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Table of Contents Foreword .................................................................................................................................................................................. iv List of Abbreviations ....................................................................................................................................................... iv Executive summary ...........................................................................................................................................................vi Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................................... viii Partnership Pledge ..........................................................................................................................................................ix 1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 2. The Policy Dialogue ................................................................................................................................................ 12 2.1 Plenary Session 1 – Coping with Water Scarcity in the NENA Region: Shifting gears ..... 12 2.1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.1.2 Objectives ......................................................................................................................................................... 12 2.1.3 Discussion ........................................................................................................................................................ 12 2.1.4 Conclusion and Recommendations ................................................................................................... 13 2.2 Plenary Session 2 – Increasing Agricultural Water Productvity: A FAO-WB Proposal .. 14 2.2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.2 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.3 Discussion ......................................................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.4 Conclusion and recommendations ..................................................................................................... 14 2.3 Plenary Session 3 – Coping with Water Scarcity in the NENA Region: the way forward 15 2.3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.3.2 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.3.3 Discussion ......................................................................................................................................................... 15 2.3.4 Conclusion and recommendations ..................................................................................................... 15 3. The Technical Sessions / The Knowledge Share ............................................................................... 16 3.1 Technical session 1: Transboundary water resources management-Informing land and water cooperation ............................................................................................................................ 16 3.1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.2 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.3 Discussions ...................................................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.4 Conclusions and recommendations .......................................................................................16 3.2 Technical session 2: Exploring alternative water sources : lessons learned from experiences and way forward ............................................................................................................. 17 3.2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.2 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.3 Discussions ...................................................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.4 Conclusions and recommendations .......................................................................................17 3.3 Technical session 3: Regional cooperation mechanism for integrated water and land management .......................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.2 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.3 Discussions ...................................................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.4 Conclusions and recommendations .................................................................................................. 18 3.4 Technical session 4: Groundwater protection, management and governance .................20 3.3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.2 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.3 Discussions ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 3.3.4 Conclusions and recommendations .................................................................................................. 20 ii 3.5 Technical Session 5: Rainfed agriculture – financing climate smart agriculture project .. 21 3.5.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 21 3.5.2 Objectives .......................................................................................................................................................... 21 3.5.3 Discussion ......................................................................................................................................................... 21 3.5.4 Conclusion and Recommendations .................................................................................................... 21 3.6 Technical Session 6: Making