1st Meeting, Global Workshop on Ecosystems Conservation and Restoration in Transboundary Basins.
Global workshop on ecosystems conservation and restoration in transboundary basins.
10:00 – 10:45 | Opening Session.Moderator: Mr. Aleš Bizjak, Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning, Slovenia and Chair of the Bureau of the Water Convention.
Welcoming Remarks:
• H.E. Ms. Anita Pipan, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Slovenia to the United
Nations in Geneva
• Ms. Claire Thuaudet, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations in
Geneva
• Mr. Romas Kamanga, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation,
Zambia (tbc)
• Ms. Veronica Manfredi, Director for Zero Pollution, Water Resilience & Green Urban
Transition, EU Commission
• Ms. Musonda Mumba, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
• Ms. Sonja Koeppel, Secretary of the UN Water Convention, United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Leadership testimony:
• Mr. Hussein Abdulameer Baga, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Water Resources, Iraq
Introduction to workshop objectives and programme:
• Mr. Julien Favier, Secretariat of the Water Convention, United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe (UNECE)
10:45 – 11:15 | Session 1: Transboundary freshwater ecosystems: what are we talking about?
Moderator: Ms. Astrid Hillers, Senior Environmental Specialist, International Waters, Global
Environment Facility (GEF)
Presentations:
• Mr. James Dalton, Director of the Global Water Programme, International Union for Nature
Conservation (IUCN) – Freshwater ecosystems and their transboundary dimension
• Mr. Stuart Crane, Global coordinator for SDG 6 monitoring, UNEP – SDG Indicator 6.6.1:
Tracking changes over time in water-related ecosystems - from global to local
Questions and answers
11:15 – 13:00 | Session 2: Legal frameworks, policy actions and institutional aspects of the
conservation and restoration of freshwater ecosystems
Moderator: Mr. Edouard Boinet, Head of Project International Cooperation, International Network of
Basin Organizations (INBO)
Presentations on the global and regional legal and regulatory frameworks:
• Mr. Owen McIntyre, Professor at the School of Law, University College Cork, Ireland –
Protecting Transboundary Freshwater Ecosystems Under International Law: An Evolving
Framework
• Ms. Henriette Faergemann, Policy Officer, European Union Commission – The EU legal
framework on the protection and restoration of freshwater ecosystems: focus on the Water
Framework Directive & Nature Restoration Regulation
Case studies at the transboundary level:
• Ms. Mwasiti Rashid, Programme Manager, Zambezi Watercourse Commission (ZAMCOM)
and Ms. Nicole Gallina, Secretary General, International Commission for the Protection of
the Waters of Lake Geneva (CIPEL) - Joint bodies, key institutional actors at the crossroads of
transboundary water management and ecosystem protection and restoration. Discussion
moderated by Mr. Edouard Boinet, Head of Project International Cooperation, International
Network of Basin Organizations (INBO).
• Ms. Flore Lafaye de Micheaux, Senior Advisor Europe, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and
Mr. Ylber Mirta, Head of Department for Waters, Ministry of Environment and Physical
Planning, North Macedonia – Synergies for Wetland Protection: The Case of Prespa Lakes
• Ms. Sepideh Nayemi, Awareness raising and international cooperation, Office Cantonal de
l'Eau de Genève – Tools for management of water and water uses in greater Geneva, and
introduction to the afternoon field trip
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