GIWEH was invited by Geneva Water Hub as a main speaker at “The Challenges of the Implementation of the Concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)”. The webinar is organized in the framework of the Distance Learning Course on “International Water Law & the Law of Transboundary Aquifers” offered through the Continuing Education and e-Learning Centre of the University of Geneva.

The objective of this webinar is to examine the significance of the concept of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) both at the national and transboundary levels.

Panellists

Moderator Dr Jovan Kurbalija -         

Founding Director of DiploFoundation and

Head of the Geneva Internet Platform.

Chair   Dr   Mara   Tignino     

  –   Reader   and   Coordinator   of   the   Platform   for

International Water Law/Geneva Water Hub, Faculty of Law, University of Geneva.

Scope of the webinar: Presentation of SDGs.

Dr Nidal Salim

 – Director, Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health

(GIWEH)

What are the goals and challenges of the concept of IWRM?

Dr Annukka Lipponen

 – Environmental Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic

Commission for Europe (UNECE). 

What are the implications of IWRM for the management and protection of

transboundary water resources?