NARBO

Recognize that IWRM is a useful concept to cope with the complex issues affecting water security such as, water-food-energy nexus and climate change;

Re-affirm that IWRM is an adaptive management process that adopts an inclusive approach bringing stakeholders together to increase water security and improve water governance in river basins;

Re-acknowledge significance of River Basin Organizations (RBOs) as champions that implement IWRM in their river basins, and believe that benchmarking contributes to improving their performance;

Continue to use the UNESCO/NARBO ‘IWRM Spiral’ model and related training for improving IWRM capacity, and using locally adapted guidelines for implementing IWRM in our river basins;

Endeavour to enhance our contributions to NARBO by active participation in regional activities for sustainability and to increase country-level NARBO activities for better networking in our countries;

Believe that in the spirit of sustaining existing efforts and further achieving water for all, young leaders should be trained, supported and involved in IWRM;

Continue to ensure gender balance in NARBO activities;

Resolve to contribute to the achievements of the international goals on IWRM such as, the POST-2015 Agenda (Sustainable Development Goals) and OECD Water Governance Initiatives; and

Endeavour to improve our engagement with donors, UN-agencies, civil society, private sector, decision-makers and with actors outside the water sector to ensure that water is integrated into key socio-economic development decisions.