International Water Assessment Centre (IWAC)

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International Water Assessment Centre (IWAC)

• Progress report
• ECE/MP.WAT/2006/14
• Jos G. Timmerman

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IWAC in general

• Network of leading European Water Institutions

• Implementation projects based on Monitoring and
  Assessment Guidelines

• Conferences

• Publications

• Website

• Newsletter

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Strengths of IWAC

• Central point
• Coordination of activities
• Initiative by the network
• Centre attracts attention
• Continuity Website Newsletter
• Access Disseminate
• Network provides broad pool of expertise
• Pushes the work under the Convention

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Vulnerability of IWAC

• Strong dependance on lead partner
• Dependant on network
• Limited size

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Future opportunities for IWAC

• Excellent lead party Slovakia
• Increasing interest in an integrated
  understanding of waters
• EU Water Framework Directive
• Climate change
• European Environment Agency
• Good knowledge base
• Demonstration (pilot) projects
• Background documents
• Existing (and growing) network

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