Dear Friend,
I hereby confirm that the next meeting of INBO World Liaison Bureau, chaired by Mrs. Madeleine de Grandmaison, will take place, at the invitation of the Moroccan Authorities and River Basin Agencies:
On Wednesday 25 May 2005
from 9:00 to 13:00 in Marrakech ( Morocco),
Atlas Marrakech Hotel.
This meeting of INBO World Liaison Bureau is held on the occasion of the parallel meetings of the General Assembly of the Mediterranean Network of Basin Organizations (MENBO) and of the Coordination Committee of the African Network of Basin Organizations (ANBO), to which you are all obviously invited, from Monday 23 May to Thursday 26 Mai 2005.
The strategic topics of the agenda will deal with:
The final program of the liason bureau
¢ INBO contribution to the 4 th World Water Forum of Mexico, whose dates are now definitively set from 16 to 22 March 2006, the organization of a partnership and our preparation process , |
2 Réunion de travail à MARRAKECH sur le FORUM (PDF-70Ko)
2 4th WWF - Preparatory process (PDF - 141Ko)
2 In 2005, INBO is mobilizing to prepare the 4th world forum of Mexico (PDF - 91Ko) |
¢ The « EURO-INBO » Group for the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive:
- General Assembly of Namur (Walloon Region) from 29 September to 1 st October 2005 ,
- Dissemination of the WFD principles in third countries,
- Accession of « EURO-INBO » to the « Strategic Coordination Group » of the European Commission,
- Development of an information website on the WFD implementation in basins/districts, « europe-wfd. inbo-news.org »
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2 Namur (Sept. 2005) : First ideas on the main topics to be discussed
2 Krakow (Sept. 2004) Final resolutions
2 Discussion on the role of INBO in the EUWI and the role of the Commission in INBO activities (14 March 2005, Brussels) (PDF-92Ko)
2 Accession letter of « EURO-INBO » to the « Strategic Coordination Group » of the European Commission
2 Proposal for the Development of a System for Exchanging Information and Practices between River Basin Districts (PDF-192Ko) |
| ¢ The other events associating INBO in 2005, the International Conference of Dushanbe, ANBO General Assembly, the « Water – Europe » week of Strasbourg, the UNESCO Workshop of Stavanger, the regional meeting in Latin America, NARBO, etc., |
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| ¢ The communication strategy of the Network: website, the E-INBO electronic Newsletter, the Network Newsletter, events, stands, etc., |
2 International Media Form (PDF 80Ko)
2 STRATEGIE DE COMMUNICATION (PDF 1,3Mo)
Christiane RUNEL, Directrice de la Publication «La Lettre du Réseau»
2 For the next issue of the Network Newsletter : n°14
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¢ The achievement of the objectives of the Johannesburg World Summit:
- The European Water Initiative (EUWI) in Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and in the Mediterranean,
- The Canadian Initiative,
- The Initiative of the African Development Bank,
- IWRM in transboundary river basins, GEF, FFEM ,…
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2 European Water Initiative. Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Transboundary Basins component steered by France. 6th working group meeting – 21 march 2005 – Paris (PDF-161Ko)
2 Mediterranean component of the European union water initiative (PDF-110Ko)
2 PreAWIS, towards a Pan-African Water Information System, for a better integration of regional knowledge in local water management (PDF-1Mo)
2 ANBO-Dev : support to integrated water resources management in Africa through the development of the 3-year action plan of the African network of basin organisations - ANBO/RAOB (PDF-728Ko) |
¢ INBO/GWP Associated Program:
- Progress made in the « TWINBASINS » project,
- « IWRM-NET »,
- « WFD-LEARN »,
- SADIEau-AWIS, Projects presented for financing to the European Water Facility,
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2 TwinBasinXN, WFD Community, IWRM.net : progress report (PDF-72Ko)
2 WFD-Community enters in its pilot demonstration phase - May 2005 (PDF-144Ko)
2 IWRM.NET : "Towards a European-wide exchange network for improving dissemination of Integrated Water Resources Management Research outcomes" (PDF-1Mo)
2 The Rhine Network of RhineNet (PDF-83Ko)
2 INBO-GWP associated program « assistance with the creation and development of basin organizations around the world » :
- "On the way to succeed" (PDF-737Ko)
- Achievements since 2003 and prospects (PDF-821Ko) |
¢ The 2004 progress report of the Network,
¢ The Financial Auditor’s report for 2004,
¢ The 2005 budget for the Permanent Technical Secretariat,
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2 Balance sheet at 31 December 2004
2 Auditor’s general report and special report on regulated conventions
2 Budget estimate for 2005 for the Permanent Technical Secretariat
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| ¢ Progress reports of the Regional Networks for Africa, Latin America, Europe, the Mediterranean, relations with NARBO in Asia, |
2 Le RIOB : Bilan d’activités 2002 - 2004
2 Dakar (Nov. 2004) Final resolutions : "Water has no boundary"
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¢ Miscellaneous issues. |
2 Commission on Sustainable Development, Thirteenth Session - Decision adopted by the commission (PDF-45Ko)
2 Views and priorities of the European Union and its 25 Member States as a contribution to the discussion at CSD13 (PDF-183Ko) |
As usual, you will find all the working papers for this meeting on the www.inbo-news.org website, in the section « Marrakech Liaison Bureau».
Exceptionally, owing to the interest of the information given during this Liaison Bureau meeting, all the interested participants of MENBO General Assembly and ANBO Coordination Committee will be invited to attend our work, as observers.
For the good organization of the meeting, I remind to those among you who would not have already done it yet, that it is now essential to send me back the appended registration form, while specifying your days and hours of arrival to and departure from Marrakech international airport.
I would advise you, if you can make it and wish to participate in all the events, to arrive on Sunday 22 May and leave on Thursday 26 May or Friday 27 May, if you want to take part in the technical visit organized by our Moroccan hosts in the Tensift basin.
I also thank you to contact the travel agency,
«AS Voyage», Tel:+212 44 30 29 05, Fax:+212 44 30 29 38, E-Mail: asvoyages@menara.ma to book your hotel room.
I remind you that the nationals of several countries will need an entry visa for Morocco, which must be obtained well in advance.
I am pleased to see you again in two weeks in Marrakech.
Best regards.
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