Wednesday, 7 September 2004

 

08:00     Breakfast, on-site

 

09:30     Opening Session - Inaugural Speeches

 

             Dr. Henry J. Vaux, Jr., Associate Vice President Emeritus, University of California

             Professor Ali Dogramaci, Rector, Bilkent University

             Seyfi Tashan, Director, Foreign Policy Institute

             Richard M. Rosenberg, Former President, Bank of America

 

SESSION 1

Keynote Speakers (Session Chair: Dr. Henry Vaux)

 

10:30     The Importance of Transboundary Water Basin Management -- H.E. Suleyman

             Demiril -- view file

 

10:50     Looking through the Integrated Water Resource Management Lens: Principles

             and Propositions for International Basin Management -- Dr. Margaret

             Catley-Carlson -- view file

 

11:10     Cooperation in Managing Transboundary Water Resources: Evaluation

             Approaches and Experiences -- Dr. Ariel Dinar -- view file

 

11:30     Roundtable: Questions and Answers

 

12:00     Lunch, Hosted by Professor Ali Dogramaci, Rector, Bilkent University

 

SESSION 2

Case Study, Euphrates and Tigris River Basins (Session Chair: Mr. Fred Cannon)

 

13:30     Southeastern Anatola Project (GAP) as a Sustainable Development

             Project -- Muammer Yasar Ozgul -- view file

 

13:40     GAP as a Sustainable Water Resources Development Project -- Veysel

             Eroglu -- view file

 

13:50     Turkey's Water Resources Management and Transboundary Rivers

             Policy -- Mithat Rende -- view file

 

14:00     The Law of Transboundary Rivers and the Case of Euphrates and

             Tigris -- Yuksel Inan -- view file

 

14:15     Roundtable: Questions and Answers

 

15:00     Refreshment Break

 

SESSION 3

Case Study, Columbia River Basin (Session Chair: Mr. Robert Sandford)

 

15:30     Columbia River Case Study -- Columbia Basin Trust Presentation --

             Josh Smienk and Kindy Gosel -- view file

 

15:50     Presentation -- John Harrison -- view file

 

16:05     Roundtable: Questions and Answers

 

17:00     Adjourn

 

19:30     Dinner, Hosted by Mr. Muammer Yasar Ozgul, President, GAP Administration

Thursday, 8 September 2004

07:00     Breakfast, on-site

SESSION 4

Case Study, The River Nile Basin (Session Chair: Dr. John Pigram)

 

08:30     Lessons Learnt from Cooperation in the Nile Basin -- Abdel Metawie --

             view file

 

08:50     Basin-Wide Shared Vision Program -- Patrick Kahengire -- view file

 

09:05     Transboundary Water Cooperation as a Conflict Prevention and Benefit

                  Maximization Tool: The Nile Basin Case -- Martha Karua -- view file

 

09:20     Roundtable: Questions and Answers

 

10:00     Coffee Break

 

 

SESSION 5

Case Study, The Danube River (Session Chair: Alberto Garrido)

 

10:30     Lessons from River Basin Management in the World's Most

             International River, The Danube -- Philip Weller -- view file

 

10:50     Presentation -- David Reeder -- view file

 

11:05     Roundtable: Questions and Answers

 

12:00     Lunch, Hosted by the Government of Canada

 

SESSION 6

Case Study, The Parana-La Plata System (Session Chair: Ariel Dinar)

 

13:30     Transboundary Dimensions in Managing the La Plata System --

             Sr. Victor Pochat -- view file

 

14:05     Presentation -- Silvia Rafaelli -- view file

 

14:20     Roundtable: Questions and Answers

 

15:00     Coffee Break

 

15:30     Reaction Panel

 

16:45     Closing Remarks and Acknowledgement of Sponsors

 

17:30     Adjourn

 

19:30     Dinner, Hosted by Ali Dogramaci

 

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