{"id":3875,"date":"2012-11-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/news\/international-roundtable-on-transboundary-water-resources-management-in-the-southern-mediterranean-26-27-november-2012-rome-italy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T14:37:16","slug":"international-roundtable-on-transboundary-water-resources-management-in-the-southern-mediterranean-26-27-november-2012-rome-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/mediterranean\/news\/international-roundtable-on-transboundary-water-resources-management-in-the-southern-mediterranean-26-27-november-2012-rome-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"International Roundtable on Transboundary Water Resources Management in the Southern Mediterranean  26 &#8211; 27 November 2012  Rome, Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The International Roundtable on Transboundary Water Resources Management in the Southern Mediterranean was held in Rome,Italie from the 26th tot he 27th November 2012.<\/p>\n<p>The Roundtable was jointly organized by the United Nations Economic  Commission for Europe (UNECE), the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM),  the Global Water Partnership Mediterranean (GWP-Med), the Global  Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters Learning Exchange and  Resource Network (IW:LEARN), and the Mediterranean Component of the EU  Water Initiative (MED EUWI), with the support of the Italian Ministry  for the Environment, Land and Sea.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unece.org\/env\/water\/mop6.html\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The objectives of the Roundtable were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Debate the current state, the progress achieved and the prevailing challenges for cooperation on transboundary waters in the Southern Mediterranean; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Exchange experiences, lessons learnt and showcase good practices of transboundary cooperation from different basins\/aquifers, both from the north and the south of the Mediterranean; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Increase awareness on and understanding of the UNECE Water Convention and its work, including the technical and strategic guidance documents developed under its framework and the practical experiences of its application; <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify options at the technical and policy levels for the way forward, including identify specific cases of cooperation on shared waters that present a certain level of maturity and could be promoted by the riparians as priority project to be supported. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The International Roundtable on Transboundary Water Resources  Management in the Southern Mediterranean was held prior to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unece.org\/env\/water\/mop6.html\">sixth session of the Meeting of the Parties.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/rome-roundtable_26-27nov2012_-final-report.pdf\"><em>Roundtable Report (En)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/rome-roundtable_26-27nov2012_-final-report_fr.pdf\"><em>Roundtable Report (Fr)<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/information_note_med_rountable_final.pdf\">Information Note (En)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/noteinformation_tablerondemed_fr.pdf\">Information Note (Fr)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/agenda_rome-roundtable_26-27nov2012_final_en.pdf\">Agenda (En)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/agenda_rome-roundtable_26-27nov2012_final_fr.pdf\">Agenda (Fr)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/list-of-participants_final.pdf\">List of Participants<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Presentations-Session 1:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/1.1_brouma_gwpmed_overviewmediterranean.pdf\">An overview: Transboundary Water Resources Management in the Mediterranean, Anthi Brouma<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/1.2_renck_escwa-bgr_inventorywesternasia.pdf\">Inventory of shared water resources in Western Asia, Andreas Renck<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/1.3_kherraz_oss_statusnorthafrica.pdf\">Status, challenges and responses: North Africa, Khatim Kherraz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/1.4_bernardini_unece_assessment_seeurope.pdf\">State of Transboundary Water Resources and their Management in South-Eastern Europe, Francesca Bernandini<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Session 2:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/2.1_loures_wwf_iwl-unwc.pdf\">Managing Shared Waters: The Role and Status of the UNWC, Flavia Rocha Loures<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/2.2_bernardini_unece_water_convention.pdf\">The UNECE Water Convention: obligations and practical application, Francesca Bernandini<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/2.3_aureli_unesco_fostering_cooperation_on_transboundary_aquifer__resources.pdf\">Fostering Cooperation on Transboundary Aquifer Resources, Alice Aureli<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/2.4_alhamdi_escwa_developing_regional_convention_on_shared_water_in_arab_region.pdf\">Developing a Regional Convention on Shared Water in the Arab Region, Mohamed Al Hamdi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Session 3:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/3.1.panovski_drin_process.pdf\">Cooperation Process for the management of the Drin Basin, Dejan Panovski<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/3.2.elrawady_tb_groundwater_framework.pdf\">The Necessity of developing a global transboundary groundwater framework: Examples from the Southern Mediterranean, Mohamed Elrawady<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/3.3.trebossen_joint_monitoring_in_nwsas.pdf\">A framework for joint monitoring and assessment in the North Western Sahara Aquifer, Herv\u00e9 Trebossen<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Session 4:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/4.1.alatrash_joint_wm_in_jordan.pdf\">Cooperation in the Transboundary Water Management in Jordan Basin, Moh\u2019d Al Atrash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/4.2.groselj_isrbc.pdf\">Cooperative Water Management in the Sava River Basin, Samo Groselj<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/4.3.kukuric_diktas_project.pdf\">Creating Knowledge and Instruments for the<br>Management of Transboundary Karst Aquifers, Neno Kukuric<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/4.4.abousamra_iraqi_marshlands.pdf\">Making use of ecosystem concept in transboundary water negotiations: Iraqi Marshlands case within the Tigris-Euphrates system, Fouad Abousamra<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Session 5:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/5.1.benessaiah_dialogue_approach_in_tb_cooperation.pdf\">Italy Engaging the stakeholders and building their capacities, Nejib Benessaiah<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/5.2.rukab_capacity_building_within_pwa.pdf\">Capacity Building Within the Palestinian Water Authority, Najwan Rukab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/assets\/legacy\/globalassets\/global\/gwp-med-files\/news-and-activities\/mena\/rome-roundtable\/5.3.vlachogianni_ngo_and_tbwrm.pdf\">NGO involvement in transboundary water resources management, Thomais Vlachogianni<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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