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<h2><a href="/en/dcl/Water_-_EN_FINAL__265-08_.pdf"><strong>Ministerial Conference on Water: A calendar of concrete projects from 2009</strong></a>&nbsp; </h2>
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<td><span style="font-size: small;"><img title="Photo de famille - copyright REA 2008" src="/images/REA_131048_013.jpg" alt="" width="349" height="232" /><br />
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<h3><span style="font-size: small;"><strong> 
			<a href="/en/dcl/Water_-_EN_FINAL__265-08_.pdf">Final declaration (English version)<br />
			</a></strong></span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><a href="/fr/dcl/Water_-_EN_FINAL__265-08_.pdf">D&eacute;claration finale de la conf&eacute;rence minist&eacute;rielle</a></strong></span></h3>
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<h4>			<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="/en/press/communique_AR.pdf">Final press release (English)</a></span>
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			&nbsp;
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="/fr/press/communique_AR.pdf">Communiqu&eacute; de presse (Fran&ccedil;ais)</a></span>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="/ar/press/communique_AR.pdf">البيان الصحفي الرسمي للمؤتمر</a></span></h4>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>W</strong></span>ithin the context of the Union for the Mediterranean, a ministerial conference on the water, co-chaired by France, Egypt and Jordan, was held in Jordan the 22 December 2008 with a double objective:<br />
<br />
</div>
<div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>T</strong></span>o define the main lines of the water strategy for the Mediterranean which should be approved by these same ministers in 2010 and submitted if possible as soon as possible to the Heads of Governments at the time of their second Summit; </li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>T</strong></span>o mobilise the governance authorities of this Process to set priorities on the identification of infrastructure water related projects in line with this strategy and on the mobilisation of financial organisations in favour of these projects. </li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
On the eve of the ministerial conference (21 December 2008), the <a href="/society">civil society</a> prepared a set of recommandations and <a href="/side">infrastructures projects</a> were presented.
</div>
<div>
&nbsp;
<strong><a href="/download/info_minister-en.pdf"></a></strong><a href="/download/info_minister-ar.doc"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>
<div align="center">
<h2><a href="/en/dcl/Water_-_EN_FINAL__265-08_.pdf"><strong>Ministerial Conference on Water: A calendar of concrete projects from 2009</strong></a>&nbsp; </h2>
</div>
<p>
<img src="/images/bandeau%20final.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="177" />
</p>
<table border="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><span style="font-size: small;"><img title="Photo de famille - copyright REA 2008" src="/images/REA_131048_013.jpg" alt="" width="349" height="232" /><br />
			</span> 
			</td>
<td>
<h3><span style="font-size: small;"><strong> 
			<a href="/en/dcl/Water_-_EN_FINAL__265-08_.pdf">Final declaration (English version)<br />
			</a></strong></span></h3>
<h3><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><a href="/fr/dcl/Water_-_EN_FINAL__265-08_.pdf">D&eacute;claration finale de la conf&eacute;rence minist&eacute;rielle</a></strong></span></h3>
<p>
			<span style="font-size: small;">
			&nbsp;
			</span>
			</p>
<h4>			<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="/en/press/communique_AR.pdf">Final press release (English)</a></span>
<p>
			<span style="font-size: small;">
			&nbsp;
			</span>
			</p>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="/fr/press/communique_AR.pdf">Communiqu&eacute; de presse (Fran&ccedil;ais)</a></span>
<p>
			<span style="font-size: small;">
			&nbsp;
			</span>
			</p>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="/ar/press/communique_AR.pdf">البيان الصحفي الرسمي للمؤتمر</a></span></h4>
<p>
			<span style="font-size: small;">
			&nbsp;
			</span>
			</p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<div>
--
</div>
<div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><strong>W</strong></span>ithin the context of the Union for the Mediterranean, a ministerial conference on the water, co-chaired by France, Egypt and Jordan, was held in Jordan the 22 December 2008 with a double objective:<br />
<br />
</div>
<div>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>T</strong></span>o define the main lines of the water strategy for the Mediterranean which should be approved by these same ministers in 2010 and submitted if possible as soon as possible to the Heads of Governments at the time of their second Summit; </li>
<li><span style="font-size: x-small;"><strong>T</strong></span>o mobilise the governance authorities of this Process to set priorities on the identification of infrastructure water related projects in line with this strategy and on the mobilisation of financial organisations in favour of these projects. </li>
</ul>
</div>
<div>
On the eve of the ministerial conference (21 December 2008), the <a href="/society">civil society</a> prepared a set of recommandations and <a href="/side">infrastructures projects</a> were presented.
</div>
<div>
&nbsp;
<strong><a href="/download/info_minister-en.pdf"></a></strong><a href="/download/info_minister-ar.doc"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></strong></a>
</div>
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</div>]]></dc:description><dc:identifier>http://www.medaquaministerial2008.net/documents/background-documents</dc:identifier><dc:date>2010-09-10T17:38:12Z</dc:date><dc:publisher>EMWIS / SEMIDE</dc:publisher><dc:creator>Eric MINO</dc:creator><dc:subject>Ministerial Conference on Water,  22 December 2008, Jordan</dc:subject><dc:subject>Union for the Mediterranean</dc:subject><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:rights></dc:rights><dc:source>EMWIS / SEMIDE</dc:source><items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.medaquaministerial2008.net/documents/background-documents/background-documents-list"/></rdf:Seq></items></channel><item rdf:about="http://www.medaquaministerial2008.net/documents/background-documents/background-documents-list"><link>http://www.medaquaministerial2008.net/documents/background-documents/background-documents-list</link><title>Background documents list</title><description><![CDATA[<ul>
	<li><a href="../../state-play-technical-papers/Rapport_final_EN.pdf">June 2008, Assessment and prospects for cooperation in the Mediterranean water sector</a>, report based on the work of two high-ranking French engineers, Mr H. Lain&eacute; and M. Marchandise</li>
	<li>
	2008, Monitoring progress and promotion of water demand management policies: Abstract of the national report, France, Plan Bleu, updated version
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="../../../download/cooperation_eau_FR.pdf">May 2007, Water demand management, process and policies : Proceedings of the 3rd Regional Workshop on Water and Sustainable Developpment in the Mediterranean, Zaragoza, Spain,19-21/03/2007</a> - Ga&euml;lle THIVET, Mohamed BLINDA, Plan Bleu, Sophia Antipolis
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="http://www.semide.net/initiatives/mediterranean-union/IPEMED/annexe-2-rapport-du-groupe-de-travail-eau-de" target="_blank">October 2007, Report of the expert group convened by the Mediterranean Institute on the Mediterranean</a> Union project, Institut de la M&eacute;diterran&eacute;e
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="http://www.emwis.net/documents/database/OIEAU_crisis_2007_EN.pdf/">October 2007, Le bassin m&eacute;diterran&eacute;en va conna&icirc;tre une crise de l'eau douce</a>, Office International de l'Eau, Bulletin</li>
	<li>
	2007, Coop&eacute;ration internationale et aide au d&eacute;veloppement dans le secteurs de l'eau en M&eacute;diterrann&eacute;e, CORM Georges, Plan Bleu, Sophia Antipolis
	</li>
	<li>
	2007, METAP reports 2001-2006, Sarraf et all
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="http://www.panda.org" target="_blank">2007, Mediterranean Programme : Key threats in the Region - Tourism and population pressure</a>, www.panda.org
	</li>
	<li>
	2006, A sustainable future for the Mediterranean: The Bleu Plan's Environment and Development Outlook, Plan Bleu
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	Euro-Mediterranean statistics, Office for Official Publications of the
	European Commission</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="../../../download/Euro_med_statistics_06.pdf">2006, Euro-mediterranean statistics, Office for Official Publications of the Europoean Commission</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	2004, Atlas de l'eau dans le bassin m&eacute;diterran&eacute;en/ Mediterranean Basin Water Atlas, MARGAT Jean, UNESCO/Plan Bleu/CCGM
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="../../../download/Eau_Med_situations_perspecitves_fr.pdf">2004, L'eau des M&eacute;diterran&eacute;ens : situations et perspectives, MARGAT Jean avec la collaboration de S&eacute;bastien TREYER, PNUE-PAM, Plan Bleu</a> 
	</li>
	<li>
	2003, Handbook on Freshwater in the Mediterranean, M. Scullos, B. Tomassini, MIO-ECSDE, GWP-Med
	</li>
	<li>
	2002, Politiques de l'eau des pays m&eacute;diterran&eacute;ens. Synth&egrave;se r&eacute;gionale des dossiers pays ( Pays du Sud et de l'Est), BURAK Selmin, Plan Bleu 
	</li>
	<li>
	2000, Vision m&eacute;diterran&eacute;enne sur l'eau, la population et l'environnement au XXI&egrave;me si&egrave;cle, MARGAT Jean et VALLEE Domitille, PNUE-PAM, Plan Bleu, 
	</li>
	<li>
	1997, L'eau en r&eacute;gion m&eacute;diterran&eacute;enne/Water in the Mediterranean region, Benblidia M, Margat J &amp; Vall&eacute;e D. , Plan Bleu, Sophia Antipolis
	</li>
	<li>
	1997, Les risques naturels en M&eacute;diterran&eacute;e, A. Villevieille,  Plan Bleu booklet 10
	</li>
	<li>
	1989, Le Plan Bleu : avenirs du Bassin m&eacute;diterran&eacute;en - Economica, Paris (English version : Futures for the Mediterranean Basin : the Blue Plan - Oxford University Press), Grenon M.&amp; Batisse M, Plan Bleu, Sophia Antipolis
	</li>
</ul>
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	<li><a href="../../state-play-technical-papers/Rapport_final_EN.pdf">June 2008, Assessment and prospects for cooperation in the Mediterranean water sector</a>, report based on the work of two high-ranking French engineers, Mr H. Lain&eacute; and M. Marchandise</li>
	<li>
	2008, Monitoring progress and promotion of water demand management policies: Abstract of the national report, France, Plan Bleu, updated version
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="../../../download/cooperation_eau_FR.pdf">May 2007, Water demand management, process and policies : Proceedings of the 3rd Regional Workshop on Water and Sustainable Developpment in the Mediterranean, Zaragoza, Spain,19-21/03/2007</a> - Ga&euml;lle THIVET, Mohamed BLINDA, Plan Bleu, Sophia Antipolis
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="http://www.semide.net/initiatives/mediterranean-union/IPEMED/annexe-2-rapport-du-groupe-de-travail-eau-de" target="_blank">October 2007, Report of the expert group convened by the Mediterranean Institute on the Mediterranean</a> Union project, Institut de la M&eacute;diterran&eacute;e
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="http://www.emwis.net/documents/database/OIEAU_crisis_2007_EN.pdf/">October 2007, Le bassin m&eacute;diterran&eacute;en va conna&icirc;tre une crise de l'eau douce</a>, Office International de l'Eau, Bulletin</li>
	<li>
	2007, Coop&eacute;ration internationale et aide au d&eacute;veloppement dans le secteurs de l'eau en M&eacute;diterrann&eacute;e, CORM Georges, Plan Bleu, Sophia Antipolis
	</li>
	<li>
	2007, METAP reports 2001-2006, Sarraf et all
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="http://www.panda.org" target="_blank">2007, Mediterranean Programme : Key threats in the Region - Tourism and population pressure</a>, www.panda.org
	</li>
	<li>
	2006, A sustainable future for the Mediterranean: The Bleu Plan's Environment and Development Outlook, Plan Bleu
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	<li>
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	<![endif]--><a href="http://www.emwis.net/initiatives/medstat/MEDSTAT_2bulletin-mars.pdf">2007,
	Euro-Mediterranean statistics, Office for Official Publications of the
	European Commission</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="../../../download/Euro_med_statistics_06.pdf">2006, Euro-mediterranean statistics, Office for Official Publications of the Europoean Commission</a>
	</li>
	<li>
	2004, Atlas de l'eau dans le bassin m&eacute;diterran&eacute;en/ Mediterranean Basin Water Atlas, MARGAT Jean, UNESCO/Plan Bleu/CCGM
	</li>
	<li>
	<a href="../../../download/Eau_Med_situations_perspecitves_fr.pdf">2004, L'eau des M&eacute;diterran&eacute;ens : situations et perspectives, MARGAT Jean avec la collaboration de S&eacute;bastien TREYER, PNUE-PAM, Plan Bleu</a> 
	</li>
	<li>
	2003, Handbook on Freshwater in the Mediterranean, M. Scullos, B. Tomassini, MIO-ECSDE, GWP-Med
	</li>
	<li>
	2002, Politiques de l'eau des pays m&eacute;diterran&eacute;ens. Synth&egrave;se r&eacute;gionale des dossiers pays ( Pays du Sud et de l'Est), BURAK Selmin, Plan Bleu 
	</li>
	<li>
	2000, Vision m&eacute;diterran&eacute;enne sur l'eau, la population et l'environnement au XXI&egrave;me si&egrave;cle, MARGAT Jean et VALLEE Domitille, PNUE-PAM, Plan Bleu, 
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	1997, L'eau en r&eacute;gion m&eacute;diterran&eacute;enne/Water in the Mediterranean region, Benblidia M, Margat J &amp; Vall&eacute;e D. , Plan Bleu, Sophia Antipolis
	</li>
	<li>
	1997, Les risques naturels en M&eacute;diterran&eacute;e, A. Villevieille,  Plan Bleu booklet 10
	</li>
	<li>
	1989, Le Plan Bleu : avenirs du Bassin m&eacute;diterran&eacute;en - Economica, Paris (English version : Futures for the Mediterranean Basin : the Blue Plan - Oxford University Press), Grenon M.&amp; Batisse M, Plan Bleu, Sophia Antipolis
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