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2nd Workshops on PCCP’s Case Studies, in Lomé, Togo and Lago Guija, Guatemala.
In the context of the development of its case studies on the Mono River basin, shared by Togo and Benin and the Ostua-Metapan aquifer, shared by Guatemala and El Salvador, UNESCO’s PCCP Programme held the case studies’ second workshops in Lomé, Togo (16-18 July), and Lago Guija, Guatemala (27 August), respectively.
© Marina Solecki – Second Case Study Meeting in Lomé, Togo, on 16-18 July 2008.
The Committees of the case studies, created during the first workshops in Cotonou, Benin (March 2008) and San Salvador, El Salvador (March 2008), were enlarged to include representatives of the IHP National Committees of all countries, the IHP-PCCP Programme Specialist, and the UNESCO-Accra and Montevideo Programme Specialists, representatives from the Ministries linked with water resource management and representatives of civil society, NGOs and the National Water Partnerships of all countries.
The paramount objectives of PCCP case studies are to (a) foster cooperation among the riparian states concerned with the selected water body, and (b) increase the degree of knowledge about that water body. This is achieved through the involvement of high-level players, governmental advisers and a host of experts and stakeholders, that are invited to prepare a consensus document reflecting the status on conflict and/or cooperation in the selected water body.
The process of the case study constitutes a forum for the discussion of sensitive issues related to the selected water body. It also supports the actual cooperation and the development of the shared resources. Last but not least, it offers an opportunity for the stakeholders to build a joint vision for the future joint management of their water resources.
The final versions of the case studies will be available at the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul (16-23 March 2009).
