INBO'S NEWSLETTER N° 4 - 1996
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Declaration of Morelia
adopted by the General Assembly on March 29, 1996
Eighty representatives of governmental administrations in charge of water management in their country and of basin organizations that are established or are being set up, in 40 countries, together with interested bi- and multi-lateral cooperation agencies, gathered in Morelia (Mexico) from March 27 to 29, within the framework of the (INBO) International Network of Basin Organizations' first General Assembly, in order to reflect upon the most adapted means for attaining a rational, balanced and overall management of inland freshwater resources to ensure the quality of life on our planet and the sustainable socio-economic development of our societies.

OBJECTIVES OF A GLOBAL WATER MANAGEMENT

The delegates emphasized that the questions brought to light are complex and that the answers must at one and the same time make it possible : It is obvious that these problems can no longer be tackled on a sectoral or local basis, or indeed separately, in fact the search for solutions must transit by an integrated approach, respectful of the natural medium and aiming at a sustainable water resources utilization.

PRINCIPLES TO BE APPLIED

In accordance with the final resolutions of the constitutive meeting of INBO, May 1994 in Aix-les-Bains (France), the delegates recommended that, in order to reach these objectives, the following procedures regarding the management of inland water resources, which they are already applying or are willing to apply in due time, be implemented all over the World: Moreover, they recommended that agreements and strategies, programmes, financial support and monitoring be designed at river basin level and that cooperation agreements be signed between the riparian countries of large transboundary rivers, lakes or seas.

THREE RECOMMENDATIONS

The delegates agreed that they would promote the above-mentioned principles in their own country and to international institutions in which they participate, to bi- and multi-lateral cooperation agencies and, generally speaking, to all interested parties.

During the General AssemblyŐs deliberations, particular attention was drawn to the following items :
E. Mestre-Rodriguez
INBO Chairman
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Liaison Bureau
The fourth meeting of INBO's Liaison Bureau was held in Tulcea (Romania) on July 5, 1996 at the invitation of APELE ROMANE. It was chaired by Mr Eduardo MESTRE-ROGRIGUEZ (Mexico).

Messrs Raimundo GARRIDO (Brazil), Amani KOUADIO (Ivory Coast), Gheorghe LASCU (Romania), Enrique NOAIN (Spain), Alain DUCHEIN (France) and Andrzeij BADOWSKI (Poland) attended as well as Mr J.F. TALEC (IOW) as member of the Permanent Technical Secretariat. Messrs Mimai POPOVICI, Evgeiy SECARA and also Mrs Gentiana SERBU and Lavinia BERILA, representing the Romanian Authorities, also attended.

The main objective of this meeting was to prepare the works of the Liaison Bureau of November 1996 (Yamoussoukro - Ivory Coast), which has to prepare the meeting of the General Assembly in Spain in Spring 1997.

Projects to be developed


Moreover, the Bureau considered that some projects initiated as part of INBO had to be maintained : Brazil is candidate for the organization of this event.

The issue of subscriptions was again discussed, an amount of US$ 1,000 was proposed.

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AFRICAN REGIONAL NETWORK
On the occasion of the next Liaison Bureau of our network, on November 7-8, 1996, the Authorities of Ivory Coast invited the Water Ministers of all countries of West Africa, to study the means of involving Africa more in INBO's works.
Amani Kouadio
Ministry of Economic Infrastructures
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