Conference Objectives:

·         Promote water cooperation as multi-dimensional in nature and encapsulates cultural, educational and scientific factors, as well as ethical, social, legal, institutional and economic dimensions.

·         Facilitate a multidisciplinary approach to grasp an understanding of the many facets implied by the concept of water cooperation and blend them into one holistic vision.

·         Initiate a platform to develop a common understanding of the needs and challenges surrounding water cooperation issues.

Major Themes:

·         Water conflict management mechanisms focusing on negotiation, mediation and decision-making to manage and resolve water conflicts.

·         Management of transboundary river basins and shared aquifer systems, including joint collection, assessment and dissemination, and monitoring of water related data.

·         Implementing regional and international agreements, and frameworks as well as existing mechanisms and modalities of water diplomacy.

·         National and international institutional and legal frameworks on the use, and sharing of water resources.

·         Best practices on financing cooperation initiatives which are adequate for different levels of water cooperation.

·         Integration of ecohydrology and hydroengineering for sustainable water resources, ecosystems and societies through transboundary cooperation