WWF UN Freshwater Agreements Project:
WWF Regional and Thematic Assessments on the UN Watercourses Convention
WWF is a UN-Water Partner
The 5th World Water Forum took place during the third week of March 2009, in Istanbul, Turkey. WWF promoted the UN Watercourses Convention and made its need for entry into force and implementation a highly visible issue at the Forum
Read WWF's reaction to the Forum's Ministerial Declaration, which is a document produced at the end of the Forum that consists of government-level take-home messages.
UN Watercourses Convention at the Forum outcomes: Browse the pictures and read about the convention's success at the 5th World Water Forum.
Were YOU at our high-level event? If not, get caught up on the ceremony that WWF hosted with its partners. We presented the parties to the UN Watercourses Convention with Leaders for a Living Planet awards!
UN Watercourses Convention at the Forum outcomes: Browse the pictures and read about the convention's success at the 5th World Water Forum.
Were YOU at our high-level event? If not, get caught up on the ceremony that WWF hosted with its partners. We presented the parties to the UN Watercourses Convention with Leaders for a Living Planet awards!
- High-level event briefing paper: Understand why our event was important to display and build upon the international momentum behind the convention to meet our goal of its entry into force by 2011.
- WWF's media release regarding the convention: Read WWF's summary of the effect the convention had on the 5th World Water Forum.
