RESEAU INTERNATIONAL DES ORGANISMES DE BASSIN
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS
RED INTERNACIONAL DE ORGANISMOS DE CUENCA

 

CONSTITUTIVE MEETING OF THE NETWORK OF TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS

THONON-LES-BAINS (France) - 25 / 26 NOVEMBER 2002

 

UPDATED PROGRAM

There will be simultaneous translation into English, Spanish and French

There will be simultaneous translation into English, Spanish and French

 

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SUNDAY 24 NOVEMBER (ARRIVAL OF THE DELEGATES)

 

(arrival time to be specified) 

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GENEVA - COINTRIN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
 (welcoming by the organizers)
 Bus departure for Thonon at 15 : 00, 17 : 00, 19 : 00 and 21 : 00

         
 

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18 : 11

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GENEVA - CORNAVIN RAILWAY STATION
Arrival of the TGV train from Paris
(Welcoming by the organizers)

         
 

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18 : 30

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Departure from Geneva station to THONON-LES-BAINS by bus

         
 

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19 : 00

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THONON-LES-BAINS
Participants' settling in the hotels

         
 

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19 : 16

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SNCF station of THONON-LES-BAINS 
Arrival of the TER train from Bellegarde
(Welcoming by the organizers)

         
 

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20 H 15

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Informal welcoming dinner


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MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2002- AT THE "CHATEAU DE RIPAILLE"

 

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8 : 00
(prompt)

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DEPARTURE BY BUS FROM THE HOTELS

 

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8 : 30

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WELCOMING ADDRESSES :
Mr. Jean DENAIS, Mayor of Thonon,
Mr. Christian MONTEIL, Vice President of the General Council
Mr. Jean-Paul BRISEUL, Sub-Prefect of Thonon
Mr. Claude TRUCHOT, Chief engineer, representative of the French Minister for Ecology and Sustainable Development
 

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9 : 00

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INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKING SESSIONS:

       

l Mr. Willy GEIGER, President of CIPEL

        lMr. Jean-Paul CHIROUZE, Director
of the Rhone-Mediterranean-Corsica Water Agency
        lMr. Albert-Louis ROUX, Vice-President of the Water Academy
        lMr. Pierre BARIL, INBO President
Sub-Minister for Water in the Government of Quebec
         
 

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9 : 45

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COFFEE BREAK

         
 

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10 : 00

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INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT OF INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS :

       

Mr. Jean-François DONZIER, General Manager of IOWater,
INBO Permanent Technical Secretary

 

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10 : 30

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CONCLUSIONS OF THE WATER ACADEMY STUDY
PROPOSAL OF A STRATEGIC GUIDE :

       

Mr. Albert-Louis ROUX, Vice-President of the Water Academy
         
 

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11 : 00

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SPEECH ON INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS RELATIVE TO THE MANAGEMENT OF TRANSBOUNDARY WATERS AND BASINS OVER THE WORLD :

       

Mr. Claude SIRONNEAU, Specialist in international law
French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development

 

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11 : 30

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SPEECH ON THE ROLE, ORGANIZATION AND ACTIONS
OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE PROTECTION
OF THE LEMAN LAKE WATERS

       

Mr. François RAPIN, Secretary General of CIPEL
 

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12 : 00

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SPEECH ON THE ROLE, ORGANIZATION AND ACTIONS
OF THE INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION

       

The Right Honourable Herb GRAY, Chair of the Canadian Section
and Mr. Murray CLAMEN, Secretary
 

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12 : 30

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MEETING WITH THE MEDIA AND LUNCH ON SITE

         



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MONDAY 25 NOVEMBER (cont'd) - AT THE "CHATEAU DE RIPAILLE"

 

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14 : 00

 

FIRST ROUND TABLE

       

Chairman :
Mr. Michel FORET, Walloon Minister for Water (Belgium)

         
       

è CASE STUDIES ON TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS:

       

Addresses of Messrs.

       

w Harm OTERDOOM, International Commission for the Protection of the RhinE,

       

w Alain LEFEBVRE, International Commission for the Protection of the SCHELDT,

       

w José-Maria SANTAFE MARTINEZ, Spanish Ministry of the Environment,

       

w Juan TORRES-CEREZO, TAGUS Hydrographic Confederation

         
 

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15 : 30

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COFFEE BREAK - PRESENTATION OF THE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM OF UPPER SAVOY DEPARTMENT (FREE)

         
 

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15 : 45

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SECOND ROUND TABLE

       

Chairmen:

       

w Florin STADIU, Secretary of State in charge of Water in RomaniA,

       

w Slobodan PETKOVIC, Vice-Minister for Water in SerbiA

         
       

è CASE STUDIES ON TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS:

       

Addresses of Messrs. / Mrs.:

       

Joachim BENDOW, International Commission for the Protection of the
Danube,

       

Gabriele MARTIGNAGO, Stability Pact for the Balkans and South-East Europe,

       

Janos REMAI and Jozsef TAS, Ministry of the Environment and Water
of HUNGARY,
Commission between Hungary and Austria, Croatia and Slovenia

       

w Daniela RADULESCU, National Water Administration of Romania

         
 

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17 : 45

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è CASE STUDIES ON TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS:

       

Ø Asia
Address of Mr. Sokhem PECH, Director of the Mekong Commission

       

Ø CIS and Central Asia
Address of Pr. Viktor DUKHOVNY, Director SIC - Interstate Coordination Commission for Water - International Fund for saving the Aral Sea

       

Ø Mexico and the United States
Address of Mr. Alfredo MORA-MAGAÑA, " Comision Nacional del Agua " of Mexico - Water Management of RIO BRAVO / RIO GRANDE

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18 : 45

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MEETING WITH THE MEDIA with the attending personalities )

 

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18 : 45

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è INTRODUCTION TO ONGOING MULTILATERAL VENTURES:

       

Project " IW-LEARN "
w Mr. Sean KHAN, UNDP-DEWA

       

" Universities Partnership for Transboundary waters "
w Mrs. Marci FRASER MACOMBER, " Oregon State University "

         
 

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19 : 15

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VISIT OF THE "CHÂTEAU DE RIPAILLE"

 

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20 : 00

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OFFICIAL DINNER

 

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22 : 45

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RETURN TO THE HOTELS BY BUS


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TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2002 - AT THE "CHATEAU DE RIPAILLE"

 

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7 : 45
(prompt)

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DEPARTURE BY BUS FROM THE HOTELS

 

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8 : 15

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THIRD ROUND TABLE

       

Co-chaired by:
Mr. Jerson KELMAN, President of the National Water Agency of BRAZIL
and the Rt. Hon. Herb GRAY, Chair Canadian Section of I.J.C.
       

è CASE STUDIES ON TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS:

       

Addresses of Messrs.

       

w Raul ARTIGA, Sub-Director for Water Policies at Salvador-CARE,

       

Oscar-Vinicio CEVALLOS-ANDRADE, National Council
for Water Resources in ECUADOR

       

w Rodolofo ROA-DELGADO, Ministry of the Environment of VENEZUELA

       

w Julio-Argentino SAN MILLAN, Binational Commission
for the BERMEJO and GRANDE DE TARISA rivers

         
 

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9 : 45

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FOURTH ROUND TABLE

       

Co-chaired by:
Mr. Mohamed Salem OULD MERZOUG, High Commissioner
of the Organization for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS)

       

and Mr. Khomoatsana TAU, President of the International Commission
of the ORANGE-SENQU rivers (ORASECOM)

         
       

è CASE STUDIES ON TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS:

       

Addresses of Messrs. / Mrs.

       

w Oumar OULD-ALY, President of the African Network of Basin Organizations, NIGER River Basin Authority,

       

w Lambert TAM, Lake CHAD Commission,

       

w Cheick Oumar DIALLO, National Water Directorate of GUINEA,

       

w Modupe Iyabo ADEYEYE OLUCOYA, Federal Ministry
of Water Resources of NIGERIA

         
 

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11 : 30

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FIFTH ROUND TABLE

       

Chaired by Mr. Raymundo SANTOS GARRIDO,
Secretary of State for Federal Water Resources in BRAZIL
       

è INTRODUCTION TO ONGOING MULTILATERAL VENTURES :

       

Conclusions of PCCP Workshop in Delft,
w Mr. Janoz BOGARDI, Division of Water Sciences, UNESCO,

       

First progress report of the World Water Actions Unit,
w Mr. François GUERQUIN, World Water Council,

       

HYCOS Program of the World Meteorological Organization
w Mr Jean-Marie FRITSCH, Director of Hydrology, - WMO -

       

Project of the International Flood Network (IFNET),
w Mr. Akihiro SHIMOMURA, Project Coordinator, JapAn,

         
 

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12 : 45

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MEETING WITH THE MEDIA AND LUNCH ON SITE

         


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TUESDAY 26 NOVEMBER (cont'd) - AT THE "CHATEAU DE RIPAILLE"

 

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14 : 15

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Chaired by: :
Mr. Pierre ROUSSEL, President of the Board of Directors
of the Rhone-Mediterranean-Corsica Water Agency

       

Address of Mr. Walter MAZZITTI, President of the European Water Task Force of the Middle East Peace Process

       

Addresses of :

       

w Mr. Anan JAYYOUSI, Palestinian Water Authority

       

w Mr. Shimon TAL, Water Commissioner
Ministry of National Infrastructures of Israel

         
 

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15 : 15

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w INTRODUCTION TO THE EUROPEAN INITIATIVE ON
INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT OF AFRICAN TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS:

       

w Mr. André LIEBAERT, European Commission, and
Mrs. Vanessa LEMAIRE-DRINKWATER, French Ministry for Foreign Affairs
 

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15 : 45

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w INTRODUCTION TO THE WORKSHOP
" INTEGRATED WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT " :

       

3RD WORLD WATER FORUM - 20 / 21 MarCH 2003 IN Shiga/KYOTO

       


w RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE 3rd WWF OF KYOTO

         
       

ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTIVE CHARTER
OF THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF
TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS 

         
 

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16 : 30

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END OF WORK - DEPARTURE BY BUS

RETURNS : VARIABLES

 

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17 : 28

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THONON STATION
Departure of the train for LYONS - Arrival in LYONS at 20 : 09
(for the people who wish to visit the POLLUTEC Exhibition)

OR

 

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17 : 53

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GENEVA - CORNAVIN RAILWAY STATION
Departure of the TGV train for PARIS - Arrival in PARIS at 21 : 31

OR

 

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18 : 00

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GENEVA - COINTRIN AIRPORT
(EntrY ON THE SWISS SIDE)

 

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19 : 00

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GENEVA - COINTRIN AIRPORT
(EntRY ON THE FRENCH SIDE)
(for the people who have no entry visa for Switzerland)