1. UNCEEA (New York, 19 - 21 June 2006)
User-Producer Conference Water Accounting for Integrated Water Resource Management
UNCEEA
(New York, June 2006)

2. Objectives of the Conference
Present the draft water accounting handbook
Seek users’ endorsement of the SEEAW as THE hydrological framework for IWRM
Promote the SEEAW implementation
Establish a Roundtable on Water Accounting under the auspices of the UNCEEA

3. Main conclusions The Conference:
Endorsed the SEEAW as THE hydrological-economic framework for IWRM
Recommended it become a statistical standard
Recognized that SEEAW fills a vacuum by developing a conceptual framework for water
Recognized the timeliness of the handbook
Stressed that SEEAW focuses the improvement of basic data by allowing the identification of data gaps and overlaps

4. Main conclusions (2) The strengths of the SEEAW
Link with the economic system
Mainstream of water in economic decision-making
Evaluation of trade-offs and priorities between different policies
Integrated analyses vs sectoral analyses
Developed by NSOs
Rigour, reliability, independence, consistency and regularity

5. Main conclusions (3)
SEEAW as a framework for deriving indicators – majority of WWDR indicators can be derived from SEEAW
SEEAW can improve inter-institutional cooperation

6. Main conclusions (4) Weaknesses of SEEAW
Does not systematically address links with the social aspects
Does not deal with extreme events

7. Actions Cooperation between WWAP, GWP and UNSD
Training course by UNESCO-IHE
Integrate SEEAW standard table in IWRM programmes by World Bank (pilot projects)
Establishment of twinning projects
Translation in other languages by countries

8. Actions Promotion of the SEEAW to users Brochure
Presentation in International Conferences
August 2006 UN Water- Stockholm
Other international conferences

9. Roundtable on Water Accounting
Under the auspices of SEEAW
Objectives:
Promotion of SEEAW
Advancement of implementation
Work programme
Development of toolkits
Country practices
Training programmes/material
Promotion material
Communication tools
Implementation