Union for the Mediterranean Water Expert Group

Athens, Greece, 7- 8 September 2009

The First Meeting of the Water Experts Group of the Union for the Mediterranean was held on 7-8 September 2009, in Athens, Greece. It included representatives from Albania, Algeria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Latvia, Lebanon,Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands, Palestine, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Syria,Turkey, the European Commission and the League of Arab States and was also attended by representatives of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations.

The Water Experts Group implements the provisions included in the Declaration of the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Water held at the Dead Sea, Jordan, December 2008, and particularly regarding the “Strategy for Water in the Mediterranean” (SWM).

Please find enclosed the Agenda of tehis meeting and conclusions.