Ministerial Conference on Water: A calendar of concrete projects from 2009
The Ministerial Conference on Water held on 22 December 2008 on the shores of the Dead Sea in Jordan marked the speeding up of the issue of water management and the first important step for the implementation of the decisions made by Heads of State and Government on 13 July 2008 in Paris for the Union for the Mediterranean.
A double goal was reached, partly through the major contribution of the civil society partners who met on 21 December.
Firstly, the ministers adopted the guidelines of a Strategy for Water
in the Mediterranean to tackle the challenges and impacts of climate
change. This Strategy, which will be submitted to the same ministers
during the first semester of 2010 and to the Heads of State and
Government at the end of 2010, will make it possible to handle problems
exceeding the means of action of any single country or organisation. It
will have two figured targets concerning the preservation of water
quality and the reduction of pressure on water resources through more
efficient use.
Secondly, the ministers drew the attention of governing bodies of the
Union for the Mediterranean to the need to implement the new
infrastructural projects in the domain of water as soon as possible,
consistent with the Strategy. From this perspective, they have already
identified an initial series of projects which will be discussed as
from January 2009. These projects will be completed during the Fifth
World Forum on Water to be held in Istanbul in March 2009 and the first
funds will be finalised for the ministerial conference on sustainable
development in Monaco before the end of March 2009.
The ministers have undertaken to adhere to this very ambitious yet
realistic schedule as regards the water situation in the Mediterranean.
They emphasised the significant role that the Union for the
Mediterranean must play to effectively improve life for the inhabitants
of this region.
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- Conference_ministerielle_sur_eau_Communique_final_commun_FR.pdf (pdf, 142 Kb)
- Conference_on_Water_Final_Joint_Communique_EN.pdf (pdf, 723 Kb)
- Conference_sur_eau_Conference_on_Water_Communique_Final_AR.pdf (pdf, 170 Kb)
- Conference_ministerielle_sur_eau_Communique_JL_Borloo_FR.pdf (pdf, 72 Kb)
- Press release:
English version: http://www.medaquaministerial2008.net/en/press/communique_AR.pdf
French version: http://www.medaquaministerial2008.net/fr/press/communique_AR.pdf
Arabic version: http://www.medaquaministerial2008.net/ar/press/communique_AR.pdf
- Final declaration:
English version: http://www.medaquaministerial2008.net/en/dcl/Water_-_EN_FINAL__265-08_.pdf
French version: http://www.medaquaministerial2008.net/fr/dcl/Water_-_EN_FINAL__265-08_.pdf
Contact information | n/a |
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News type | Inbrief |
File link |
http://www.ue2008.fr/PFUE/lang/en/accueil/PFUE-12_2008/PFUE-22.12.2008/Euromed_eau_resultats |
Source of information | French Presidency of the EU Council |
Keyword(s) | Mediterranean-Union, ENPI, Union for the Mediterranean, Union-for the-Mediterranean, Mediterranean Union, EU-MEDA-Water, Horizon 2020, EU-MEDSTAT-ENV |
Subject(s) | POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT |
Relation | http://www.medaquaministerial2008.net/ |
Geographical coverage | Jordan |
News date | 22/12/2008 |
Working language(s) | ARABIC , ENGLISH , FRENCH |