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"Water is everybody's business"
Regional Forum on Local Water Governance
Amman, Jordan. June 6-7, 2007
'Water Issues, Policies Framework, and Perspectives in the MENA Region'.
Keynote by H.E. Eng. Kamal AlyVice-President, Arab Water Council and Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources, Sudan.
"Can we succeed in restoring citizens’ participation in public Affairs? Challenges and opportunities"
Keynote by H.E. Dr. Azmi Al-Shueibi Country Coordinator of AMAN: Transparency Palestine and Former Minister of Youth Affairs, Palestine.
'Community concerns with regard to sustainable water resource management'
Keynote by Ms. Ikhlas Abu Zneimeh, Ruweiha Voluntary Society and representative of the local communities involved in EMPOWERS in Jordan, Egypt and Palestine.
Day 1 panel discussion with 7 panel members,answered questions from the audience and debated – from their different perspectives – the issues raised by the keynote speakers and the implications of the recommendations for policy and practice on local water governance as presented in the earlier session.
More than 200 policy makers and water experts participated at the Forum from about 17 countries, and representing the Government, national and international NGOs, Donors and Civil Society.
Forum Participant List.pdf (26 kB)