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●	New Statutes which have been approved during the last General Assembly
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●	The list of I.N.B.O. Member Organizations classified by country
●	Members Organizations : The information sheet is available for filling in and sending back to us.
●	The world watershed : http://www.iucn.org/themes/wani/eatlas/
●	River Basin Organization questionnaire from the World Bank Download the survey - RBO_questionnaire.doc (160 Ko)
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Release
of the 16^th issue...

All the network newsletters

Call for contribution for the 17th issue
We are expecting your articles
on your experience on basin management
before September 15, 2008!

INBO committee of experts

Meetings and events in 2009

5th World Water Forum March 2009

Istanbul (TURKEY)

INBO and UNESCO : Topic coordinators for Topic 3.1 on Basin Management and Transboundary cooperation

International forum
on integrated water management -
Tools for ACTION!

The International forum on integrated water management which will take place from June 1 to 3, 2009
at the Cultural centre of the Université de Sherbrooke (Québec, Canada)
is jointly hosted by COGESAF (Comité de gestion du bassin versant de la rivière St-François)
and the Centre universitaire de formation en environnement (CUFE, Université de Sherbrooke)
Call for speakers - Introduction - Organizing Committee

2008 past events

Rede Latino-Americana de Organismos de Bacia - RELOB
Asamblea General

11-12 de Noviembre de 2008 - Río de Janeiro (Brasil)

Communicaciones y fotografias

IV International Symposium on Transboundary Waters Management
Thessaloniki, Greece - 15th-18th October 2008

Papers

Présidence française de l'UE « EURO INBO 2008»

International conference on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive
Liaison bureau

Sibiu (ROMANIA) – 01-04 October 2008

« INBO - Session » ECWATECH-2008

Water: ecology and technology
"Water resources management under extreme conditions" conference

Moscow, Russia 4 - 5 June 2008

The papers and the pictures of the event

International Conference on River Restoration
Organized by CIRF (Centro Italiano per la Riqualificazione Fluviale) and ECRR (European Center for River Restoration)
From 16 to 21 June 2008 - Venice (ITALY)

Conclusions and recommendations 4th International River Restoration Conference Venice

www.ecrr.org

World Water Week
Stockholm's seminar and side event
(Tuesday, August 19-2008) - Invitation

The pictures of the events

INBO is please to invite you to

the Seminar : “The UN Watercourses Convention: Legacy,
Prospects and Value for the Realization of International Policy Goals” - Seminar programm
and to the Side Event : “High-Level Panel Debate: The Challenge of Improved Global Freshwater Governance - and the 1997 UN Watercourses Convention” - Side Event program

Pictures of the event :

Joint INBO GWP Handbook - « Handbook on Basin-based Integrated Water Resources Management »

World Water Week web site

INBO – MENBO – EWP SESSION
« WATER TRIBUNE »
SARAGOSSA (SPAIN) – 8 JULY 2008
All he papers and the pictures

EXPO 2008 in Saragossa (SPAIN) entitled « Water for Sustainable Development »
From 14 June to 14 September 2008 - Saragossa (SPAIN)
www.expozaragoza2008.es

INBO Multi-year Action Plan

“Developing & Strengthening river basin Organisations all over the world ”

● ON THE WAY OF SUCCESS! - ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE 2003 AND PROSPECTS (2003 - 2007)
By Jean François DONZIER INBO PTS GWP SC Member

...More information

TWINBASINS^XN
	Promoting twinning between basins
● Promoting twinning between basins to reinforce practices of Integrated Water Resource Management - Information and examples

	! IWRM-Net
Coordination, synergies and networking for the next 5 years between national and regional water research programmes in Europe Information

	SPI-Water
Science-Policy Interfacing in support of the Water Framework Directive implementation http://www.spi-water.eu

INBO picture gallery

The News
and
The next meetings and and events

EU side-event chaired by France,
as part of the water review of CSD 13 during the 16th CSD
in New-York (May, 5-16, 2008)

Information, papers and pictures

Cooperation INBO - GWP

● Comprehensive assessment of water management in agriculture
Water for life, Water for food - Issue brief # 12 - Version française

● Participate in the drafting of the « Handbook on Basin-based Integrated Water Resources Management »

Information about the process : Kick-off meeting (June 2008) et 2008 August meeting (See also the pictures of the event in Stockholm )
Project description
Writing guidelines
Road map

Managing Shared Aquifer Resources in Africa
Co-organized by The General Water Authority Libyan Arab Jamahiriya UNESCO-IHP and Sahel and Sahara Observatory
Tripoli 25 – 27 May 2008

Cooperation et Partenariats du RIOB

● CAPNET

Préparation de sessions de formation sur la gestion intégrée des ressources en eau par bassin
Questionnaire : ‘Performance et Capacité des Organismes de Bassin de Rivières Nationaux à metre en oeuvre la GIRE’
Vous êtes prié de retourner le questionnaire avant le 30septembre 2007 à Mr. Paul TAYLOR, CAP-NET, paul.taylor[@]cap-net.org

● APFM – Associated Program on Flood Management
http://www.apfm.info/

World Documentation Centers Networks
AQUADOC INTER : complete description - Introducing leaflet (Doc. PDF - 955Ko)		EuroMediterranean www.semide.org

INBO's regional and thematical networks
AFRICA AFRICAN NETWORK FOR BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (ANBO)
▶ General Assemblies of the African Network of Basin Organizations and of the Network of International Commissions and Transboundary Basin Organizations Johannesburg (SOUTH AFRICA) 4 to 7 March 2007 Final resolutions and Declaration of JOHANNESBURG - And all the pictures of the events www.omvs-soe.org/raob.htm More ...
ASIA
● Network of Asian River Basin Organizations - Third General Meeting Surakarta – INDONESIA – February 20-22, 2008 The program, the papers and the pictures of the event ● NARBO Annual Report 2006 ● Charter of the Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO) More ...
BASIN ISLAND
● Water management in Martinique - A French basin island (PDF 2,5Mo) ● Le GWP CARIBEAN et Création du sous réseau îles bassin
CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE (CEENBO)
● CEENBO 2006 General Assembly October, 13th, in Csesky Krumlov (Czech Rep.) Invitation - Regsitration - Draft Program More ...
"EUROPE INBO" EUROPEAN BASIN ORGANIZATIONS GROUP FOR IMPLEMENTING WFD
« EURO INBO 2008» International conference on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive Sibiu (ROMANIA) – 02-03 October 2008 ● « EUROPE INBO 2007 » International conference on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive Rome (ITALY) – 8 - 10 November 2007 The Final resolutions and the papers of the conference - The pictures of the event - World liaison bureau ● “INTERNATIONAL YELLOW RIVER FORUM” « EUROPE-INBO SPECIAL SESSION » Dongying – China – October 16 – 19, 2007 The Papers and the pictures of the event More ...
LATIN-AMERICA LATIN-AMERICAN NETWORK FOR BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (LANBO)
●Rede Latino-Americana de Organismos de Bacia - RELOB Asamblea General 11-12 de Noviembre de 2008 - Río de Janeiro (Brasil) Communicaciones y fotografias ● Declaración Ministerial "AGUA PARA LAS AMÉRICAS EN EL SIGLO XXI" Foro celebrado en la Ciudad de México y las palabras del presidente Fox (Octubre 12, 2002) Rede Brasil de Organismos de Bacia - REBOB : http://www.rebob.org.br/ More ...
MEDITERRANEAN MEDITERRANEAN NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (MENBO)
● The Mediterranean Network of Basin Organisations (MENBO) organises, preceding the Euro-Mediterranean Water Directors Conference an open cooperation session, where RBOs can participate and share information on water projects and initiatives obtaining a better approach of the IWRM situation in the region and discuss on-going activities facing region’s problems. Mediterranean RBOS, stakeholders, policy-makers, users and NGOs interested in water management are welcome to participate November,5th ,2006 - Athens (Greece) Agenda www.remoc.org More...
NORTH AMERICA NORTH AMERICAN NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (NANBO)
Sorel-Tracy (Quebec) - September 13 – 15, 2007 The Comité de concertation et de valorisation du bassin de la rivière Richelieu (COVABAR) invites you to take part in the International symposium on freshwater management in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin Final declaration, the papers and photos
TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS AND TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS
▶ General Assemblies of the African Network of Basin Organizations and of the Network of International Commissions and Transboundary Basin Organizations Johannesburg (SOUTH AFRICA) 4 to 7 March 2007 Final resolutions and Declaration of JOHANNESBURG - And all the pictures of the events www.omvs-soe.org/raob.htm ● Dushanbe (Republic of Tajikistan) : International conference on regional cooperation in transboundary river basins - 30th May – 1st June 2005 The communications and pictures of the 1st thematic session : "Sustainable management of transboundary waters : learning from experience" More ...

INBO's and regional / thematical networks General Assemblies
2008	Rede Latino-Americana de Organismos de Bacia - RELOB Asamblea General 11-12 de Noviembre de 2008 - Río de Janeiro (Brasil) Communicaciones y fotografias
	« EURO INBO 2008» International conference on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive Liaison bureau Sibiu (ROMANIA) – 01-04 October 2008
	« INBO - Session » ECWATECH-2008 Water: ecology and technology "Water resources management under extreme conditions" conference Moscow, Russia 4 - 5 June 2008 The papers and the pictures of the event
	Network of Asian River Basin Organizations - Third General Meeting Surakarta – INDONESIA – February 20-22, 2008
2007	« EUROPE INBO 2007 » International conference on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive Rome (ITALY) – 8 - 10 November 2007 - World liaison bureau
	● « EUROPE-INBO SPECIAL SESSION » “INTERNATIONAL YELLOW RIVER FORUM” Dongying – China – October 16 – 19, 2007
	● International symposium on freshwater management in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin Sorel-Tracy (Quebec) - September 13 – 15, 2007
	● Debrecen (Hungary) INBO world General Assembly, From 7 to 9 June 2007 The Final Resolutions, the "Declaration of Debrecen", the papers and the pictures, and the video
	● Johannesburg (SOUTH AFRICA) 4 to 7 March 2007 General Assemblies of the African Network of Basin Organizations and of the Network of International Commissions and Transboundary Basin Organizations Final resolutions and Declaration of JOHANNESBURG And all the pictures of the events
2006	● Megève (FRANCE) - « EUROPE INBO 2006 » 4th International meeting on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive September 20-22, 2006 - Information
2005	● Namur (WALLOON REGION) - 29 September / 1st October 2005 " EURO INBO 2005 " - International meeting on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive Communications, slides and pictures from the conference
2005	● Marrakech (MOROCCO) - 23-25 May 2005 General Assembly of the Mediterranean Network of Basin Organizations, World liaison bureau of INBO – Liaison bureau of ANBO (French)
2004	● Dakar (Senegal) : International conference : NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS AND TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS & AFRICAN NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS from 3 to 6 November 2004 ● " EUROPE INBO " INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATI0N OF THE EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE ) - 27 - 29 September 2004 - Final resolutions and communications ● The Executive Committee of the Mediterranean Network of Basin Organisations (MENBO) are invited to participate on the first Meeting of the Committee, which will take place on September 26, 2004 - Agenda (PDF 66Ko) ● Liaison Bureau of the INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (INBO) on September 26, 2004 ● 6th World General Assembly - The Martinique - FRENCH ANTILLES
2003	● The international conference on water management and European water framework directive - Valencia - SPAIN - November, 10-12
2002	u Constitutive Assembly of the International Network of Transboundary River Basin Organizations - Thonon les bains (FRANCE) - November, 25& 26,2002 - FINAL RESOLUTIONS - "For rivers without borders"
	● International conference "Management of Basin Organizations" - Madrid - November 4,5 & 6 2002 - Final remarks and recommended actions (PDF - 30 Ko) / Consideraciones (PDF 29 Ko) finales y acciones recomendadas - All the communications
	● Dakar, July, 10 & 11, 2002 : Création of the African Network of Basin Organisations - AN/BO : Déclaration de Dakar - Projet de statuts (PDF - 66Ko) du RAOB
	n 2002 General Assembly - Quebec City - CANADA
2000	u 1ère Assemblée des Conseils de Bassin/ Primera reunión nacional de consejos de cuenca - Mexico
2000	n 2000 General Assembly - Zakopane - POLAND
1998	n 1998 General Assembly - San Salvador de Bahia - BRAZIL
1997	n 1997 General Assembly - Valencia - SPAIN
1996	u 1996 INBO Workshop - Tulcea - ROMANIA
1996	n 1996 General Assembly - Morelia - MEXICO

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Meetings of the Liaison Bureau
Sibiu (ROMANIA) – 01-04 October 2008
● Rome (ITALY) - Wednesday 7 November 2007 World liaison bureau
● Debrecen (Hungary), Juen, 6th, 2007 .
● Debrecen (Hungary), October 19th and 20th.
● Megève (FRANCE), September 20th, 2006
● Mexico City (MEXICO), March 17th, 2006
● Namur (WALLOON REGION) - 28 Sept. 2005 (The pictures of the meeting)
● Marrakech (MOROCCO) - 23-25 May 2005 ● INBO's liaison Bureau ● Liaison bureau of ANBO
● Dakar (SENEGAL) - Tuesday November 2nd, 2004
● Krakow (POLAND) - September 25-30, 2004 ● " EUROPE INBO " INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATI0N OF THE EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE ) - 27 - 29 September 2004 - Final resolutions and communications ● The Executive Committee of the Mediterranean Network of Basin Organisations (MENBO) are invited to participate on the first Meeting of the Committee, which will take place on September 26, 2004 - Agenda (PDF 66Ko) ● Liaison Bureau of the INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (INBO) on September 26, 2004
● Liaison Bureau of the NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS AND TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS Voina (ROMANIA)- 27 and 28 MAY 2004
● Tipaza (ALGERIA) - 12-14 December 2003
●The Martinique (FRENCH ANTILLES) June 15th-17th 2003 ● The pictures ● Pour information La Martinique - "Une île, un bassin" de M. de Grandmaison Document (Attention! 25 Mo)
● Shiga (JAPAN) March 21st 2003
● Madrid (SPAIN) November 7th 2002
● Seville (SPAIN) 25 - 26 February 2002
● Foz d'Iguaçu - 31 August - 4 September2001
● Quebec City (CANADA) - 5-6 June 2001

Other international meetings
2008	EU side-event chaired by France, as part of the water review of CSD 13 during the 16th CSD in New-York (May, 5-16, 2008) Papers and pictures
2007	The 9th French-Japanese Seminar on Water Management for Rivers, Lakes and Marshes February 5-8, 2007 in Japan
2006	The 4th World Water Forum - 16-22, March, 2006, Mexico City (Mexico)
2005	Colloque International sur les Ressources en Eau Souterraines dans le Sahara - C I R E S S Ouargla (Algérie) – 12 et 13 décembre 2005
	The International Forum on Integrated Water Resources Management of the Mekong River Basin 28th-29th November 2005, Chiang Rai (Thailand)
	Dushanbe (Republic of Tajikistan) - 30th May – 1st June 2005 : International conference on regional cooperation in transboundary river basins - The communications and pictures of the 1st thematic session : "Sustainable management of transboundary waters : learning from experience "
2003	III^rd World Water Forum - JAPAN
2002	● Conference " From conflict to cooperation: opportunities in water management " - Delft - 20-22 Novembre 2002
	● International Year for Mountains " Management of upper river basins " Megève (FRANCE) - September 2002 - Conclusions (French version ) All the presentations
	● The Johannesburg Summit 2002 : Plan of implementation of the world summit on sustainable development
2000	u II^nd World Water Forum - The Hague
1998	u The "Water and sustainable development" international conference - Paris (FRANCE) - INBO Workshop
Other events and conferences

Member Organizations' Information

u Information about member organizations

u By country

u By themes :

● Shared rivers management
● Relations between basin organizations and administrations
● Users' participation and populations' involvement
● Economy and the financing
● Formulation of masterplans and river basin planning
● Integrated systems for monitoring resources, uses and the environments
● Prevention of natural and accidental hazards
● Protection of wetlands and groundwater

Information sheets download

u INBO expert - Doc. RTF (Rich Text Format) - 40 Ko
u Types of basin organizations - Doc. RTF - 40 Ko
u The file on consulting firms and enterprises working with basin organizations - Doc. RTF - 40 Ko
u The inventory of information tools to assist in creating new basin organizations - Doc RTF - 40 Ko
u The agenda of seminars and conferences - Doc RTF - 40 Ko

N.B. : Those links allow you to download information sheets, which you may complete connection-free. You may read the instructions.
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