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Call for Letters of Interest

The UNDP/GEF project Reducing Transboundary Degradation of the
Kura-Aras River Basin and the Environment and Security Initiative are
pleased to announce this call for letters of interest for NGO
participation in the third international workshop entitled `Involving
Civil Society in Transboundary Water Resource Management – The
Inaugural NGO Forum’ that will be dedicated to the inauguration of NGO
Forum charter. During this meeting NGOs will discuss the future of the
NGO Forum, the role it can play in the region and suggest input into
international projects.

During the workshop participants will be updated on the progress of
the cross-border water projects that are financially supported by
international donors.

Representatives from non-governmental organizations from Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran and Turkey with activities in the sphere of
environmental protection and water resource management in the Kura and
Aras River Basin are invited to submit letters of interest. The
workshop will take place in Gudauri, Georgia, in mid July of 2006. The
working languages of the workshop will be English with simultaneous
translation into Russian provided. The expenses of the selected
participants, including travel, accommodation, and meals, will be
covered by a limited grant to the NGO Forum from UNDP.

The letters of interest should be 1-2 pages in length and include the
following information:

* Participant’s name, title, organization, and contact information
* Brief description of the participant’s organization (no more than
½ page)
* As mentioned above, the major activities of the workshop will be
discussed on the future of the NGO Forum. Please describe in detailed
how you see the role of the NGO Forum in the future in the Kura Aras basin
region and what activities you suggest be taken by the NGO Forum to
involve civil society and the public in the water resources management of the
region.

The deadline for submitting letters of interest is 6 pm on Monday, June
12, 2005.

Those wishing to participate who are not selected are welcome to
attend at their own expense. Please notify Nino Tevzadze for details.

Letters of interest should be submitted to nino.tevzadze@cenn.org, with
copies (cc) to: mary.matthews@tethysconsultants.com

For program questions, please contact:
mary.matthews@tethysconsultants.com
or nino.tevzadze@cenn.org

Participants will be notified of their acceptance by end of June, 2006.
Looking forward of seeing you in Gudauri!