Forum Preparatory Meetings

In order to prepare each component of the Forum, meetings and workshops are organised in the different regions over the two years leading up to March 2009. These workshops form the core of a broader preparatory process to prepare the organisation and formal content of the 5th Forum.

January 2009

• 3rd Preparatory Committee Meeting (PrepCom) of the Ministerial Process, 21-23 January 2009, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy.

December 2008

• 2nd Preparatory Meeting of Turkish Women Organizations, 5 January 2009, İstanbul, Turkey.

• 2nd Preparatory Committee Meeting (PrepCom) of the Ministerial Process, 4-5 December 2008, Geneva, Switzerland

November 2008

• UCGL World Congress, 25-26 November 2008, Istanbul, Turkey
• Water Forum of the Americas, 24-25 November 2008, Iguazu Falls, Brazil
• First Arab Water Forum, 16-19 November 2008, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Asia Pacific Regional Water Conference, 18-19 November, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Water for Peace - Peace for Water, 13-14 November 2008, Paris, France
• The National Opening (Stuttgart German kick-off) Conference , 11-12 November 2008, Stuttgart, Germany
• Parliaments for Water, 6 November 2008, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France
• European Summit on Water: Saving Europe's Water - Its place in the EU Green Strategy 5 November 2008, Brussels, Belgium
• Symposium on Multiple Use Services, 4-6 November 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Topic 2.4)
• 4th Urban Water Forum, 3-6 November 2008, Nanjing, China
• Consulta Regional para America del Norte hacia el 5 Foro Mundial del Agua, 4 November, Guadalajara, Mexico

October 2008

• Meeting of the High Level Expet Panel on Water & Disasters, 28-29 October 2008, New Orleans, USA
• Preparatory Meeting for in/around Turkey Region, 9-11 October 2008, Lefkosa, Cyprus,

September 2008

• First Preparatory Committee meeting (PrepCom) of the Ministerial Process, 11-12 September 2008, Paris, France

February-August 2008

• Preparatory Meeting in Turkey, 21-22 August 2008, Van, Turkey
• Preparatory Meeting for in/around Turkey Region, 7-8 August 2008, Trabzon, Turkey
• Second European Regional Process Meeting, 8-9 July 2008, Zaragoza, Spain
• 4th In/around Turkey Regional Meeting, 3-4 July 2008, Skopje, Macedonia
• Ministerial Political Process Kick-off Meeting, 13 May 2008, New York, USA
• Local Authorities Political Process Kick-off Meeting, 21-22 March 2008, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2nd Regional & Thematic Coordinators Meeting, 7-8 February 2008, Istanbul, Turkey

2007

• Brainstroming Session on the Political Process, Marseilles, 19-20 November 2007
• Regional & Thematic Coordinators Meeting, Istanbul, 5-6 November 2007
• Kick-off meeting, Istanbul, 19-20 March 2007

Calendar of Major Events 2008-2009