IWC5 Agenda and Presentations Text 1

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>IWC5 REPORTING<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

IWC5 Final Report
IWC5 Participant Evaluation Report
Analysis of Small Table Dialogue Captures (Raw Captures Below)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>IWC5 AGENDA, PRESENTATIONS AND SESSION OBJECTIVES<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

IWC5 Agenda-at-a-Glance - PDF Version

IWC5 Detailed Agenda - PDF Version

Conference Objective:
To facilitate cross-sectoral and regional learning & dialogue for projects in the GEF International Waters portfolio, with a special emphasis on Climatic Variability & Change and Results-based Management.

Conference Key Outputs:
2009’s other key international water events focused on the links between Climatic Variability & Change and Freshwater (the World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey in March) and Oceans (World Oceans Conference in Manado, Indonesia in May). The 5th International Waters Conference(IWC5) will facilitate dialogue on how the GEF IW portfolio can incorporate climate variability and change into current and future project implementation. The IWC5 will solicit recommendations from the existing portfolio on incorporating climate variability and change in the context of transboundary waters management. The input will contribute to the discussions for developing the GEF IW Strategy for the 5th GEF Replenishment (GEF5).
   
Through practical training and experience sharing discussions, the IWC5 will also build capacity of participants in the area of GEF’s new focus on results-based management and approaches to address transboundary water and ocean issues.

The conference will also explore mechanisms for greater private sector involvement and public-private partnerships in future GEF-IW projects through involvement of private sector participants.

A full conference results framework will be posted separately. Objectives, outputs and desired outcomes for certain sessions are detailed in-line. 

Pre-Conference Day 1 - Saturday 24 October - Technical Workshops

0900-1800

Session Coordinator: Mish Hamid, CTI IW:LEARN

Targeted scientific workshops on marine, groundwater and surface water systems in partnership with Australian centers of excellence

Global Change and Marine Resources
Location: Rydges Hotel Tradewinds, 137 The Esplanade
Workshop Coordinator:
Susan English, Australian Institute for Marine Science
Melanie King, University of Queensland (and Project Coordinator for the GEF-IBRD Coral Reef Targeted Research project)
Campbell Davies, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Peter McGinnity, Great Barrier Marine Park Authority

Session 1     The Likely Response of Tropical Marine Systems to Climate Variability & Change
Chair: Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, University of Queensland

Session 2    Regional Economic Development and Alternative Sustainable Livelihoods
Chair: Simon Foale, James Cook University

 1300-1400  LUNCH   

Session III    Solutions to Issues of Marine Management and Governance
Chair: Quentin Hanich, University of Wollongong

Global Changes and Water Resources Workshop (for Freshwater Projects)
Location: Rydges Hotel Tradewinds, 137 The Esplanade
Workshop Coordinators:
Marc LeBlanc, Sarah Tweed and Michael Bird, James Cook University

Session 1     Global Change Impacts on the Hydrologic Cycle
Session Chairs:
Marc LeBlanc, James Cook University
Jim Wallace, CSIRO Land and Water
Christian LeDuc, Institute of Research for Development
Alice Aureli, UNESCO
Pradeep Aggarwal, IAEA

Objectives
• Transfer regional best practices to the GEF IW portfolio especially in the context of mainstreaming climatic variability and change
• Provide an opportunity for GEF IW project to share their technical innovations and results

Outputs
• Presentations made available online @ http://www.iwlearn.net
• Discussion summaries prepared and posted online

Desired Outcomes
• Technical results inform and drive policy change
• Links established between Australian institutions and GEF IW project stakeholders

Pre-Conference Day 2 - Sunday 25 October - Workshops and Conference Registration

0900-1500

Pre-Conference Targeted Workshops (continued…)

Location: Rydges Hotel Tradewinds, 137 The Esplanade

Pre-conference workshops continue.

Global Change and Marine Resources - Continued...
Location: Rydges Hotel Tradewinds, 137 The Esplanade
Workshop Coordinator:
Susan English, Australian Institute for Marine Science
Melanie King, University of Queensland (and Project Coordinator for the GEF-IBRD Coral Reef Targeted Research project)
Campbell Davies, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
Peter McGinnity, Great Barrier Marine Park Authority

Session IV    The Importance of Land-sea Interactions for Coastal Receiving Waters
Chair: Britta Schaffelke, Australian Institute for Marine Science

 0945-1015   BREAK

Session V    Science for Managers: interface between science & management
Chair: Richard Kenchington, University of Wollongong - Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS)

1230-1330      LUNCH

Global Changes and Water Resources Workshop - Continued...

Location: Rydges Hotel Tradewinds, 137 The Esplanade
Workshop Coordinators:
Marc LeBlanc, Sarah Tweed and Michael Bird, James Cook University

Session 2     Integrated Water Resource Management
Session Chairs:
Marc LeBlanc, James Cook University
Christian LeDuc, Institute of Research for Development
Alice Aureli, UNESCO
Pradeep Aggarwal, IAEA

1400-1600

Synthesis of Ecosystem Management Workshops and Technology Scan
Session Coordinator: Douglas Taylor, GEF Scientific and Advisory Panel (STAP)

Session in plenary with ecosystem-based synthesis of Pre-Conference Workshops

Session Goals
Objective
• Greater awareness by GEF projects and GEF agencies of the latest technologies for monitoring (living organisms, water quality, etc)
Outputs
• Presentations made available online @ http://www.iwlearn.net
• Discussion summaries prepared and posted online

1600-1800

Official Arrival and Registration
Location: Cairns Convention Centre
Session Coordinator: Event Coordinator

Participants are asked to register themselves at the Cairns Conference Centre and receive their welcome kits.

Innovation Marketplace – Exhibit Center Set-Up
Location: Hall C/D
Session Coordinator: Event Coordinator

Participants will set-up their exhibits in the innovation marketplace.

1830-2030

Welcome Reception
Location: Cairns Hilton Hotel Terrace, 34 Esplanade
Session Coordinator: Laura Holbeck, Australia AID

Participants are invited by the Australian Government for an evening welcome reception. Remarks will be given by the Claire Ireland, AusAID. Also, the reception will feature a welcome-to-country from Traditional Owners. 

Day 1 - Monday 26 October

Welcome Session Chair: Alfred M. Duda, GEF Secretariat

0900-0915

Welcome Reflections Video & Expectations
Location: Hall A

A short video covering the past IWC’s, the regional context and the objectives of this conference, including participant expectations will be displayed.

0915-0940

Keynote Welcome Address
Location: Hall A
Speaker: Russell Reichelt, Chairman and Chief Executive, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Introduction of the speaker by the GEF Secretariat and a keynote address by the Australian Government.

0940-1000

Keynote Address
Location: Hall A
Speaker: Hon. Rejoyce Mabudafhasi, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Water and Environmental Affairs, South Africa

A keynote address on behalf of the IWC4 host country on issues relating to what policy-makers need out if IW interventions and assistance in terms of adaptation to climate change and ecosystem variability-tbd.

1000-1025

Welcome from the GEF and a Focus on Climate and the GEF5 Strategy
Location: Hall A
Speaker: Alfred Duda, Senior Advisor - International Waters, Global Environment Facility

The GEF Secretariat will open the 5th IWC, placing the event in the broader strategic context, including the key outputs from the Istanbul and Manado meetings.

1025-1030

IWC5 Objectives and Expectations
Location: Hall A
Speaker: Steve Raaymakers, IWC5 Technical Coordinator, EcoStrategic (CTI IW:LEARN project)

The objectives of the conference, along with expected outputs and desired outcomes will be briefly summarized in plenary. Participants will be able to ask a few questions.

1030-1100

Networking Break
Location: Hall C/D (Innovation Marketplace)

1100-1315

Asia-Pacific Region Challenges & Issues
Location: Hall A
Session Coordinators:
Marilou Drilon, Asian Development Bank
Tessa Goverse, UN Environment Programme
Marea Hatziolos, World Bank
Anna Tengberg, UN Development Programme

Results from the project portfolio in this region and plans for the future, featuring the Coral Triangle Initiative, will be presented. A question and answer session will follow the presentations.

Session Goals

Objectives
• Share regional experiences and best practices from the host region to inform the IW portfolio
• Coral Triangle Initiative receives feedback from IW portfolio
Outputs
• Presentations
Desired Outcomes
• Host region projects contribute to leadership in transboundary water management on SIDS, oceans and climate impacts
• Other projects mainstream shared experiences and approaches

1315-1430

Lunch
Location: Hall B
Speaker:
Douglas Baird, Quicksilver Group of Companies - [Presentation]

1430-1615

Small Table Dialogues on Mainstreaming Climate Considerations in GEF IW
Location: Hall B
Session Coordinators: Chris Severin, GEF & Mish Hamid, GEF IW:LEARN
Facilitator: Steve Raaymakers, IWC5 Technical Coordinator, EcoStrategic (CTI IW:LEARN project)

This highly interactive session is devoted to the consolidation of outputs from the pre-conference workshops and the engagement of all participants on the question of priority topics for the future GEF IW project design. First, summary presentations will be made covering all three pre-conference workshops. Then, participants will be asked three primary questions for discussion in small table dialogues, with pre-appointed table chairs capturing the results of these dialogues. Participants will have roughly 15 minutes per question. During the break, the results of these small table dialogues will be captured and consolidated for presentation during part II of the session.

1615-1645

Networking Break
Location: Hall C/D-Innovation Marketplace

1645-1815

Small Table Dialogues on Mainstreaming Climate Considerations in IW, Part II
Location: Hall B
Session Coordinators: Chris Severin, Global Environment Facility & Mish Hamid (CTI IW:LEARN project)
Facilitator: Steve Raaymakers, IWC5 Technical Coordinator, EcoStrategic (CTI IW:LEARN project)

After the break, participants will reconvene and be seated at thematic-regional tables (i.e. African LME’s, WIO-LaB plus neighboring projects, Caribbean projects, Asian LME’s, Groundwater, Europe/Central Asia lakes and rivers, learning projects). The compiled results of the first part of the session will be presented. The relevance of these results will be discussed and summarized with the facilitator seeking reflections from the larger groups.

1645-1650    Results of Question #1 Discussions
1650-1715    Reflections on Question #1
1715-1720    Results of Question #2 Discussions
1720-1745    Reflections on Question #2
1745-1750    Results of Question #3 Discussions
1750-1815    Reflections on Question #3

Session Goals

Objective
• Discuss the outputs from the thematic pre-conference workshops and its implications for the design and implementation of future GEF transboundary waters projects
Outputs
• Digested list of priority assistance needed
Outcome
• Prioritized needs identified for future GEF IW project design in the context of mainstreaming climate variability and change

1815-2000

Film Festival/Innovation Marketplace Review/Project AWARE "CoralWatch" Workshop
Location: Hall A (Workshop), Hall B (Film Festival) and Hall C/D (Innovation Marketplace)

The innovation market place (or exhibit area) will feature poster sessions showcasing project results and achievements. In addition, awards will be given for the best innovation marketplace exhibit (this will be in addition to the website competition). Participants are invited to rate exhibits showcasing IW projects and lessons learned. In addition, a film festival of the latest IW project films will be run. The projects, if available, will be asked to take a question following the film.

Films to be Premiered:
• Rivers of Life - Oceans of Plenty, Agulhas and Somali Current Large Marine Ecosystem & Western Indian Ocean-LaB (educational documentary on issues related to the coastal and marine environment the WIO region) (2min)
• Managing By-Catch and Reducing Discards, FAO Shrimp Trawling Project
• Global Coral Reefs (4 minutes), Coral Reef Targeted Research project   
• Movie on the Coral Triangle Initiative (12min)
• Global Mercury Project
• Indigenous Knowledge in Coastal and Marine Resources, Tanzania (16 min), Coral Reef Targeted Research project

1800-1900     Project AWARE Workshop: Innovative Community-Based Method for Monitoring Coral-Bleaching and
                      Reef Health
                      Project AWARE, a conference sponsor will conduct a workshop. Here is a brochure.
                      Location: Hall A

SIDE EVENT: The Gulf of Mexico Large Marine Ecosystem Project (GoM-LME) will conduct a side workshop meeting, involving project country focal points, executing agency and counterparts from Mexico and the US, neighbour LME projects such as the Caribbean LME project (C-LME), stakeholders at large and experts related to issues related to the GoM-LME project. Participants should meet at the UNIDO booth in the Innovation Marketplace every day at 1800.

Innovation Marketplace Goals

Objective
• Participating projects share experience and knowledge on their innovations
Outputs
• Exhibits at the innovation marketplace
Outcome
• Successful scientific and technical innovation and lessons from GEF IW project experience shared across global portfolio.

Day 2 - Tuesday 27 October - Site Visit

0800-????

Option #1: Catchment to Coast (maximum 50 participants)
Location: Wet Tropics World Heritage Area

The itinerary will include (subject to detailed planning / refinement):

• Bus from hotels to the SkyRail rainforest canopy cable-way.
• SkyRail ride over Wet Tropics World Heritage rainforest to top of ridge – viewing rainforest and catchment management issues.
• Briefing by Wet Tropics Management Authority and indigenous natural resource managers.
• Bus down to coast – viewing catchment management initiatives enroute (scientific guides/interpreters on bus).
• Tours of best-practice sugar-cane farm on coastal low-land.
• Lunch.
• Tour of coastal wetland rehabilitation project.
• Tour of Cleaner Seas Alliance waste water treatment plant upgrade (example of public-private partnership).
• Bus back to hotels.

The Catchment to Coast field trip is sponsored and organized by:
• Terrain NRM

with additional support from: 
• Wet Tropics Management Authority
• Cleaner Seas Alliance

[Click here to register for this site visit #1]

Option #2: Great Barrier Reef (max 230 participants)
Location: Port Douglas (by bus) and then the Great Barrier Reef (by boat)

The Great Barrier Reef trip will showcase integrated coastal and marine resource management issues and initiatives and public-private partnerships in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, and will include a practical demonstration of the CoralWatch coral bleaching monitoring method by Project AWARE, which delegates who snorkel or SCUBA dive can choose to participate in directly (click here for details of CoralWatch activity).

The itinerary will include (subject to detailed planning / refinement):

• Bus from hotels to vessel departure point at Port Douglas, viewing Wet Tropics World Heritage coastal management issues.
• Vessel trip to Great Barrier Reef including interpretive talks by biologists / resource managers on coral island and reef management issues.
• Arrival at Reef – demonstration of CoralWatch monitoring method for coral bleaching (delegates who snorkel or dive can undertake practical in-water exercise). (Brochure on this activity)
• General snorkelling and semi-submersible coral viewing vessels for those who do not swim / snorkel.
• SCUBA diving for qualified divers (extra cost – individuals to pay)
• Lunch
• Return to Port Douglas
• Bus back to hotels

The Great Barrier Reef trip is sponsored by:
• Reef and Rainforest Research Centre
• Sinclair Knight Merz
• Quicksilver Cruises
• Project AWARE

[Click here to register for this site visit #2]

Option #3: Rainforest Research Trip (max 40 participants)

         
The Rainforest Research trip will showcase state of the art tropical rainforest research and management initiatives in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area near Cape Tribulation, in the world famous Daintree National Park.  This will include the Rainforest Canopy Crane operated by James Cook University (JCU), surface- and groundwater monitoring sites, indigenous involvement in rainforest research and management and an award-winning education and interpretive centre with suspended rainforest board-walk.

The itinerary will include (subject to detailed planning / refinement):
• Bus from hotels or Convention Centre to Cape Tribulation within the Daintree National Park, viewing Wet Tropics World Heritage coastal management issues along the way.
• Visit to Rainforest Discovery Centre with suspended rainforest board-walk.
• Visit to the JCU Rainforest Canopy Crane and briefings from JCU scientists and indigenous resource managers on research projects and management issues.
• Visit to rainforest surface water and groundwater research and monitoring sites.
• Lunch
• Return to Cairns

The Rainforest Research trip is sponsored and organized by:
• James Cook University

[Click here to register for this site visit #3]

Technical Site Visit Goals
Objectives
• To observe regional real-life examples of the effects of climate variability and change on water systems
Outcome
• GEF IW projects advance application of ecosystem-based management to integrate participatory natural resource systems management (e.g. improved stakeholder engagement to integrate freshwater and marine, land and water, and mainstreaming climate variability & change).

Day 3 - Wednesday 28 October

0900-0915

Reflections Video & Feedback
Location: Hall A

A short video will be displayed covering events of the previous day and also participant views.

0915-1045

Results-Based Management
Location: Hall A
Session Coordinator: Ivan Zavadsky, Global Environment Facility

New GEF focus on results-based management introduced along with reporting requirements (including the IW tracking tool), identification of systems at risk and what should be scaled-up in GEF5.

Panelists:
Aaron Zazueta, GEF Evaluation Office (OPS4 and Performance of IW Portfolio)
Chris Severin, Global Environment Facility (Presentation on GEF IW Tracking Tool)
Paula Caballero, UN Development Programme
Tracy Hart, the World Bank
Isabelle van der Beck, UN Environment Programme (Presentation logframes and indicator development)

Session Goals
Objectives
• Inform the GEF IW portfolio about policy changes regarding results-based management and practical reporting of on-the-ground results
Outputs
• Presentation, discussion summary online
Desired Outcomes
• GEF IW projects understand the need for results-based management and for reporting requirements

1045-1115

Networking Break
Location: Hall C/D (Innovation Marketplace)

1115-1300

GEF IW Experience Sharing and Learning Portfolio
Location: Hall A
Session Coordinator: Vladimir Mamaev, Regional Technical Advisor, UN Development Programme and Tessa Goverse, UN Environment Programme
Speakers: Learning Project Managers and Philip Weller, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River

The first part of this session will highlight the expanded portfolio of GEF IW learning projects, the products they will develop for the portfolio and the information needs they have. The second interactive part of the session will feature a facilitated discussion with the plenary on the gaps in learning in GEF5.

[Combined Presentation]

Session Goals

Objectives
• Inform GEF IW projects on existing learning opportunities and solicit their views on future learning needs.
Outputs
• Presentations, discussion summaries online
Desired Outcomes
• IW portfolio participates with IW experience sharing and learning projects on information needs, is aware of the knowledge product deliverables they will be able to access, and contributes to future learning opportunities
• Portfolio makes recommendations on future thematic areas for experience sharing and learning

1300-1430

Lunch
Location: Hall B
Speakers:
Geoff Link, General Manager Water and Environment, Sinclair Knight Merz - [Presentation]
Alan Dale, CEO, Terrain Natural Resource Management - [Presentation]

1445-1630

Project Management Workshops                    
To meet project requests, workshops for GEF IW project managers and stakeholders will take place covering a variety of topics, but with a concrete focus on results-based management. Participants will split for four concurrent workshops.

Private Sector Involvement Round-table
Location: Meeting Room 8
Session Coordinator: Steve Raaymakers, IWC5 Technical Coordinator, EcoStrategic (CTI IW:LEARN project)
Rapporteur: Joel Bailey, James Cook University

A panel discussion on involvement of the business community in GEF IW projects (including the GEF Private Sector Platform).
Introductory remarks by Chris Severin on the GEF Private Sector Platform

Life After GEF - Sustainability   
Location:
Session Coordinator: Philip Weller, International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River
Rapporteur: Tony Forsyth, James Cook University & Leon Cuauhtemoc (Legal and Institutional Frameworks)

A session devoted to financial and institutional sustainability of GEF IW projects, including the role of public-private partnerships in project sustainability

Objectives
• To discuss financial and institutional sustainability of GEF IW projects after closure.
Outputs
• Rapporteur summary
Desired Outcomes
• Awareness increased of the importance of including sustainability into projects

Discourse on Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis-Strategic Action Programmes    
Location: Hall A
Session Coordinator: Andrea Merla, UNESCO
Rapporteur: Jennifer Maul Thomas, White & Case LLP (Legal and Institutional Frameworks)

A nuts-and-bolts session on the development of Transboundary Diagnostic Analyses and Strategic Action Programmes.

Presenters:
Chaminda Rajapakse (UNDP/FAO Okavango River Basin Project)
Peter Scheren (UNEP Western Indian Ocean - Land Based Activities Project)
Stephen Maxwell Odonkor (UNDP/UNEP/UNIDO Guinea Current LME Project)

Objectives
• Respond to request stemming from IWC4 participant evaluations to share and increase collective knowledge on the development of TDA’s and SAP’s.
Outputs
• Rapporteur summary
Desired Outcomes
• Improved ability of GEF IW project managers to make informed decisions on TDA-SAP development.

Development of GEF-IW Project Indicators [Presentation on Indicator Development - Vousden]
Location:
Session Coordinator: Andrew Hudson, UN Development Programme & Tracy Hart, World Bank
Rapporteur: Dinara Ziganshina, UNESCO - Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science, University of Dundee (Legal and Institutional Frameworks)

Effective, results-based management of GEF IW projects requires well-designed projects including logical framework matrix.  Project outcomes and outputs require quantifiable targets and measurable indicators.  This session will review GEF IW experience with the design of logical frameworks, drawing on the experience of several of GEF’s most seasoned project designers and managers as well as from session participants, and aim to identify and codify some best practices.

Workshop Goals:
Objectives
• Improve the quality of indicators in project logical frameworks.
Outputs
• Chair summary of critical guidance.
Desired Outcomes
• Project logical frameworks include more quantifiable indicators for results and impacts.

1630-1700

Networking Break
Location: Hall C/D (Innovation Marketplace)

1700-1800

Who Wants to be a Results-Based Project Manager?
Location: Hall A
Hosts: Andrew Hudson, UN Development Programme
Session Coordinators: Chris Severin, Global Environment Facility & Mish Hamid (CTI IW:LEARN)

An exercise to acquaint participants with the GEF IW tracking tool and its application to Results-Based Management in the IW Portfolio

Session Goals
Objectives
• Engage people on improving result-based reporting and also further acquaint people with the IW tracking tool.
Desired Outcomes
• Increased participant awareness of the IW tracking tool and improved results-based reporting.

1800-2000

Film Festival and Innovation Marketplace Review
Location: Hall B (Film Festival) and Hall C/D (Innovation Marketplace)

The innovation market place (or exhibit area) will feature poster sessions showcasing project results and achievements. Awards will be given for the best innovation marketplace exhibit in addition to the website competition. Participants are invited to rate exhibits showcasing IW projects and their results. In addition, a film festival of the latest IW project films will be run. The projects, if available, will be asked to answer questions following the film.

Films to be Screened:
• Climate Change: A Challenge for IMO Too!, Ballast Water Partnerships (16min)
• Guarani Aquifer Latest News, Guarani Aquifer
• Environmental Remediation of Decommissioned Military Bases on Franz-Josef Land Archipelago, NPA Arctic LME (10min)
• Hai River basin movie (8min)
• Google Earth Movie, Pacific IWRM project (10min)

Day 4 - Thursday 29 October

0900-0915

Reflections Video
Location: Hall A

A short video will be displayed covering events of the previous day and also participant views. Also an announcement for the Global Oceans Forum 2010 will be given by Miriam Balgos.

0915-1045

Participants organize ad hoc workshops during the conference in addition to the following workshops prepared prior to the IWC.

Update on New Technologies and Panel Discussion on GEF-IW Project Needs
Location: Meeting Room 1
Session Coordinator: Meryl Williams, GEF Scientific and Advisory Panel

Water Governance from RULE to NEGOTIATE to SHARE: Reaching Agreements Over Water
Location: Meeting Room 2
Session Coordinators: Mark Smith, World Conservation Union (IUCN) and Ganesh Pangare, World Conservation Union (IUCN) - Asia Regional Water and Wetlands Programme [Overview Presentation - Smith] [Multi-stakeholder Dialogues - Pangare] [Pangani Case - Kamugisha] [Tigris Case]

Workshop Goals:
Objective:
• Enable participants to identify strategies, skills and tools needed for effective water reforms processes based on analysis of water governance capacity
Outputs
• Prioritisation of needs for building transboundary and national water governance capacity in contrasting geographic cases from Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Desired Outcomes
• Participants familiarised with concepts and tools and better able to identify key entry points for reforms needed to build national and transboundary water governance capacity.

Towards a Synergetic GEF Programme for the WIO LME’s [Presentation]
Location: Meeting Room 3
Session Coordinator: Peter Scheren, UN Environment Programme (Western Indian Ocean Land Based Activities project)

The Workshop would invite Project and Task Managers of the various projects, as well as representatives of partner organizations active in the WIO region. In particular, it is intended that this session would discuss the agenda of a policy-level stocktaking meeting to be organized back to back with the Conference of Parties to the Nairobi Convention, in March 2010.

Session Goals
Objectives
• The overall objective of the proposed WIO-LMEs Workshop is to enhance the coordination between GEF projects in the WIO region, in particular as it concerns the development of a synergistic GEF programme for the region based on a comprehensive TDA and SAP.

CRTR: Impact at the Local-level, Coral Reef Restoration and Community Livelihoods
Location: Meeting Room 4
Session Coordinator: University of Newcastle Upon Tyne (Coral Reef Targeted Research project) & Eduardo Gomez, University of the Philippines - Marine Science Institute (Coral Reef Targeted Research project)

CC Adaptation Planning for the Coral Triangle
Location:
Meeting Room 5
Session Coordinator: Asian Development Bank

Gender and Water (90min)
Location: Meeting Room 6
Session Coordinator: Susan Bazilli, University of British Columbia (Legal and Institutional Frameworks MSP)
• Mainstreaming Gender at the GEF, Susan Bazilli, University of British Columbia (Legal and Institutional Frameworks project)
• Water, Gender & Millenium Development Goals: Progress and Challenges in the Lao PDR Context, Chandavanh Dethrasavong (Legal and Institutional Frameworks project)
• Understanding the women and water relationship, Seema Kulkarni, SOPPECOM - India
• Gender and Water Networkin Central Asia, Dinara Ziganshina, Scientific Information Center for Interstate Commission for Water Coordination in Central Asia (Legal and Institutional Frameworks project)
• Gender mainstreaming requires training, Florence Pauly, P&F Consulting Ltd

1100-1130

Networking Break
Location: Innovation Marketplace

1130-1300

Location: Various TBD

GEF Evaluation Office Impact Study for the International Waters Focal Area [Presentation: Assessing Progress]
Location: Meeting Room 1
Session Coordinator: Aaron Zazueta, Global Environment Facility - Evaluation Office

African Water Governance: Achievement and Challenges
Location: Meeting Room 2
Session Coordinator: Thomas Petermann, InWEnt (Africa Water Governance project)

Interaction with Asia-Pacific Project Managers on Legal/Institutional Frameworks
Location: Meeting Room 3
Session Coordinator: Susan Bazilli, University of British Columbia (Legal and Institutional Frameworks project)

An LME Approach to Marine Biosecurity and Ships' Ballast Water - GloBallast Tools and Guidelines
Location: Meeting Room 4
Session Coordinator: Jose Matheickal, International Maritime Organization (GloBallast Partnerships)

The IW:LEARN Website Toolkit
Location: Meeting Room 5
Session Coordinator: Sean Khan and Richard Cooper, UN Environment Programme (GEF IW:LEARN)

From Local to Global: Modeling Coral Reefs as if People Mattered [Presentation - Melbourne-Thomas]
Location: Meeting Room 6
Session Coordinator: Roger Bradbury, Australia National University/Tjurunga (Coral Reef Targeted Research project)

Connecting the dots: sharing successes is critical to informing future investments [Presentation]
Location: Meeting Room 7
Session Coordinator: Chuck Chaitovitz, Global Environment and Technology Foundation (The Living Water Exchange: A GEF/UNDP project promoting nutrient reduction best practices in Central and Eastern Europe)

1300-1415

Lunch
Location: Hall B
Speaker:
David Souter, Reef & Rainforest Research Centre
Gilly Llewellyn, World Wildlife Fund

Participants will receive a conference evaluation form upon arrival in the lunchroom. Participants will be asked to submit them at the termination of the conference.

1415-1615

Closing Plenary                       
Location: Hall A
Session Coordinator: Ivan Zavadsky, Global Environment Facility

The closing plenary will feature reflections on the IWC and the way forward from the GEF IW Task Force, an awards ceremony and a look to the future.

1615-1745

Evaluation, Innovation Marketplace Teardown & Mediterranean Farewell Drink
Location: Hall C/D (Innovation Marketplace)

Participants will receive a final farewell drink (with Mediterranean flair in exchange for their evaluation form. Participants should also use this time to remove their exhibits and materials from the innovation marketplace.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END OF CONFERENCE<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<