GLOBAL INTERNATIONAL
WATERS ASSESSMENT
N E W S L E T T E R N o 3 A u g u s t 2 0 0 2
Dear
GIWA results presented at the
GIWA
friends
Stockholm Water Symposium
This newslet-
ter is issued
at the open-
ing of the World Summit
on Sustainable Development,
WSSD. A very important ven-
ture indeed which will set the
pace for the for future work
in the field of human develop-
ment and the environment.
Water and environment
is a key issue for the WSSD.
GIWA is present and you may
visit us in the Water Dome.
Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Executive Director of UNEP, met with Dr. Rolph Payet from
Seychelles, Ms Edith Mussukuya, GIWA core team, and Dr. Fred Bugenyi from
This summer, flooding has
Uganda in front of the GIWA exhibition in Stockholm.
taken place in major rivers
in Europe, China and other
Issues related to the destruction and deg-
in the presentations made by Dr. Olof Lindén
places with severe destruc-
radation of ecosystems and overfishing
and Dr Juan Carlos Belausteguigoitia from
tion of agriculture, cities and
stand out as the areas showing the most
the GIWA core team in Kalmar, Sweden. Dr.
human settlements. There is
severe impacts on the environment. This
David Souter, also with the GIWA core team,
no doubt that these events
first result of the GIWA assessment was
informed about the environmental impacts
are linked with human activi-
presented at the Stockholm Water Sym-
of climate change.
ties, emission of greenhouse
posium, where GIWA hosted a seminar on
The seminar was opened by Dr Klaus
gases, deforestation and land
August 11, 2002.
Töpfer, executive director of UNEP, who
use practices and this under-
emphasized the importance of worldwide infor-
pin the importance of the
mation networks on water-related issues.
WSSD and also the impor-
The GIWA assessment throughout the
tance of the assessment being
world, done by local expert in the different
done by GIWA. Without fac-
sub-regions, was presented in a session on
tual knowledge there can be
regional transboundary water systems. Dr.
no action.
Igor Severskiy, Kazakhstan, described fresh-
In this newsletter you can
water shortage in Central Asia. Dr. Fred Bug-
Panel participants on regional trans bound ary
also read about the Stock-
water systems: Fred Bugenyi, Igor Severskiy,
enyi, Uganda, talked about the change of
holm Water Symposium and
Vadim Sokolov, Marcia Marques, David Obura
ecosystem in Lake Victoria waters. Dr. Marcia
(chair) and Kim Prochazka.
the GIWA seminar an impor-
Marques, Brazil, gave a presentation of the
tant event where the first
Overexploitation of fisheries and related
root causes of pollution in South America. Dr.
results of the GI WA assess-
issues such as excessive destruction of
Kim Prochazka, South Africa, gave her views
ment were presented.
bycatch and the use of destructive fishing
on the dams and the downstream impacts on
techniques are considered the most severe
the freshwater shortage in Southern Africa.
Dag Daler
issues in more sub-regions than any other
Dr. Vadim Sokolof, Uzbekistan, described
Scientific Director
environmental problem. This was described
water resource management in Central Asia.

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Dialogue on water
at Kalmar symposium
A symposium with focus on the dialogue needed to make inte-
grated water resources management possible was held in Kalmar
August 18-22, 2002. The 110 participants representing coun-
tries around the world were invited to a reception at Kalmarsund
Laboratory, hosted by GIWA, the University of Kalmar and Kalmar
municipality.
The Kalmar symposium was part of the international project
"Hydrology for the Environment, Life and Policy", HELP, and addi-
tional to the World Water Week in Stockholm. Discussions focused
on increasing the dialogue between scientist, policy makers and
GIWA co-ordinator Juan Carlos Belausteguigoitia in discussions
with Jan Lundqvist from Linköping University, Sweden, and
stakeholders. The participants took great interest in the GIWA
Prakash Nelliyat, Madras School of Economics, India, at Kalmar
project when meeting with GIWA staff at the reception.
seminar reception.
New at GIWA core team
GIWA presentation in Johannesburg
The GIWA core team in the Kalmar office
The government of Sweden has invited GIWA to participate in the Swedish pavilion at
has new members. Dr. Ullali Zweifel is in
the WaterDome, an event held in conjunction with the World Summit on Sustainable
charge of the project report, assisted by
Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, 26 August to 4 September, 2002. GIWA
Malin Karlsson. New information officer is
is also represented in the UNEP/GPA H2O-pavilion at the WaterDome. "No water, no
Elisabet Idermark. Raphael Magin is joing
future" is the overall theme of the WaterDome, functioning as an exhibition and meeting
the staff to work with policy analysis.
Annual Report 2001
WS
place for public and private water organizationsS
. Dr. Olof Lindén fro D
m the core team in
Sweden will give presentation of the GIWA project in Johannesburg.
The GIWA Annual Report for 2001 has
been distributed to a great number of
Versión 3.5 Borrador
Mayo 5, 2002

members in the GIWA network world-

Methodology translations


wide. The Annual Report gives facts and

GIWA
METODOLOGÍA
The final version of the GIWA methodology for the
figures on the activities during 2001


Evaluación Detallada. Análisis de Cadena Causal. Análisis de Opciones
de Política.



remaining stages of the assessment is now available


and also a presentation of the project




in English, Spanish and Russian.


methodology. If you are interested in a






copy of the Annual Report 2001, send a
message to elisabet.idermark@hik.se.
GIWA host is expanding
17-18 September, 2002, in Kalmar, Sweden: GIWA 1st Economic
Task Team Meeting
The department of Biology and Envi-
s.....
ronmental Sciences at the University of
16-19 September, 2002, in Beijing, China: International workshop
on Environment.
Kalmar, hosting the GIWA office, has
soon completed its new building. The
v
ent 23-24 September, 2002, in Shanghai, China: 24th Meeting of
new premises with classrooms, labora-
"Easter Forum"
tories and offices are ready to use by
25-29 September, 2002, in Dalian, China: GEF Second Biennial
spring 2003, adding new attraction to
International Waters Conference.
the already popular Swedish university.
8-9 October, 2002, in Kalmar, Sweden: GIWA steering group
New students are now coming in as
meeting
the university opens programs in GIWA-
related subjects such as conservation
16-23 March, 2003, in Kyoto, Japan: 3rd World Water Forum.
Upcoming e
biology and oceanography.
GIWA Co-ordination Office
Web Site: www.giwa.net E-mail: info@giwa.net
Postal Address: Global International Waters Assessment, GIWA
Telephone Secretariat: +46 480 44 73 50
SE-391 82 Kalmar, Sweden
Fax +46 480 44 73 55

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