Government IAM Ministerial Conference Participants Virtual Water Forum Water Voice Sessions interaction Ministerial Declaration Interaction Session Reports, & Statements World Water Actions & Forum Conclusion Water Action Unit Secretariat, WWF3 Organizer Framework for Preparation Process

Period ： June 21 – Oct. 31st, 2002 Results ： 348 Proposed sessions Official Sessions’ Registration UN Organizations : 29 sessions International Organizations : 89 sessions Governments : 30 sessions Other Organizations (Including local NGOs) : 200 sessions 200 sessions Total :348 sessions Total :348 sessions

Number of sessions from each region

Major Themes and Regions

Structure of Forum Outputs Forum conclusion 38 Major Thematic/Regional Statements 348 Session Reports 3,000 Water Actions (good practices) 5,000 Comments in Virtual Water Forum (Innovative ideas & convincing arguments) 24,000 Water Voices (Needs & Wisdoms at grass roots level)

March 16 - MSD Direct Communication Ministerial Conference Forum World Water Actions Major Theme / Region Sessions Reports March 22, 23 Statement Participation SOM Session Reports Link Between the Forum and MC March 21

Proposed Theme of the Ministerial Conference  Drinking Water and Sanitation  Food Supply and Rural Development  Pollution Prevention and Environmental Conservation  Disaster Mitigation and Risk Management  Water Resources Management and Benefit Sharing

Matching MC Themes & Forum Statements Drinking Water and Sanitation  Water Supply, Sanitation, Hygiene and Water Pollution  Water and Cities  Water and Poverty  Water, Life and Medical Care  Financing Water Infrastructure  Public Private Partnership Food Supply and Rural Development  Water, Food and Environment  Agriculture, Food and Water  Ministers’ Meeting on “Water, Food and Agriculture”

Pollution Prevention and Environmental Conservation Water, Nature and Environment Water, Education and Capacity Building Water and Cultural Diversity Groundwater Water and Transport Disaster Mitigation and Risk Management Water and Climate Floods Water and Information Water Resources Management and Benefit Sharing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Basin Management Water and Governance Water for Peace Dams and Sustainable Development Water and Energy

Key Issues RecommendationsCommitments THEMATIC & REGIONAL STATEMENT: KEY COMPONENTS Actions Preamble Challenges Problemstatement Crisissituation Bestpractices Goodlessons Impact(s) / Solutions to mitigate crisis Partnerships Recommended Action Plans Obstacles Tools to overcome obstacles obstacles Recommended (short term) targets (short term) targets Recommended (long term) goals (long term) goals Indicators Monitoring & Evaluation

Statement Analysis on MC Proposed Themes KEY ISSUES Current inadequate situations Impact on various sectors (social, economic, environmental … etc) by water & vice versa Existence of conflicting objectives/target Needs for new strategy/knowledge for risk management & Governing water Improvement of decision making process

Multi stakeholder involvement (e.g. Integrated management of land & water for protection of ecosystems) Partnerships (e.g. International Floods Network) Attempts to facilitate Dialogue between related/conflicted stakeholders (e.g. Dialogue on Water, Food and Environment) Guideline (e.g. Hydropower Sustainability Guideline) New policies/knowledge for Water Management (e.g. actions to integrate climate variability and change into water policies) Better Governance (e.g. guardians of groundwater) Sharing information for decision making (e.g. Mitigation of natural disasters - floods) From fragmentation to integration (e.g. preparing national IWRM strategies) Raising Awareness (e.g. WASH Campaign) ACTIONS

Recommendations (examples) Developing concrete and feasible action plan Promoting efficient water use measures Prioritizing/concretizing water problems for national/regional policy Sharing knowledge and action among stakeholders Identifying new ways to provide funds for water infrastructures

Regional Statements Identifying regional water issues Preparation of “Regional” strategy for water management Capacity building Policy formulation for effective water governance Stakeholder participation & role of private sectors

Process of Drafting Forum Conclusions Announcement of Forum Conclusion March 23 Deadline for Comments Semi Final Draft of Forum Conclusion Draft Statement from Coordinators Draft Conclusion – put on Website February 20 Drafting Conclusion Revising Conclusion March 5 March 15 Comments by Coordinators Comments by General Public Forum: Mar.16-23

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