3^rd WORLD WATER FORUM

KYOTO (JAPAN) - 16 / 23 MARCH 2003

INBO WORKSHOP

20 MARCH 2003 - 12 H 30 / 16 H 15

SHIGA - OHTU PRINCE HOTEL - ROOM OHMI 10

Dear Friend,

I have the pleasure to inform you that the Organization Committee of the 3^rd World Water Forum of Kyoto has retained INBO's proposal to convene a workshop on " Progress made over the world regarding integrated water resource management at the level of river basins " :

on Thursday 20 March 2003 at Shiga - Ohtu Prince Hotel

in early afternoon

This INBO workshop will contribute to the great topic " Integrated Water Resource Management ". It will take place during two days (20 and 21 March 2003) and is jointly organized by GWP, INBO, UNEP, Shiga Prefecture and the International Lake Environment Committee (ILEC).

You are, of course, invited to attend the entire workshop and the plenary sessions on the main topic on 20 March, from 10:00 to 11:30, at the Biwako Hall, and on 21 March, from 16:30 to 18:00, at the Prince Hall of Ohtu Hotel in Shiga.

In order to facilitate the organization of this very important event regarding the dissemination of our experience on water management at the level of river basins, would you kindly return to INBO Permanent Technical Secretariat the attached registration form.

Please be reminded that INBO enables debates on the " Virtual Water Forum " website.

You can connect to the following address:

www.worldwaterforum.org/for/en/fshow.1333

then use the topical keywords:

• " Integrated water resources management ",

or

• " Rivers/river basin management ",

or

• " Transboundary water issues "

Any information on Shiga workshop and other activities of our Network and Regional Networks is available on:

" www.inbo-news.org "

Hoping that many of you will get involved for these events to be successful, I remain,

Yours sincerely.

n ACTIVATION OF A " CONFERENCE ROOM " ON THE INTERNET SITE : " www.worldwaterforum.org " 2001

n PARTICIPATION IN THE " call for water voice messenger " 2002

n ORGANIZATION OF A WORKSHOP DURING THE 3^rd WORLD WATER FORUM 2003

• Topic :
  § Integrated River Basin Management of Water Resources  :
  - Creation of Basin Organizations
  (Results / prospects / recommendations).
• date - to be precised by the Japanese organizers, from 16 to 23 March 2003
• place - to be precised by the Japanese organizers.
• proposed format : 2½-hour session
• 15 mins. - introduction / presentation
• 02 hrs. - eight presentations + questions/answers of 15 mins. each :
• Africa
• North America
• Central America
• South America
• Asia - Pacific
• Western Europe
• Central and Eastern Europe
• Mediterranean
• 15 mins.  - debates - recommendations- conclusions.
• Organizing Committee : INBO Liaison Bureau
• Bureau for the session :
  • Chairmanship : - JM. LATULLIPE (CN-Q)
  • Vice Chairman :
    - T. WALCZYKIEWICZ (P)
    - R. GARRIDO (B)
    - JM. ARAGONES (S)
    - (future president of INBO 2004)
  • Animation : - M. BALLESTERO CARTAC.
    - E. MESTRE (secretariat of LANBO)
    - (to be named) (secretariat of CEENBO)
    - JF. DONZIER (PTS - INBO)
• Call for communications : 2001
  • on the INBO Internet site 2002
    http://www.inbo-news.org
  • on the 3^RD WWF Internet site
    www.worldwaterforum.org
  • PTS/INBO circular letter
    to all the member-organizations and observers.
  • all communications received will be published : 2003
    • in the INBO Newsletter n°12
    • on the INBO Internet site.

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