General conclusions  general agreement of the valuable work the drafting group has been done  the structure of the guidance is appropriate  there are still gaps need to be filled

 willingness to cooperate, political commitments at national and international level, agreed target, sound science, etc…  we have to put focus more on transboundary aspect  need to work cross sectorally and interministerially  the trialogue process should be applied the IWRM is an elementary pillow for the adaptation to climate change needs to be implemented as a first step  optimization the use of limited and valuable water resources to meet changing water demands

 the effect of mitigation is irrelevant to water managers because they have to adapt short-term  it should be more focus on non-structural measures water and climate models needs be linked  economic instruments need to be consistently applied in particular in the context of legal instruments  planning needs to take into account human behavior motivated by self interest  optimization the use of limited and valuable water resources to meet changing water demands

Session 5 Funding is a challenge, We cannot expect much from international funds => governments obligations Potential opportunities from upgrading existing systems

 Guidance should be further developed on: - participatory approach e.g.health aspects among others, etc. - financial issues need to implement case studies, in particular for the transboundary cooperation - solidarity in sharing risks and cost issues

Important finding: With regard to measures concerning adaptation to climate change we are still at the beginning of the implementation process