Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Middle East Roundtable

Members of the Parliaments from Middle East find innovative solutions to regional water issues The Geneva Water Hub has supported the Inter-Parliamentary Union to organise and present the Second Roundtable for Water and Peace in the Middle East on 6-7 July 2017. Delegates from Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, United Arab Emirates were joined with other countries from the Middle East IPU committee. The topics discussed were related to water and science for peace, with technological ideas for “making the water pie bigger”, and the importance of good governance to realise implementation of sustainable development goals related to water (SDG6). Guest speakers included e.g. Dr Danilo Turk (former President of Slovenia) Chair of the Global High-Level Panel on Water and Peace and Francois Münger, Director of the Geneva Water Hub. More information at beta.ipu.org/news/press-releases/2017-07/mps-middle-east-find-innovative-solutions-regional-water-issues and www.ipu.org/press-e/pressrelease201707071.htm.