International Network of Basin Organizations

INBO's Organization

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New Statutes which have been approved during the last General Assembly

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Organization and operation Charter

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The network newsletter

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The list of I.N.B.O. Member Organizations classified by country

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Members Organizations : The information sheet is available for filling in and sending back to us.

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The world watershed : http://www.iucn.org/themes/wani/eatlas/

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River Basin Organization questionnaire from the World Bank
Download the survey - RBO_questionnaire.doc (160 Ko)

You wish to become an INBO Member?
Send us the filled up questionnaire
inbo[@]wanadoo.fr

INBO Multi-year Action Plan

“Developing & Strengthening river basin Organisations all over the world ”

● ON THE WAY OF SUCCESS! - ACHIEVEMENTS SINCE 2003 AND PROSPECTS (2003 - 2007)
By Jean François DONZIER INBO PTS GWP SC Member

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TWINBASINS^XN

Promoting twinning between basins

● Promoting twinning between basins to reinforce practices of Integrated Water Resource Management - Information and examples

! IWRM-Net

Coordination, synergies and networking for the next 5 years between national and regional water research programmes in Europe
Information

SPI-Water

Science-Policy Interfacing in support of the Water Framework Directive implementation
http://www.spi-water.eu

A Handbook for
Integrated Water Resources
Management in Basins

Download the document

The "Handbook for Basin Management" has been presented by the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the INBO
at the Forum on March 20, 2009.

The pictures of the event

● Participate in the drafting of the « Handbook on Basin-based Integrated Water Resources Management »

World Documentation Centers Networks

AQUADOC INTER : complete description - Introducing leaflet (Doc. PDF - 955Ko)

EuroMediterranean www.semide.org

INBO's regional and thematical networks

AFRICA
AFRICAN NETWORK FOR BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (ANBO)

▶ General Assemblies of the African Network of Basin Organizations and of the Network of International Commissions and Transboundary Basin Organizations
Johannesburg (SOUTH AFRICA) 4 to 7 March 2007

Final resolutions and Declaration of JOHANNESBURG - And all the pictures of the events

www.omvs-soe.org/raob.htm

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ASIA

● Network of Asian River Basin Organizations - Third General Meeting
Surakarta – INDONESIA – February 20-22, 2008
The program, the papers and the pictures of the event

● NARBO Annual Report 2006

● Charter of the Network of Asian River Basin Organizations (NARBO)

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BASIN ISLAND

● Water management in Martinique - A French basin island (PDF 2,5Mo)
● Le GWP CARIBEAN et Création du sous réseau îles bassin

CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE
NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE (CEENBO)

● CEENBO 2006 General Assembly
October, 13th, in Csesky Krumlov (Czech Rep.)
Invitation - Regsitration - Draft Program

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"EUROPE INBO"
EUROPEAN BASIN ORGANIZATIONS GROUP FOR IMPLEMENTING WFD

« EURO INBO 2008»
International conference on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive
Sibiu (ROMANIA) – 02-03 October 2008

● « EUROPE INBO 2007 » International conference on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive
Rome (ITALY) – 8 - 10 November 2007

The Final resolutions and the papers of the conference -
The pictures of the event -
World liaison bureau

● “INTERNATIONAL YELLOW RIVER FORUM” « EUROPE-INBO SPECIAL SESSION »
Dongying – China – October 16 – 19, 2007

The Papers and the pictures of the event

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LATIN-AMERICA
LATIN-AMERICAN NETWORK FOR BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (LANBO)

●Rede Latino-Americana de Organismos de Bacia - RELOB
Asamblea General
11-12 de Noviembre de 2008 - Río de Janeiro (Brasil)
Communicaciones y fotografias

Rede Brasil de Organismos de Bacia - REBOB : http://www.rebob.org.br/

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MEDITERRANEAN
MEDITERRANEAN NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (MENBO)

● The Mediterranean Network of Basin Organisations (MENBO) organises, preceding the Euro-Mediterranean Water Directors Conference an open cooperation session, where RBOs can participate and share information on water projects and initiatives obtaining a better approach of the IWRM situation in the region and discuss on-going activities facing region’s problems. Mediterranean RBOS, stakeholders, policy-makers, users and NGOs interested in water management are welcome to participate
November,5th ,2006 - Athens (Greece)
Agenda

www.remoc.org

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NORTH AMERICA
NORTH AMERICAN NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (NANBO)

Sorel-Tracy (Quebec) - September 13 – 15, 2007
The Comité de concertation et de valorisation du bassin de la rivière Richelieu (COVABAR) invites you to take part in the
International symposium on freshwater management in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin

Final declaration, the papers and photos

TRANSBOUNDARY RIVERS
NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS AND TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS

▶ General Assemblies of the African Network of Basin Organizations and of the Network of International Commissions and Transboundary Basin Organizations
Johannesburg (SOUTH AFRICA) 4 to 7 March 2007

Final resolutions and Declaration of JOHANNESBURG - And all the pictures of the events

www.omvs-soe.org/raob.htm

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INBO's and regional / thematical networks
General Assemblies

2008

Rede Latino-Americana de Organismos de Bacia - RELOB
Asamblea General
11-12 de Noviembre de 2008 - Río de Janeiro (Brasil)
Communicaciones y fotografias

« EURO INBO 2008»
International conference on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive
Liaison bureau
Sibiu (ROMANIA) – 01-04 October 2008

INBO – MENBO – EWP SESSION
« Water Tribune »
Saragossa (Spain) - 8 July 2008
Communications, papers and pictures

« INBO - Session » ECWATECH-2008
Water: ecology and technology
"Water resources management under extreme conditions" conference
Moscow, Russia 4 - 5 June 2008
The papers and the pictures of the event

Network of Asian River Basin Organizations - Third General Meeting
Surakarta – INDONESIA – February 20-22, 2008

2007

« EUROPE INBO 2007 »
International conference on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive
Rome (ITALY) – 8 - 10 November 2007 - World liaison bureau

● « EUROPE-INBO SPECIAL SESSION »
“INTERNATIONAL YELLOW RIVER FORUM”
Dongying – China – October 16 – 19, 2007

● International symposium on freshwater management in the Great Lakes–St. Lawrence River basin
Sorel-Tracy (Quebec) - September 13 – 15, 2007

● Debrecen (Hungary)
INBO world General Assembly,
From 7 to 9 June 2007

The Final Resolutions, the "Declaration of Debrecen",
the papers and the pictures, and the video

● Johannesburg (SOUTH AFRICA) 4 to 7 March 2007
General Assemblies of the African Network of Basin Organizations and of the Network of International Commissions and Transboundary Basin Organizations

Final resolutions and Declaration of JOHANNESBURG
And all the pictures of the events

2006

● Megève (FRANCE) - « EUROPE INBO 2006 »
4th International meeting on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive
September 20-22, 2006 - Information

2005

● Namur (WALLOON REGION) - 29 September / 1st October 2005
" EURO INBO 2005 " - International meeting on the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive
Communications, slides and pictures from the conference

● Marrakech (MOROCCO) - 23-25 May 2005
General Assembly of the Mediterranean Network of Basin Organizations, World liaison bureau of INBO – Liaison bureau of ANBO (French)

2004

● Dakar (Senegal) : International conference :
NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS
AND TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS & AFRICAN NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS
from 3 to 6 November 2004

● " EUROPE INBO " INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATI0N OF THE EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE ) - 27 - 29 September 2004 - Final resolutions and communications

● The Executive Committee of the Mediterranean Network of Basin Organisations (MENBO) are invited to participate on the first Meeting of the Committee, which will take place on September 26, 2004 - Agenda (PDF 66Ko)

● Liaison Bureau of the INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (INBO) on September 26, 2004

● 6th World General Assembly - The Martinique - FRENCH ANTILLES

2003

● The international conference on water management and European water framework directive - Valencia - SPAIN - November, 10-12

2002

u Constitutive Assembly of the International Network of Transboundary River Basin Organizations - Thonon les bains (FRANCE) - November, 25& 26,2002 - FINAL RESOLUTIONS - "For rivers without borders"

● International conference "Management of Basin Organizations" - Madrid - November 4,5 & 6 2002 - Final remarks and recommended actions (PDF - 30 Ko) / Consideraciones (PDF 29 Ko) finales y acciones recomendadas - All the communications

● Dakar, July, 10 & 11, 2002 : Création of the African Network of Basin Organisations - AN/BO : Déclaration de Dakar - Projet de statuts (PDF - 66Ko) du RAOB

n 2002 General Assembly - Quebec City - CANADA

2000

u 1ère Assemblée des Conseils de Bassin/ Primera reunión nacional de consejos de cuenca - Mexico

n 2000 General Assembly - Zakopane - POLAND

1998

n 1998 General Assembly - San Salvador de Bahia - BRAZIL

1997

n 1997 General Assembly - Valencia - SPAIN

1996

u 1996 INBO Workshop - Tulcea - ROMANIA

n 1996 General Assembly - Morelia - MEXICO

Meetings of the Liaison Bureau

Sibiu (ROMANIA) – 01-04 October 2008

● Rome (ITALY) - Wednesday 7 November 2007 World liaison bureau

● Debrecen (Hungary), Juen, 6th, 2007 .

● Debrecen (Hungary), October 19th and 20th.

● Megève (FRANCE), September 20th, 2006

● Mexico City (MEXICO), March 17th, 2006

● Namur (WALLOON REGION) - 28 Sept. 2005 (The pictures of the meeting)

● Marrakech (MOROCCO) - 23-25 May 2005

● INBO's liaison Bureau
● Liaison bureau of ANBO

● Dakar (SENEGAL) - Tuesday November 2nd, 2004

● Krakow (POLAND) - September 25-30, 2004

● " EUROPE INBO " INTERNATIONAL MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATI0N OF THE EUROPEAN WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE ) - 27 - 29 September 2004 - Final resolutions and communications

● The Executive Committee of the Mediterranean Network of Basin Organisations (MENBO) are invited to participate on the first Meeting of the Committee, which will take place on September 26, 2004 - Agenda (PDF 66Ko)

● Liaison Bureau of the INTERNATIONAL NETWORK OF BASIN ORGANIZATIONS (INBO) on September 26, 2004

● Liaison Bureau of the NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS AND TRANSBOUNDARY BASIN ORGANIZATIONS
Voina (ROMANIA)- 27 and 28 MAY 2004

● Tipaza (ALGERIA) - 12-14 December 2003

●The Martinique (FRENCH ANTILLES) June 15th-17th 2003

● The pictures
● Pour information La Martinique - "Une île, un bassin" de M. de Grandmaison
Document (Attention! 25 Mo)

● Shiga (JAPAN) March 21st 2003

● Madrid (SPAIN) November 7th 2002

● Seville (SPAIN) 25 - 26 February 2002

● Foz d'Iguaçu - 31 August - 4 September2001

● Quebec City (CANADA) - 5-6 June 2001

Other international meetings

2008

IV International Symposium on Transboundary Water Management
Thessalonica (Greece) – 15 – 18 October
Papers and pictures

World Water Week
Stockholm's seminar and side event
(Tuesday, August 19-2008) - Invitation - The pictures of the events

Seminar : “The UN Watercourses Convention: Legacy,
Prospects and Value for the Realization of International Policy Goals” - Seminar programm
Side Event : “High-Level Panel Debate: The Challenge of Improved Global Freshwater Governance - and the 1997 UN Watercourses Convention” - Side Event program

Pictures of the event : Joint INBO GWP Handbook - « Handbook on Basin-based Integrated Water Resources Management »

World Water Week web site

International Conference on River Restoration
Organized by CIRF (Centro Italiano per la Riqualificazione Fluviale) and ECRR (European Center for River Restoration)
From 16 to 21 June 2008 - Venice (ITALY)
Conclusions and recommendations 4th International River Restoration Conference Venice - www.ecrr.org

EU side-event chaired by France, as part of the water review of CSD 13
during the 16th CSD in New-York (May, 5-16, 2008)
Papers and pictures

2007

The 9th French-Japanese Seminar on Water Management for Rivers, Lakes and Marshes
February 5-8, 2007 in Japan

2006

The 4th World Water Forum - 16-22, March, 2006, Mexico City (Mexico)

2005

Colloque International sur les Ressources en Eau Souterraines dans le Sahara - C I R E S S
Ouargla (Algérie) – 12 et 13 décembre 2005

The International Forum on
Integrated Water Resources Management of
the Mekong River Basin
28th-29th November 2005, Chiang Rai (Thailand)

Dushanbe (Republic of Tajikistan) - 30th May – 1st June 2005 :
International conference on regional cooperation in transboundary river basins - The communications and pictures of the 1st thematic session : "Sustainable management of transboundary waters : learning from experience "

2003

III^rd World Water Forum - JAPAN

2002

● Conference " From conflict to cooperation: opportunities in water management " - Delft - 20-22 Novembre 2002

● International Year for Mountains " Management of upper river basins " Megève (FRANCE) - September 2002 - Conclusions (French version )
All the presentations

● The Johannesburg Summit 2002 : Plan of implementation of the world summit on sustainable development

2000

u II^nd World Water Forum - The Hague

1998

u The "Water and sustainable development" international conference - Paris (FRANCE) - INBO Workshop

Other events and conferences

Member Organizations' Information

u Information about member organizations

u By country

u By themes :

● Shared rivers management
● Relations between basin organizations and administrations
● Users' participation and populations' involvement
● Economy and the financing
● Formulation of masterplans and river basin planning
● Integrated systems for monitoring resources, uses and the environments
● Prevention of natural and accidental hazards
● Protection of wetlands and groundwater

Information sheets download

u INBO expert - Doc. RTF (Rich Text Format) - 40 Ko
u Types of basin organizations - Doc. RTF - 40 Ko
u The file on consulting firms and enterprises working with basin organizations - Doc. RTF - 40 Ko
u The inventory of information tools to assist in creating new basin organizations - Doc RTF - 40 Ko
u The agenda of seminars and conferences - Doc RTF - 40 Ko

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