2013 International Year of Water Cooperation

In preparation of the 2013 International Year of Water Cooperation, and World Water Day 2013, the 2012/2013 Zaragoza International Annual UN-Water Conference focuses on how to make water cooperation happen.

International Annual UN-Water Zaragoza Conference 2012/2013 'Preparing for the 2013 International Year. Water Cooperation: Making it Happen!'

 

Date: 8-10 January 2013

Place: Zaragoza, Spain

 

 

 

In preparation of the 2013 International Year of Water Cooperation, and World Water Day 2013, the 2012/2013 Zaragoza International Annual UN-Water Conference focuses on how to make water cooperation happen. The conference will identify the best approaches to promote effective cooperation at different scales and how we can do 'better' in water cooperation through sharing lessons from experiences, and inspiring participants to do 'better'.

 

The conference will introduce the key skills required for water cooperation, with particular attention to their important role in the process of negotiation and mediation and with examples of their application in national and international water settings.

 

Some of the expected outcomes of the conference include:

 

  • A      series of documented case studies that illustrate how different tools and      approaches for dispute resolution are implemented in practice;
  • A      synthesis of lessons learned on the use of approaches for dispute      resolution and how to improve water cooperation;
  • A      feedback on the main messages for World Water Day 2013.

 

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