1st Istanbul Water Forum

Date: 14-15 February 2009
Place: Haliç Congress and Cultural Centre, Istanbul - Turkey

Convener(s): Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Turkey; World Water Council; Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality; General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSI); Istanbul Water and Sewerage Administration (ISKI)

The 1st Istanbul Water Forum was organized on 14-15 February 2009 as a preparatory meeting one month prior to the 5th World Water Forum. The Forum welcomed Prof. Dr. Veysel Eroğlu, Minister of Environment and Forestry of Turkey, Iraqi Water Resources Minister Abdul Latif J. Rashid, Kosovo Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning Mahir Yağcılar, Macedonian Minister of Environment and Physical Planning Dr. Nexhati Jakupi, Qatari Minister of Environment Abdullah bin Mubarak bin Aboud Al Madadi, TRNC Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Mustafa Gökmen, Albania Environment, Forestry and Water Management Deputy Minister Aleksandr Garuli, Tajikistan Deputy Minister of Land Reclamation and Water Resources Operation Anvar Zoirov, President of the World Water Council Loic Fauchon, 5th World Water Forum Secretary General Prof. Dr. Oktay Tabasaran and Forum Ambassador Prof. Klaus Töpfer.