestmentsinwater.
Thequestion,ofwhichmechanismcouldbeputinplacetocontribute togovernments’ improveddecisionmaking,wasraised.
The WCBs, in the form of concise, clear, attractivefact-sheetsof4to6pagesweredeemedachancetoofferboldmessages,inavisually-attractiveform:strippedofUNjargon, theyshouldconveykeymessages that shouldnotgive roomformisinterpretationnorcasualconsiderations.The general WCBs (targeting the national-level policy-makers) in particular, should be a practical tool to frameproblems and offer solutions to these problems and tooutlinespecificbenefitsforeachinvestment.
Some participants suggested that perhaps producinga "reduced" number of WCBs, but with an exhaustivecontent,couldbeusedtoprovetodonorstheusefulnessoftheproduct.Someparticipantssuggestedtoalsoproducesome WCBs on data-poor countries, outlining the datagaps, which could help make the case for the need forgreaterinvestmentsindataacquisition.
tArget AudienCeThere seemed to be consensus regarding the need to
addressfinanceministers,asaprimetargetfortheWCBs.Since the briefs should be action-oriented and problem-solvingtheyshould“talk”topeoplewhoareinapositionto drive investments and national financial resources.AddressingdirectlyGDP,showinghowthisisthreatenedbylackofinvestment,couldtriggerspecificactions.
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Duringtheworkshop itwasnotedthatthe identifiedtargetaudience is thesameas theSanitationandWaterforAllpartnership,whichmanyUN-WaterMembersandPartnersaremembersof.SanitationandWaterforAllhasalreadysuccessfullyengagedwiththeMinistersofFinance(e.g.HighLevelMeeting,23April2010,WorldBank/ IMFSpringMeetings,WashingtonDC)anddevelopedpoliticaland communications strategies. It is therefore criticalto liaise with Sanitation and Water for All to avoidduplicationandlookforsynergies.
Country seLeCtionNounanimousdecisionwasreachedontheselectioncriteriaforchoosingthecountriesfortheproject.Althoughitwasmentioned that therewouldbe an advantage in choosingthe‘OneUN’countries(Albania,CapeVerde,Mozambique,Pakistan,Rwanda,Tanzania,Uruguay,VietNam),itwasalsopointed out that the UN agencies in these countries werealready overloaded with work due to the fact that thesecountrieswerepartofthe‘OneUN’reform.
Regionalrepresentationwasconsideredtobeimportantaswellashavingamixofcountrieswithgoodandwithbaddataavailabilityandquality.
An additional complexity, when dealing with waterissues, is thecountryboundariesversusbasinboundaries,and thequestiononhowexactly todealwith this,whileraised,hasyettobeanswered.
Itwas suggested to circulateaquestionnaireamongsttheagenciesandbasinauthoritiestofindoutwhichwouldbe the countries with best/worst data availability and inwhich countries the project could benefit from synergieswith other related activities (e.g. the choice of India waspointed to asone countrywhich couldhave synergies tooneoftheparticipant’scurrentprojects).
Other criteria proposed, besides that of the ‘One UN’ countries, for selecting countries were the HumanDevelopmentIndex(HDI)ranking,theprogressonmeetingMDGtargets,GDP,andsmallislands.
Inpractice,amixoracombinationoftheabovecriteriaarealsopossible.
Thequestionsofwhenandhowtoinvolvethecountriesselectedwerealsoraised.
ContriButions By unW netWorkExperienceinvariousaspects,dataprovision,methodologies,information,facilitatingthepoliticaldialoguesandinclusion
in agendas, presence in the countries are among thecontributions thatwouldbeprovidedby theparticipatingentities.
The most important contribution of the project toparticipantsisthefactthatitwillprovideanoverall,ratherthancompartmentalizedorsectoral,viewofwater issues.This will amongst others aim to improve synergy, avoidcompetition, be more cost-effective, and contribute toglobalprocesses.
indiCAtorsSeveral issues related to the indicators were considered.The group discussed how the 15 key water indicatorsdecided by the UN-Water Task Force on Indicators,MonitoringandReporting, coordinatedbyWWAP,couldbe used in the project. No clear recommendation couldbemade,sincethekeyindicatorsareverytechnicalanditwasmentionedthattheymaynotconveythemessagetotheWCB’s targetaudience.Theneed toselectworkableindicators which can be “populated“ on a regular basiswasalsomentioned.Theissueoftrendswasalsoraised,which is a general problem since for many countries nocompletetimeseriesexist.Theissueofthegranularityofthe data was mentioned as being a problem for clientsusingnationalleveldata,whichisnotsufficientlyrefinedtobeusefulatsub-nationallevels.
projeCt steering CommitteeThreegroupsweredeemedtobeimportantfortheproject:(1) theproject team,whichwillprovideupdatesevery sixmonths; (2) all UN-Water members and partners; (3) aProjectSteeringCommittee(PSC).
DiscussionstookplaceaboutthecompositionofthePSC.The following were mentioned as potential membersduringabrainstormingsession:thetargetaudience(mainlyMinisters of Finance), current donor (USDS), potentialdonorsforsecondphase,regionaldevelopmentbanks,keypartners,somebodywithin-depthknowledge(forexamplea retiredMinisterof Finance), somebodywith researchoracademicbackground,representativeofthegovernmentofthecountryselected,privatesector(asobserver),someoneof the Water and Sanitation PSC, Bill and Melinda GatesFoundationorEngineerswithoutBorders,etc.
CommuniCAtion strAtegyTwodifferentcountrybriefsaretobepreparedbytheproject:
1.A succinct 4-6 page, visually-attractive country-leveloverview of challenges related to water resourcedevelopment and management and/or access towater and sanitation services, with a specific focus
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on making the economic case for water-relatedinvestments and linking water issues to widereconomic, environmental and social considerations,pendingtheavailabilityofdata.
2.A2-4pagesuccinctandvisually-attractivepresentationof water related challenges viewed from a specificperspective of and relevant to an event withintergovernmentalrelevance.
Afterashortexplanationofthesetwodifferenttypesofcountrybriefs,thediscussioncenteredonthefollowingpoints:
• countriesshouldbeinvolvedrightfromthestarttobedemand-driven,butthechallengeofcountryselectionandcountrybuy-inshouldnotbeunderestimated;
• thecontentofthebriefscanonlybedecidedafterthecountrieshavebeenselectedandshouldbeadjustedtothespecificcountrysituationandproblems;
• thebriefsshouldbestructuredalongthelineofwhatis
importantforthecountry,forexamplethecosttoGDP;• it is important to formulate strong key messages
cateredtotheaudience;• theopportunitiestolinkthelaunchofthebriefswith
high-level events, and to reach beyond the usualwater communitybybuildingon theUN’snetworksandoutreachcapacity;
• theadvantageofthisprojectisthatitisajointeffortofallagencies;
• communication is important but should also beflexibleinordertobeeffective;
• thereisapreferencetorenametheUN-Water‘WaterCountryBriefs’toUN-Water‘CountryBriefs’.
While it was still too early to determine the finalcommunication strategy, it was deemed useful to haveinitiated the discussion on communication from theonset and that the above points ought to be taken intoconsiderationfromthebeginning.
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The workshop helped to advance the project, namelyby starting to map out what was available within theUN-Water system in terms of tools, data, methodologies,products,etc.
Another important achievement was the input andsupport pledged from participants. The project teamemphasized how UN-Water partners and members’participation would be essential going forward to ensurethe success of this project. The project team commitsto reporting on the progress of the project to UN-Watermembersandpartnersevery6months.
Nextstepstobetaken:• make a detailed inventory of ongoing initiatives on
water-related country briefs, snapshots, factsheets,profiles,etc.;
• prepare a questionnaire and send it to UN-Watermembers and partners to find out which would bethe countries with best/worst data availability andin which countries the project could benefit fromsynergieswithotherrelatedactivities;
• prepareaninceptionreport,basedontheworkshopreport,includinganupdatedworkplanoftheproject;
• selectthecountries;• select/refinetheindicators.
Participants discussed the timing of the project anda proposition to launch the first WCBs in 2012 wasconsidered.
While no firm decisions were taken with regards tothe project’s various components, the workshop wassuccessful in bringing UN-Water members and partnerstogether, triggering collaborative support for the project,and raising substantive questions. Complex questionsregardingmethodology,indicators,choiceofcountries,andmore,werediscussedandrequiremuchmorethoughtanddiscussion before they can be fully answered to advancetheproject.
Conclusions and next steps
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Mr.DidierAllély-Fermé WorldHealthOrganization
Ms.ViolaineBerger WorldBusinessCouncilforSustainableDevelopment
Ms.JuliaBucknall WorldBank(participatedthroughSkype)
Mr.AntonioChambel InternationalAssociationofHydrogeologists
Ms.AlexiaDufour Ramsar
Mr.MatsEriksson SwedishInternationalWaterInstitute
Ms.NicolettaForlano UN-WaterTechnicalSecretariat
Ms.KarenFrenken FoodandAgricultureOrganization(AQUASTAT) SeniorProjectSupervisor
Mr.JohnHarding UnitedNationsInternationalStrategyforDisasterReduction
Mr.PeterKoefoedBjørnsen UnitedNationsEnvironmentProgramme
Ms.CatherineJung WorldHealthOrganization
Mr.DominiqueMaison WorldHealthOrganization
Ms.RitaMazzanti InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency
Mr.FrederikPischke UN-WaterTechnicalSecretariat
Mr.FedericoProperzi WorldHealthOrganization(GLAAS)
Ms.ClaraRamirezSaravia InternationalLabourOrganization
Mr.AbdouSavadogo WorldHealthOrganization(JMP)
Ms.MarishaWojciechowska-Shibuya FoodandAgricultureOrganization SeniorProjectCoordinator
Annex 1: List of participants
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Annex 2: Workshop Agenda 13
thursdAy, 9 deCemBer 2010
9:00-9:20 Agenda item 1: opening of the meeting
Openingstatement
Tour-de-table,approvaloftheagendaandWCBWorkshop
Programme,electionofworkshopchairandrapporteurs
Federico Properzi, WHO
Karen Frenken, FAO
Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya, FAO
9:20-9:40 Agenda item 2: Background and update on Water Country Briefs project
Presentation:BackgroundandoverviewofWCBProject Frederik Pischke, UN-Water
9:40-10:20 Agenda item 3: Assessment of data availability
Presentations(TBC):•IndicatorsofeffectivenessoftheRamsarConventiononWetlands•GlobalWaterTool•RecentIAEAInitiativesinWaterResourceAssessmentand
Management•UNISDRMonitoringofProgressinReducingRisktoWaterRelated
Disasters
RamsarWBCSDIAEA
UNISDR
10:20-10:40 Break
10:40-12:30 Agenda item 3 (continued): Assessment of data availability
• DeliveringtheUNWaterStatusReportonWaterResourcesManagementfortheRio+20Conference
•Groundwater•UN-WaterGLAAS•JMP•AQUASTAT
Discussion
UNEP-DHI
IAH WHO WHO/UNICEF FAO
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Agenda item 6: implementation strategy
Presentation:WCBImplementationPlanDiscussion
Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya, FAO
15:00-16:00 Agenda item 5: review of potential water indicators
Presentations:OverviewofinitiativesKeyUN-WaterIndicators&FederatedWaterMonitoringSystem
Discussion
Karen Frenken, FAO
Annex 2: Workshop Agenda
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16:00-16:20 Break
16:20-17:30 Agenda item 5: review of potential water indicators (continued)
Discussion
17:30-18:00 Agenda item 6: steering committee
Brainstorming:SteeringCommittee Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya, FAO
fridAy, 10 deCemBer 2010
9:00-9:10 summary of previous day Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya, FAO
9:10-10:15 Agenda item 7: Launch and communication strategy
Brainstorming:WCBlaunchandcommunicationplan Nicoletta Forlano, UN-Water
10:15-10:25 Agenda item 8:other matters Marisha Wojciechowska-Shibuya, FAO
10:25-10:30 Agenda item 9: Closure of the meeting Karen Frenken, FAO
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Water Country BriefsDiagnostic WorkshopGeneva, 9 – 10 December 2010Prepared by the WCB Project Team
Project implemented by FAO-AQUASTAT on behalf of UN-Water with financial support from United States Department of State
Proceedings
UNJP/GLO/299/UNW