The seminar “Development of water information network in EECCA by example of and with the help of Central Asian Regional Water Information Base “CAREWIB” was held with the assistance of the Moscow State University of Environmental Engineering in Moscow, 11-12 December, 2008.

Participants were acquainted with INBO activity, with experience on creation of information systems used in water sector of Central Asia (regional), Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Armenia, and also with activity of water management agencies in these countries at the seminar.

Having discussed the reports and having exchanged opinions, participants accepted the following decisions:

1. Extend thanks to the UN Economic Commission for Europe and the Government of Russian Federation for the support of this event.

2. Recognize the importance of information and professional union of watermen, water users and stakeholders in the post-Soviet space.

3. Recognize as interesting the experience of ICWC in exchange of information, implementation of IWRM, development of regional and national information systems CAREWIB, etc.

4. Support proposal of the initiative group and INBO on the establishment of INBO network in Russian-speaking post-Soviet space.

5. Request INBO, UNECE, GWP CACENA, and SDC to support the development of this network by supporting trainings and workshops.

6. Establish voluntary nature of the network. The membership in this network is voluntary, which is based on professional community and mutual understanding and organized in form of exchange of opinions, experience, and information on various aspects of water-management activities, without any financial contributions.

7. Establish a permanent Secretariat to coordinate activities of the network. Exchange of information should be provided through the portal CAWater-Info and the Russian-speaking segment of the INBO web-site.