1. Topic Data for All Session 6. 4
Topic Data for All Session Data Integration and Dissemination Session 5th World Water Forum 20 March 2009, 14:30 – 19:00 Haliç Feshane Room 3
Session Chairs
Mr. Ivo Havinga, United Nations Statistics Division
Mr. Jose Ramon Ardavin, National Water Commission, Mexico

2. Introduction Challenge Integration Producing data Dissemination Way forward
Key questions
(As identified by the organisers of the 5th World Water Forum)
How should we organize data?
How should we store and access data?
How do we manage data?

3. Summary of session to be presented by
Introduction Challenge Integration Producing data Dissemination Way forward
Format of Session
14:30 – 14:40 Introduction
14.40 – 15:20 Data Dissemination and Implementation: Overview
15:20 – 16:10 Panel Discussion: Frameworks and approaches – International, regional and national
16:10 – Questions and discussion
16:30: – 17:00 Break
17.00 – Panel Discussion:
Current practices and experiences
18:20 -18:50 Questions and discussion
18:50 – 19:00 Session close
Summary of session to be presented by
Rapporteurs, Michael Vardon (UNSD) and Ricardo Martinez (CONAGUA) in Session 6.4.4

4. Introduction Challenge Integration Producing data Dissemination Way forward
Contributors
Mr. Roberto Lenton. (Global Water Partnership and Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council)
Mr. Pasquale Steduto (Food and Agricultural Organisation, Chair UN Water)
Mr. Mitsumasa Okada (Water Environment Partnership Asia, Ministry of Environment, Japan)
Mr. Rob Vertessy (Bureau of Meteorology, Australia)
Mr. Olcay Ünver (World Water Assessment Programme)
Ms. Wafa Aboul Hosn (Economic and Social Commission for West Asia)
Mr. Guozhi Du (Ministry of Water Resources, China)
Mr. Mauricio Cezar Rebello Cordeiro (National Water Agency, Brazil)
Mr. Mick Wilson (United Nations Environment Program)
Ms. Sabrina Barker (GEMS Water)
Ms Beate Werner (European Environment Agency)
Mr. Michael Nagy (Umweltbundesamt, Austria)
Mr. Seppo Rekolainen (Finnish Environment Institute – SYKE)
Ms. Ghalia Hamamy (Central Administration for Statistics, Lebanon)
Mr Mahmoud Alkhawalde (Department of Statistics, Jordan)
Ms Cécile Roddier-Quefelec (Med Stat II, EU)
Mr. Ulrich Looser (Global Runoff Data Centre, Institute of Hydrology, Germany)
Ms. Sophie Vermooten (International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre)
Mr. Siegfried Demuth (UNESCO -FRIEND)

5. Websites of Contributors
Introduction Challenge Integration Producing data Dissemination Way forward
Websites of Contributors
UNSD:
CONAGUA:
GWP:
WSSCC:
FAO Aquastat:
WEPA:
BoM – Australia:
WWAP:
ESCWA:
MWR – China:
ANA – Brazil:
EEA:

6. Websites of Contributors, cont…
Introduction Challenge Integration Producing data Dissemination Way forward
Websites of Contributors, cont…
Umweltbundesamt – Austria:
IGRAC:
GRDC:
CAS – Lebanon:
SYKE – Finland:
Med Stat II:
UNESCO – FRIEND:
UNEP:
GEMS:

7. Questions for discussion
Introduction Challenge Integration Producing data Dissemination Way forward
Questions for discussion
Is the SEEA-Water a step forward in meeting the demand for integration information needed for water policy and management?
How can the use of common concepts, definitions and classifications be encouraged?
How do we establish best practices for data collection and management (including data integration, storage, access and dissemination)?