From 2005-01-31 to 2005-02-05

Venue: The Hague, The Netherlands

Summary:
The primary objective of the WFE Conference is to help governments identify management practices, practical lessons learned and the necessary enabling environments that lead to both sustainable water use at the river-basin level and the harmonization of food production and ecosystem management, with a view to implementing internationally agreed commitments The conference will be fed and shaped by several other events, such as: - the E-Forum: a public domain to share experiences and views, and bring forward recommendations for the conference statements and outcomes - an African Pre-Conference, Addis-Ababa 4-6 November 2004, to focus on the specific issues and concerns of the African Nation States in shaping WFE - Regional Partner Seminars to share more insights and shape recommendations for the conference by concentrating on thematic/regional cases and issues.

Organizers: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of the Netherlands
Contact Name: Mrs. K. van Vloten
E-mail: izwfe2005@minlnv.nl
URL: http://www.fao.org/ag/wfe2005/index_en.htm