Jenniver Sehring (OSCE) 6th WGI Meeting (2-3 November 2015, Paris)

1. 1
23rd OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum 2015
“Water governance in the OSCE area –
increasing security and stability through co-operation”
Jenniver Sehring,
Environmental Affairs Adviser

2. 2
1st Preparatory Meeting, Vienna, 26-27 January
• concept and principles of water
governance
• cross-sectoral co-ordination
• water governance and environmental
protection
• water governance at different levels
• transparency in the water sector
• opportunities for exchange of
knowledge and experience

3. 3
2nd Preparatory Meeting, Belgrade, 11-13 May
• Water governance within the
context of disaster risk
reduction
• Stakeholder participation in
water governance
• Field visit to areas affected by
the May 2014 floods in Bosnia
and Herzegovina as well as
Serbia

4. 4
Concluding Meeting, Prague, 14-16 September
• Consolidation of Forum discussions
• Review of implementation of OSCE
commitments in the field of water
governance
• Discussion of ways to further develop
OSCE‘s role in water governance
Way forward:
o Draft Ministerial Council Decision on Water Governance under
negotiation
o Ministerial Council on 3-4 December in Belgrade
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