ECE_MP.WAT_2024_INF.7_GEF and the Water Convention

WAT/2024/INF.7 Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes MEETING OF THE PARTIES Tenth session Ljubljana, 23– 25 October 2024 Item 16 of the provisional agenda Partnerships and contribution to global processes COOPERATION BETWEEN THE 1992 WATER CONVENTION AND THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT FACILITY Prepared by the Secretariat of the Global Environment Facili. [...] Both the GEF and the Convention promote the establishment of joint management bodies; cooperation and exchange of information and its availability to the public; and the formulation of joint assessments of shared water resources, based on the best available science. [...] The Conventions, for which the GEF serves as financial mechanism, provide broad strategic guidance to the two governing bodies of the GEF: the GEF Council and the GEF Assembly. [...] To this end, the project will (i) assess, model and analyze the AAS to expand the current knowledge base and build a common understanding of the aquifer system among the basin riparians; (ii) strengthen institutional capacity and promote better coordination of AAS management at the regional, national and local levels; (iii) conduct a series of on-the-ground pilots that test and demonstrate scalabl. [...] The project will provide the knowledge and information basis to support conjunctive management of the SMAS for the sustainable use of water resources, to improve food security and resilience to climate change in the region.