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Euro-African conference: Water and territories
Tentative Agenda
| Tuesday 22 March 2005 |
| 8.30 |
Welcome and registration |
| 9.15-9.45 |
Opening ceremony
- Welcome by Mrs Jeanne DAMLAMIAN, Senior Programme Specialist, International Hydrological Programme, UNESCO
- Mr Serge LEPELTIER, French Minister for Ecology & Sustainable Development
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| 9.45-10.45 |
Introductory session
- Introduction by Prof. Marc GENTILINI, President of the French Water Academy
- An EU representative
- Mrs Maria MUTAGAMBA, President of the African Ministerial Conference on Water (AMCOW)
- Mr Bisi OGUNJOBI, Vice President of the Africa Development Bank
- Mr Michel JACQUIER, Director of Operations, French Agency of Development
- Mr Oumar Ould ALY, President of the African Network of Basin Organizations
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| 10.45 |
Coffee break |
| 11.00-13.00 |
Session 1 - Integrated management & sustainable development
- Euro-African co-chairing (a European key figure & Mr J.-P. Elong M’Bassi, Municipal Development Program)
- Rapporteur: Mr Albert-Louis ROUX, French Water Academy
- Co-rapporteur: Mr Tamsir N’DIAYE, African Network of Basin Organizations
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| 11.00-12.00 |
Presentations |
| 12.00 |
Questions and discussion |
| 12.15 |
Round-table - Euro-African co-facilitation |
| 13.00 |
Buffet |
| 14.30-17.00 |
Session 2 - The socio-cultural aspects of water & lands
- Euro-African co-chairing (a European key figure & Mrs Houria TAZI SADEQ, President, Alliance Maghreb Machrek Pour l'Eau)
- Rapporteur: Mrs Bernadette de VANSSAY, French Water Academy
- Co-rapporteur: an African key figure
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| 14.30-15.30 |
Presentations |
| 15.30 |
Questions and discussion |
| 15.45 |
Round-table - Euro-African co-animation |
| 17.00 |
Welcoming cocktail/poster session |
| Wednesday 23 March 2005 |
| 9.00-9.30 |
Opening session
- Introduction by Mr Pierre-Frédéric TÉNIÈRE-BUCHOT, Governor of the World Water Council
- Mr Michel CAMDESSUS, President Chirac's personal representative for NEPAD
- Mr Bisi OGUNJOBI, Vice-President of the African Development Bank
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| 9.30-12.15 |
Session 3 - Reliable indicators for better monitoring of operations
- Euro-African co-chairing
- Rapporteur: Mr Jacques ANTOINE, French Water Academy
- Co-rapporteur: an African key figure
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| 9.30-10.30 |
Presentations |
| 10.30 |
Questions and discussion |
| 10.45 |
Coffee break |
| 11.00 |
Round-table - Euro-African co-facilitation |
| 12.15 |
Buffet |
| 14.00-17.00 |
Final session |
| 14.15 |
Synthesis of the sessions
- Report of the sessions 1, 2, 3
- General report of the conference
- Final declaration
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| 15.00 |
Questions and discussion |
| 15.30 |
Towards the 4th World Water Forum of Mexico, March 2006
- The Integrated Water Resource Management (EU Water Initiative) by Mr Jean-François DONZIER, Permanent Technical Secretary of the International Network Basin Organizations
- Address from the Global Water Partnership (GWP)
- Address from the World Water Council
- Address from the Secretariat of the 4th World Water Forum
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| 16.00 |
Closing session
- Mr Noureni TIDJANI-SERPOS, Assistant Director-General, Africa Department
- A representative of the European Union
- Mrs Maria MUTAGAMBA, President of the African Ministerial Conference on Water (AMCOW)
- A representative of the United Nations Environment Programme
- Mr Pascal BERTEAUD, Water Director, French Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development
- Mr Prof. Marc GENTILINI, President of the French Water Academy
- A representative of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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A press conference will be held its time will be specified soon
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