1. TECHNICAL COMMITTEE Chair’s Report Mohamed AIT KADI Stockholm , 16th August, 2011

3. Technical Committee Members

4. 2010 Recruited 3 new members: Tushaar Shah, Dale Whittington and Wouter T.L. Arriens Completed the design of a comprehensive “knowledge chain” concept for GWP engaging the Secretariat, RWPs and Knowledge Partners and initiated its implementation through appropriate and concerted working arrangements Initiated a phased process to develop the Technical Committee’s 2010-2012 road map Provided support/advise to the Chair and Executive Secretary and co-authored papers/presentations Continued engagements with Partners: WWAP, UN WATER, SIWI, WWC, Bonn 2011….. Participated as keynote speaker/panelist in major regional/international events

5. 2010 Mohamed AIT KADI Chair of GWP Technical Committee Conferences/Meetings Date/Location Contribution Expert Consultation on financing water sector 24 February 2010, Madrid Chair of the panel on the Mediterranean Water Strategy MRC pre Summit Conference 2-5 April 2010, Hua Hin Thailand Keynote speaker (climate change and transboundary water cooperation) Co-chair of the panel on financing Stockholm World Water Week 5-9 September 2010 Closed meetings (Bonn 2011, Rio+20) Arab Water Academy 26-28 sepember 2010, Abu Dhabi, UAE Inaugural lecture of the AWA water diplomacy program « taking the helm in the international debate on water » Chair of goup discussions on water security in the Arab region 3 rd McGill International Conference on Global Food Security 19-21 October 2010, Montreal Canada Communication on « Understanding the Water-Agriculture and International Trade Nexus » GWP/WMO Consultation on IDM 15-16 October 2010, Geneva, Suitzerland Communication on IDM Chair of a discussion group Seminar Twente November 2010 Communication on « Agriculture-Water & International Trade » Nexus ISC Bonn 2011 December 2010

8.  Equity and IWRM  Climate change, food and water security nexus  Transboundary cooperation  Integrated urban water management  Water security  The economics of water security TEC priority thematic areas

9.  3 Key drivers : Substantive: understanding TEC thematic areas through the prism of water security – contributing substantive clarity Procedural: building strong RWPs & CWPs across the network – providing operational guidance Knowledge Chain: harvesting and sharing knowledge across the network – RWPs/CWPs + KPs TEC working approach

10.  Towards a common operational methodology: 1. Concept note 2. Perspective paper 3. Regional case studies 4. Feedback and validation 5. Background Paper 6. Publication and dissemination >> Assist GWPO Secretariat in d eveloping operational strategies TEC working approach...

11. TEC Publications in 2011 SR Publication Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 2012 IWRM and Social equity BP Water security SWW PP Water demand management in MED region Transboundary cooperation BP WWF6 HB IUWRM SWW PP BP Economics of water security BP CCS Synthesis of SAS workshop SR Synthesis of SA/EA Workshop Exploring the role of water security in regional economic development KN

12. International Conference on "The Water, Energy and Food Security Nexus - Water Resources in the Green Economy“ Bonn 2011

16. Water Security & Green Economy: links through IWRM A guiding paradigm for Rio +20’s water agenda Mohamed AIT KADI Chair GWP Technical Committee

18. Integrated Drought Management Programme A Joint WMO-GWP Programme

21. WWF6

22. WWF6 Key Priority Area 2.1 Target 5 List of Potential Contributors Peter Loucks de Cornell University; Ben Braga, ex Directeur ANA, Brésil Torkil Jonch Clausen DHI (co-organizer) Pavel Kabat DG de IASA CEMAGREF/Canal de Provence - France (tbc) Pr Gary Jones CEO du eWater Cooperative Research Center in Camberra Australia Oscar Cordeiro ex DG d'ANA au Brésil Eugene Z. Stakhiv, US Co-Director, IJC Upper Lakes Study, andTechnical Director, UNESCO-ICIWaRM Institute for Water Resources Kenzo office of Science Govt of Japan A. Chraibi DG NOVEC Morocco Luc Harrouin, Agence de l'Eau Rhone Méditerrannée et Corse