juni 2011 - Anton de Kom University of Suriname
juni 2011 - Anton de Kom University of Suriname
juni 2011 - Anton de Kom University of Suriname
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p 30 april en 1 mei 2010<br />
heeft <strong>de</strong> <strong>Anton</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>Kom</strong> Universiteit<br />
van <strong>Suriname</strong>, vertegenwoordigd<br />
door <strong>de</strong> studierichting<br />
Infrastructuur van <strong>de</strong> Faculteit<br />
<strong>de</strong>r Technologische Wetenschappen,<br />
voor het eerst <strong>de</strong> 12<strong>de</strong> Steering<br />
Committee Meeting en <strong>de</strong> 5<strong>de</strong> Annual<br />
Meeting <strong>of</strong> the General Assembly<br />
van Global Water Partnership<br />
– Caribbean (GWP-C) in <strong>Suriname</strong><br />
georganiseerd. De voorbereiding en<br />
<strong>de</strong> organisatie waren in han<strong>de</strong>n van<br />
dhr. Riad Nurmohamed (steering<br />
committee member GWP-C).<br />
De doelen van <strong>de</strong> GWP-C zijn:<br />
• “To promote Integrated Water Resource<br />
Management (IWRM) as the<br />
approach to water resources management<br />
in the region and to obtain<br />
national commitment towards IWRM<br />
implementation.<br />
• To establish proactive alliances in water<br />
resource management that are<br />
representative, gen<strong>de</strong>r sensitive and<br />
participatory at the community, national,<br />
regional and international levels.<br />
• To align the Caribbean region with<br />
hemispheric and other global water<br />
initiatives in or<strong>de</strong>r to capitalize on<br />
international experiences and opportunities<br />
for regional capacity building<br />
in IWRM, and<br />
• To improve water governance through<br />
the promotion, enhancement and effective<br />
implementation <strong>of</strong> legislation,<br />
policy, programmes and institutional<br />
regulatory and administrative frameworks”.<br />
Jaargang 13 | Nr. 2 | <strong>juni</strong> <strong>2011</strong> | A<strong>de</strong>KUS Infobulletin<br />
Global Water Partnership-Caribbean<br />
(GWP-C) verga<strong>de</strong>ringen in <strong>Suriname</strong><br />
Openingswoor<strong>de</strong>n tij<strong>de</strong>ns <strong>de</strong> AGM van GWP-C in <strong>Suriname</strong> door dr. R. Nurmohamed (GWP-C<br />
representative <strong>of</strong> A<strong>de</strong>KUS), (links naar rechts:) pr<strong>of</strong>. J. Opa<strong>de</strong>yi (GWP-Chair, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> the<br />
West Indies), dr. T. Gittens (Country Director UNDP-<strong>Suriname</strong>), dr. G. Rusland (the former<br />
Honorable Minister <strong>of</strong> Natural Resources, <strong>Suriname</strong>) en ir. H. Martinus (Dean, Faculty <strong>of</strong> Technology),<br />
1 mei 2010, Conference Room, Guesthouse <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Suriname</strong><br />
Enkele van <strong>de</strong> GWP-C activiteiten<br />
zijn:<br />
• “Awareness building on water<br />
conservation and IWRM in the<br />
Caribbean.<br />
• Annual High Level Sessions<br />
(HLS) with Ministers <strong>of</strong> water<br />
and managers <strong>of</strong> water utilities.<br />
• Youth consultations with environmental<br />
youth councils.<br />
• Capacity building and training<br />
in:<br />
1. Climate change and the implication<br />
for water resources.<br />
2. Climate change and disaster<br />
management.<br />
3. Water and sanitation policies.<br />
4. Economic and financial instruments<br />
for water financing.<br />
5. Impacts and policy implications<br />
for water resources management.<br />
A<strong>de</strong>KUS<br />
INFOBULLETIN<br />
6.<br />
7.<br />
Water use efficiency in the agriculture<br />
sector.<br />
Best practices for water governance<br />
in coastal and rural hinterland<br />
regions.<br />
De partnerlan<strong>de</strong>n zijn: Anguilla,<br />
Aruba, Bahama’s, Barbados, British<br />
Virgin Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican<br />
Republic, Grenada, Guyana,<br />
Haïti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat,<br />
Puerto Rico, St. Kitts, St. Lucia,<br />
St. Vincent, <strong>Suriname</strong>, Trinidad en<br />
Tobago.<br />
De 5<strong>de</strong> AGM in <strong>Suriname</strong> werd geopend<br />
door R. Nurmohamed Ph.D.<br />
Tij<strong>de</strong>ns <strong>de</strong> openingsceremonie is<br />
het woord gevoerd door ir. H. Martinus<br />
(Decaan FTeW) en dr. T. Gittens<br />
(Country Director, UNDP). De<br />
openingspresentatie is gehou<strong>de</strong>n<br />
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