FAO/Netherlands Conference in the Hague

Day 1 - Monday - 30 January

Plenary session (Prins Willem Alexander Hall)

Opening statement of Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of The Netherlands, Mr. Cees Veerman, Conference Chair

• HRH Prince of Orange of The Netherlands


• Deputy Director-General, Mr Harcharik, on behalf of Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Mr. Jacques Diouf


• State Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ethiopia, Dr. Tekalign Mamo


• Minister for Development Cooperation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Ms. Agnes van Ardenne

• Introduction: Integrating Water for Food and Ecosystems by Mr. Ir. R. Rabbinge on behalf of the InterAcademy Council



• Theme 1: Implementation, Know-How for Action by Ms. B.P. Sonjica, Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry of the Republic of South Africa



• Theme 2: The "New Economy" of Water for Food and Ecosystems by Prof. Turner, University of East Anglia, UK



• Theme 3: Enabling environment by Ms. M. Catley-Carlson, Chair Global Water Partnership

• WG1-A Theme 1: Economic and Ecological Outcomes of Effective Water Management in the Upper Niger River Basin, by Mr. Bakary Kone, Wetlands International, Mali
  
  
• WG2-A Theme 2: Towards a More Sustainable Use of Water for Food and Nature Under Scarcity in Andalucía, by Ms. Margarita García Vila, Universidad de Córdoba, Spain
  
  
• WG3-A Theme 3: Dialogue on Implementation of EU Water Framework Directive in Agricultural Water Management in Central and Eastern Europe, by Mr. Waldemar Mioduszewski, Ministry of Agriculture, Poland
  

Day 2 - Tuesday - 1 February

Working Groups (Session B)

• WG1-B Theme 1: Integrating Knowledge for Decision-making in the Pantanal Wetland Area, by Mr. João Bosco Senra, Secretaria de Recursos Hídricos, Brazil
  
  
• WG2-B Theme 2: Socio-economic Acceptance of Rainwater Harvesting in a Semi-arid Region, by Mr. Cobus Botha, Agriculutral Research Council, South Africa
  
  
• WG3-B Theme 3: IWRM and Community Participation in the Restoration of the Chilika Lagoon, by Mr. Ajit K. Pattnaik, Chilika Development Authority, India
  

Plenary session (Prins Willem Alexander Hall)

Plenary presentations of Working Group results and discussions, chaired by Dr. P. Bridgewater, Secretary General, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

• Presentation of Secretary General, Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Dr. Bridgewater

Working Groups (Prins Willem Alexander, Van Goigh and Mondriaan Halls)

Working Groups (Session C)

• WG1-C Theme 1:Interest, Pay and Say of Farmers and Nature Conservers in Dutch Local Later Management, by Mr. Henk Tiesinga, Association of Water Boards, the Netherlands
  
  
• WG2-C Theme 2: New Perspectives on the Impacts of Irrigation on Fisheries in Sri Lanka and Lao PDR, by Mr. Laurence Smith, Imperial College London, UK
  
  
• WG3-C Theme 3: Managing Water Conflicts through Dialogue in Pangani Basin, by Mr. Julius Sarmett, Pangani Basin Water Office, United Republic of Tanzania
  

Working Groups (Session D)

• WG1-D Theme 1: Addressing the Impact of Livestock on Water Availability and Quality, by Mr Bingsheng Ke, Ministry of Agriculture, China
  
  
• WG2-D Theme 2: Payment for Environmental Services: the Environmental Fund for Water (FONAG) in Quito, by Mr. Pablo Lloret, Fondo Ambiental del Agua, Quito, Ecuador
  
  
• WG3-D Theme 3: A Common Policy for Water, Initiated in the Grande de Tárcoles River Basin, by Mr. Jorge Mora Portuguez, Foundation for Urban Development, Costa Rica
  

Day 3 - Wednesday - 2 February

Plenary session (Prins Willem Alexander Hall)

Plenary presentations of Working Group results and discussions, moderated by Dr. H. Zedan, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biolgical Diversity

WG1- WG2 - WG3

E-Forum results etc. other presentations/activities

• E-Forum presentation by Dr. Gerardo Van Halsema, FAO

Day 4 - Thursday - 3 February

Working Groups (Prins Willem Alexander, Van Goigh and Mondriaan Halls)

Working Groups (Session E)
Drafting conclusions and recommendations for Themes, 1, 2 and 3

Working Groups continued
Drafting conclusions, recommendations

Plenary session (Prins Willem Alexander Hall)

Plenary presentations and discussion of conclusions and recommendations drafted by Working Groups

General conclusions, recommendations and agreed actions on the Themes

Parallel to the Plenary session (Mondriaan Hall)

Ministerial Roundtable

Day 5 - Friday - 4 February

Plenary session (Prinz Willem Alexander Hall)

Multi-stakeholder dialogue
(Civil society, NGO's, private sector, etc.)

• Report on Multi-stakeholder dialogue

Report of the Ministerial Round Table by Chair HRH The Prince of Orange of The Netherlands

• Report on Ministerial Roundtable by HRH The Prince of Orange

Adoption of the report of the Conference

Closing Session

• Statement on behalf of FAO by Dr. Louise O. Fresco, Assistant to Director General, AG Dept