Regarding cooperation in international river basins, both Le Duc Trung (Mekong River Commission Secretariat) and Jean-Francois Donzier (International Network of Basin Organizations - INBO) stressed the importance of securing national and international political will for the sustainable management of transboundary river basins and transboundary aquifer systems.

UNESCO: NATURAL SCIENCES

There will also be an international comparison of the Tweed and Thames HELP river basins, led by the University of Dundee HELP Centre.

UNESCO: World Water Day: online and interactive

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters (IW) focal area targets transboundary water systems, such as shared river basins, lakes, groundwater and large marine ecosystems.

UNESCO: THEMES