The International Consultative Workshop on Strengthening Regional Cooperation across Transboundary Landscapes and River Basins in the Hindu Kush Himalaya provide a timely opportunity to envision possible mechanisms to enhance regional cooperation and to discuss priority actions for the same. It will also look into strengthening existing regional cooperation mechanisms.

Objectives

The consultation workshop will contribute to strengthening of existing transboundary mechanisms and networks to support the social, economic, and environmental pillars of sustainable development. In doing so, it will explore possibilities for further regional cooperation. Specifically, the consultation workshop aims to:

1. Understand key challenges and opportunities in relation to transboundary cooperation for sustainable management of landscapes and river basins, particularly in areas of climate resilience, disaster risk reduction, water-energy-food security, development opportunities, and biodiversity conservation.
2. Identify priority actions for mainstreaming regional cooperation through approaches that enhance upstream-downstream relationships and integrate communities and ecosystems across boundaries.
3. Identify opportunities that regional and global frameworks and agreements provide to better synergize transboundary landscape and river basin approaches for regional cooperation and sustainable development in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH).
4. Understand policy-influencing mechanisms for addressing emerging challenges and identify opportunities for bringing policy evidences from community to regional and global fora.

Researchers will shed light on the state of scientific knowledge with regard to river basin and landscape management. Practitioners, policy makers, experts, and natural resource governance specialists will look at good practices and policy concerns related to functional institutional mechanisms that enable regional cooperation.

The workshop will provide a forum for cross-country practitioners, lawmakers, civil servants, regional think tanks, donors, market actors, and civil society representatives from the HKH region and beyond. It will provide opportunities for sharing of experiences and lessons for improved river basin management and cross-border landscape management.

Presentations

• Transboundary Cooperation In HKH River Basins
• Transboundary Cooperation:Experiences from HKH landscapes
• Signifying transboundary cooperation from local to global development targets Experiences from the Danube River Basin
• Bridging boundaries: Strengthening Regional Cooperation Across Transboundary River Basins and Landscapes in the Hindu Kush Himalaya

Downloads

• Concept Note : Bridging Boundaries (PDF, 3.61MB)