From 2002-06-02 to 2002-06-04

Venue: Tripoli, Libya

Summary:
The main objectives of this workshop are to evaluate how to:
- Set up an apropiate framework for studying and assessing groundwater resources in African countries with particular focus on Regional Aquifer Systems
- Present and discuss case studies on African Regional Aquifer Systems
- Provide support to the African countries for improving cooperation to study and assess groundwater resources
- Prepare an inventory of the existing African Transboundary Aquifers
- Launch an ISARM Africa Programme

The International Workshop will consist of three days of oral presentations and debates organized in plenary and parallel sessions. Each of the sessions will be coordinated by a chairman who will be responsible for:
1. Facilitating the presentation of the results of study and research on the aquifer by the experts of different countries sharing the resource. Approximately 30 minutes of presentation time is foreseen for each expert following 10 minutes to answer questions.
2. Stimulating the debate on the following subjects:
- Requirements and challenges to establish a framework for cooperation among countries sharing a particular aquifer
- Requirements and challenges to establish a network of African countries for improving cooperation to study and assess groundwater resources
3. Selecting a rapporteur with the aim to present the results of the debate in the Plenary Session of the last day.

Organizers: General Water Authority of the Lybian Arab Jamahiriya
UNESCO-IHP
IAH
UN-WWAP
FAO-AGL
Contact Name: Mr O. Salem
E-mail: gwalibya@hotmail.com
URL: http://www.unesco.org/water/ihp/events/shared_aquifers_africa.pdf