In Association With
UNWC Global Initiative Symposium
The 1997 UN Watercourses Convention – What Relevance in the 21st Century?
The IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy and Science under the auspices of UNESCO, in partnership with the Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF), intends to host a Symposium on the United Nations Watercourses Convention in June 2012. The primary aim of the symposium will be to bring together a diverse group of experts (academic, civil servants, NGOs, international organisations, etc) from across the world to debate the existing and potential relevance of the 1997 UN Watercourses Convention. The symposium will be made up of keynote presentations from leading authorities on the 1997 UN Watercourses Convention and transboundary water issues, roundtable debates, and paper presentations. The best papers from the symposium will be published in a special issue of a leading journal. Preliminary information on this exciting event is given below, and further information will be posted as it becomes available.
Date: 5-8th June, 2012
Venue: University of Dundee, UK
For further information, please contact Mr. Hugh Gunn at h.j.b.gunn@dundee.ac.uk
The Final Programme can be viewed here
Reference Document
Transboundary waters, climate change and good governance.
A joint policy brief has been produced by the IHP-HELP Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science (UNESCO Category II Centre) in cooperation with WWF, the Global Water Partnership, and a number of other organisations, which aims to provide input into discussions ahead of and during Rio+20. We urge governments and the international community at large to acknowledge the transboundary and global dimensions of climate change in relation to water and the role of international law in supporting transboundary water cooperation.
The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) , otherwise known as the Rio +20 Conference, will take place in Brazil on 20-22 June 2012 to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), in Rio de Janeiro, and the 10th anniversary of the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg. It is envisaged as a Conference at the highest possible level, including Heads of State and Government or other representatives. The Conference will result in a focused political document.
The objective of the Conference is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development, and address new and emerging challenges.
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