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Event 

Title:
Mekong-2-Rio: International Conference on Transboundary River Basin Management
When:
01.05.2012 - 03.05.2012 
Where:
Phuket, Thailand -
Category:
Conference
Centre:

Stockholm

Description

Set to be a milestone on the road to Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development to be held in 2012, Mekong2Rio is an international gathering of key players aiming to share their expertise in transboundary water resources management. This is the first in a series of biennial conferences of its kind convened by the MRC.

The conference will be a platform for discussion on how existing River Basin Organisations manage and develop shared resources and how to strengthen their institutional frameworks, governing structures and management practices. The event will be an opportunity for them to exchange technical knowledge and address challenges on critical issues including energy, food and water.

SEI Executive Director Johan Kuylenstierna will deliver a keynote lecture on the second day of the conferece on the topic "Cross-cutting dimensions of the nexus"

Read more on the conference website»