Europe Regional Process Final Meeting of the Steering Committee

THURSDAY 12 JANUARY

09:00 – 09:30                       WELCOME AND OPENING ADDRESS,
Mr Thomas ONZON, Deputy Director General,
Sustainable Development and Environment,
Métropole Nice-Côte d’Azur

ROUNDTABLE AND INTRODUCTION OF THE PARTICIPANTS

09:30 – 10:00                       General presentation of the 6^th World Water Forum, the different preparatory processes, and the provisional agenda

• M. Pierre ROUSSEL, French Ministry of Environment

• Ms Sophie NGUYEN-KHOA, Forum International Committee

10:00 – 11:00                       The European Regional Process

• Preparatory process development:
  Mr Jean-François DONZIER, DG OIEau, European process regional coordinator

• Presentation of the regional events conclusions:
  
  • Central Europe: Ms Maria BABUCHKIEVA, Bulgaria, CEENBO Presidency
  • Europe: Ms Simone PIO , Portugal, Presidency of the EURO INBO
  • Caucasus: Ms Malak SUKHUROVA, Director REC-Caucasus
  • Russia: Mr Mikhail BOLGOV, Deputy Director Institute of Water, Academy of Sciences, Russia

• Discussion

11:00 – 11:15                       Coffee Break

11:15 – 13:00                       Presentation of the Europe region targets by the Target coordinators          

Presidency : Mr Jean-Marie WAUTHIER,
Director for Environment, Brussels                                              

• Target 1: Improve transboundary cooperation,
  Ms Chantal DEMILECAMPS, UNECE

• Target 2: Achieve a good ecological status by 2015,
  Mr Edouard BOINET, IOW

• Target 11: Adapt Water management to the specificities of European outermost Regions, Mr Loic MANGEOT, Water Office, La Martinique

• Discussion

13:00 – 14:00                       Lunch (7^th floor)

14:00 – 15:30                       Presentation of the Europe region targets by the Target coordinators
(continuation)
Presidency : Mr Walter MAZZITI,
EMWIS President

• Target 4: Developing a water friendly agriculture,
  Ms Capucine CHAMOUX, Council for Agriculture

• Target 5: Promote coordination between inland navigation and water policy
  Ms Catherine LELEU, Voies Navigables de France

• Target 6: Better coordinate the water and sustainable energy policies,
  Mr Patrick TOURASSE, EDF

• Discussion

15:30 – 15:45                       Coffee-break

15:45 – 17:00                       Presentation of the Europe region targets by the Target coordinators
(continuation)
Presidency: Mr Mikhail BOLGOV, Russia

• Target 7: Access to water for unprivileged population,
  Mr Thierry UMBEHR, SEE

• Target 8: Better manage European drinking Water and sanitation services,
  Mr Dominique OLIVIER, EUREAU

• Discussion

17:15 – 18:30                       Visit of the old Nice, Palais Lascaris

20 :00 : Diner, Restaurant Le Grand Balcon, rue S^t François de Paul, Nice

 

FRIDAY 13 JANUARY

09:00 – 10:30                       Presentation of the Europe region targets by the Target coordinators
(continuation)

Presidency: Ms Gaia CHECCUCI,
Presidente Arno Agency, Italy

• Target 9: Knowledge and know how on rivers restoration and protection of water ecosystems,
  Mr. Bart FOKHENS, ECCR

• Target 10: Promote Science-Policy Interface,
  Ms Frédérique MARTINI, ONEMA

• Target 3: Adapt to Climate change,
  Ms Rosario BENTO PAIS, DG Climate

• Discussion

10:30 – 10:45                       Coffee break

10:45 – 13:00                       Presentation of the Europe region targets by the Target coordinators (continuation) and European Trialogue

Presidency: Ms Simone PIO,
Vice-Presidente Tagus Agency, Portugal

• Target 12: Develop European cooperation with Third Countries in the water field,
  Mr André LIEBAERT, DG DEVCO, European Commission

• Trialogue "Taking action for the universal access to water and sanitation: adopting the 1% solidarity principle",
  Mr Pierre-Marie GRONDIN, PsEau

13:00 – 14:00                       Lunch (7^th floor)

14:00 – 16:00                       Presentation of the synthesis report for the Europe region

Co-Presidency: European Commission
Ms Rosario BENTO PAIS, DG Climate
Mr André LIEBAERT, DG DEVCO

• Role and participation of high level representatives (Président, Ministers, European Commissioners..) to WWF6 in Marseille

• Proposals for the synthesis report of the Europe region

• Organisation of Europe synthesis session, Marseille, Friday 16 March afternoon

• Presentations by Jean-François DONZIER, Pierre ROUSSEL, Sophie NGUYEN-KHOA

16:00 – End of the work

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