Policy Workshops

A key target of Twin2Go was the up-take of research results by policy makers. Twin2Go generated important lessons learnt that are applicable at this level. In order to ensure effective dissemination to, and impact at, the policy level, a series of dialogue workshops was organised, relevant to the Twin2Go targeted regions.

During these policy workshops, Twin2Go shared the most recent project results and discussed best practices and lessons learnt. Discussion topics will address the transferability of adaptive water management approaches across different basins, as well as ways to include adaptive water governance into existing policy processes.

In order to ensure a high level of participation and to reach a broad base of decisions makers and practitioners, including high-level policy makers, the workshops were organised as side events of the following relevant water conferences.

A summary report on the workshops can be downloaded here.

• UNECE Water Convention: Second workshop on water and adaptation to climate change in transboundary basins: challenges, progress and lessons learnt. 12-13 April 2011, Geneva.

  Special Twin2Go Side Event: Making water resources management more adaptive – how transferable are policy lessons and best practices across basins? 13 April, 13.00-15.00, Room VIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva
  This side event focussed on the Twin2Go region of Russia and the New Independent States.
  Please see the announcement of the workshop here.

• Singapore International Water Week: Sustainable Water Solutions for a Changing Urban Environment. 4-8 July 2011, Singapore.

  Twin2Go Co-located Event: Adapting to climate change – policy insights and best practices for adaptive water governance. 4 July, 14.30-17.00, Suntec Singapore, Meeting Room 203, Level 2.
  This side event focussed on the Twin2Go region of South and Southeast Asia.
  Please see the announcement and programme of the workshop here.
  The  presentation held by Louis Lebel is available here.

• World Water Week: Responding to Global Change - Water in an Urbanising World. 21-27 August 2011, Stockholm.

  Governing Water Wisely: Adaptive approaches to water resources management. 25 August, 9.00-12.30h
  This seminar will discuss essential features of water governance systems that are able to cope with complexity and uncertainty, and the transferability of approaches across basins. The event is organised by the Twin2Go Project, the Global Water System Project (GWSP), the Global Water Partnership (GWP), and UNESCO-International Hydrological Programme (IHP).
  Please see the announcement and programme of the workshop here.
  The workshop presentations are available here.

• 9th Global Water Partnership - Southern Africa (GWP-SA): Consulting Partner's Meeting. 13-14 September 2011, Gauteng, South Africa.

  Twin2Go Africa Policy workshop, 14 September, 11:30-16:00h

  The Twin2Go Africa Policy workshop was organised in partnership with GWP-SA. This allowed to receive feedback on Twin2Go policy lessons and recommendations from GWP-SA, Consulting Partners, River Basin Organisations, and government representatives from Southern Africa and beyond.
  The Twin2Go presentations held at the workshop are available here.