Parliamentary Assembly Assemblée parlementaire Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe Congrès ________________________ F – 67075 Strasbourg Cedex, tel.: +33 3 88 41 20 94, fax: +33 3 88 41 27 96, http://assembly.coe.int, e-mail:[email protected] AS/ENA (2005) 37 prov 10 August 2005 aena05.37prov Water management: A shared responsibility (Conference co-organised by the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe in co-operation with the Directorate General of Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport) Strasbourg, 20-21October 2005 Palais de l’Europe (Room 1) Preliminary draft programme

2 Thursday 20 October 2005 9-9.30 am Registration of participants OPENING SITTING 9.30-10 am. Addresses by: Mr Terry Davis, Secretary General of the Council of Europe Mr Giovanni Di Stasi, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe Mr  René van der Linden, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 10-10.45 am    General introduction: Mr  Loïc  Fauchon,  President  of  the  World  Water  Council,  co-chairing  the  World Water Forum Mr   Cristobal   Jaime   Jaquez,   Director  General  of  the  Mexican  National  Water Commission, co-chairing the World Water Forum Prof. Pedro Arrojo, Professor of Economics at the University of Saragossa (Spain), President of the “Foundation for a New Culture of Water” 10.45-11 am Coffee break 11 am-12.30 pm 1^st SITTING - WATER MANAGEMENT: A CHALLENGE  FOR LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES Chair:  Mr  Halvdan  Skard,  President  of  the  Chamber  of  Local  Authorities  of  the Congress Rapporteur/moderator:  Mr  Bernard  Barraqué, Research  Director  at  the  CNRS, Laboratory of Technology, Lands and Societies Responsibilities of local decision-makers: a survey Presentation of cases: Inter-municipal co-operation Training of local decision-makers: the keystone Exchange of views 12.30-2 pm Lunch break 2-4 pm 2^nd   SITTING   -   WATER   MANAGEMENT:   DUTY   TO   ADOPT   A   CONCERTED REGIONAL APPROACH Chair: M. Yavuz Mildon, President of the Chamber of Regions of the Congress Rapporteur/moderator:  Mr  Bernard  Barraqué,  Research  Director  at  the  CNRS, Laboratory of Technology, Lands and Societies Regional responsibilities (the necessary conditions and the instruments, the obstacles, some examples)

3 Inter-regional co-operation Exchange of views 4-4.15 pm Coffee break 4.15-5.30 pm 2^nd SITTING (resumed) Responsibilities   at   national   and   intergovernmental   level   (action   of   the Governments, their possible contributions, some examples) Exchange of views Friday 21 October 2005 9.30-10.45 am 3^rd SITTING: WHAT ROLE FOR PARLIAMENTS?   Parliamentarians:   the   institutional   “interface”   between   the   citizen   and   those   in government Chair:   Mr   Bill   Etherington,   Chairman   of   the   Sub-Committee   on   Sustainable Development, Committee on the  Environment, Agriculture  and Local and Regional Affairs, Parliamentary Assembly. Rapporteur/moderator:  Mr  André Santini,  MP  and  Mayor  of  Issy  les  Moulineau, President of the “Syndicat des Eaux d’Ile de France” The parliamentarian as the people’s spokesman The parliamentarian as legislator European parliamentary co-operation 10.45-11 am Coffee break 11 am-12 pm 3^rd SITTING (resumed) Exchange of views 12 noon –  2 pm Lunch break 2-4 pm CONCLUSIONS  –   EUROPEAN  CO-OPERATION:  ON  COURSE  FOR  THE  IVth WORLD WATER FORUM A Message from Europe to the International Forum in Mexico City Presentation of the results of the first 3 days of European Solidarity Week for Water Summing-up:  Mr  Daniel  Zimmer,  Executive  Director  of  the  World  Water Council Presentation and adoption of a draft Declaration Close of proceedings

4 Practical Information 1. Venue The conference will be held at the Palais de l’Europe (Council of Europe headquarters) in Room 1 (2^nd floor). 2. Hotels A list of hotels giving special rates for Council of Europe meetings is attached. Participants are requested to reserve their hotel room directly with the hotel of their choice, indicating that they wish to benefit from the Council of Europe rates. 3. Transport Transport from/to the Strasbourg airport will not be provided. 4. Registration Participants  are  requested  to  return  the  attached  registration  form  before  30  September.  There  are  no registration fees. Participants should arrive at the main entrance of the Palais de l’Europe, where badges will be distributed on presentation of an identity document (pre-registered participants only). 5. Working languages Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish. The working documents will only be available in English and French. 6. Visas Participants should check with the French Embassy/Consulate in their country  of residence as to  whether they need a visa to enter France. 7. Press The Conference is open to the press. 8. Secretariat Parliamentary Assembly: Committee on the Environment, Agriculture and Local and Regional Affairs : Mr Alfred Sixto, Head of Secretariat of the Committee Tel. +33 3 88 41 22 44 e-mail: [email protected] Mrs Carolina Lasen-Diaz, Co -Secretary Tel.: +33 3 88 41 37 16 e-mail: [email protected] Mrs Hazel Bastier, Assistant Tel.: +33 3 88 41 30 93 e-mail: [email protected] Mrs Eliza Kopec, Assistant Tel : +33 3 90 21 45 95 e-mail : [email protected] Secretarait fax n° : +33 3 88 41 27 17