Dear Colleagues,
In appreciation of the work of theSustainable Development
Division of UN-ECA from your website, which includes
among others implementing Integrated Water Resources Management
(IWRM); assisting Member States, river basin organizations (RBOs)
and regional economic communities (RECS) in the development and
implementation of integrated river basin and watershed management
strategies and plans for the major river/aquifer basins; and ensuring
enhanced irrigation development to improve agricultural production
and food security, formulation of basin-wide irrigation development
strategies for selected major river and aquifer basins, and disseminating
best practices for small-scale irrigation in close collaboration
with FAO, IWMI, AfDB and other IGWA member institutions.
With this in mind, the purpose of this letter is therefore
to bring up for your information, if you are not yet aware,
theInternational Conference on “Water Security and Hydrological
Extremes: Towards Sustainable Development in Africa” and
the “1st African Regional Consultative Meeting of the National
Committees for UNESCO-International Hydrological Programme”,27th
February - 2nd March, 2006, in Abuja.
These programmes will be jointly convened under the auspices of
the UNESCO-IHP Secretariat, Paris, Franceand the Federal Ministry
of Water Resources, Abuja, Nigeria.
The International Hydrological Programme (IHP) is the major scientific
cooperative programme in water resources of the UNESCO. UNESCO-IHP
activities are usually executed through the National Committees.
Over the years most African countries have formed respective National
Committees which have been involved in the implementation of various
national, sub-regional and regional activities of the IHP.
In realisation that it is only the sub-Saharan African group that
is yet to initiate regional cooperation activities of the IHP
National Committees, in the UNESCO’s regional groupings,
Nigeriawas requested and accepted to take the lead in the hosting
of theInternational Scientific Conference and the African Regional
Meeting.
UNESCO will provide financial support for the Conference and Regional
Meeting to enable most sub-Saharan African delegates, from at
least 44 countries attend.
In view of the urgent need to transmit this information to the
respective Ministry/Department responsible for Water Resources
and the National Committee for UNESCO-IHP in respective sub-Saharan
African countries, we are soliciting your support in facilitating
this, most especially the African countries you have Programmes
of Activities in.
This is to ensure that a delegation from
these respective African countries fully participates at the International
Conference on “Water Security and Hydrological Extremes:
Towards Sustainable Development in Africa”and the “1st
African Regional Consultative Meeting of the National Committees
for UNESCO-International Hydrological Programme”,27th February
- 2nd March, 2006, in Abuja.
We will also be glad if you will circulate same information to
your Collaborating Partners on your programmes in Africa, in case
if they are interested in participating along with you.
Please find attached to this mail, an invitation letter, recent
information announcement and thepreliminary registration on the
Conferenceand Meetingfor your perusal.
Thanks for your anticipated cooperation.
Best regards,
Olufemi Odumosu
Assistant Secretary, IHP National Committee of Nigeria.
On behalf of:
Engr. M.H. Ibrahim,
Director (Hydrology/Hydrogeology), Federal Ministry of Water Resources,
Nigeria,
Vice-Chairman, IHP Bureau (Africa group) and
Secretary, IHP National Committee of Nigeria
SECRETARIAT,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGICAL PROGRAMME,
Department of Hydrology/Hydrogeology,
Federal Ministry of Water Resources, P.M.B. 159, Garki, Abuja,
NIGERIA.
234-9-2342520
234-9-2343714 (Fax)
E-mail: ihpncng@yahoo.com
Invitation
Letter (pdf)
Announcement
and Programme (pdf)
Preliminary
registration to the conference, and
Preliminary_registration_Form_IHP_NAT_COM.doc
