Lithuania together with 9 other CEE countries is involved in GWP activities since the Warsaw meeting in November, 1998.
After the interim CEETAC has been establsihed with VITUKI as a host institution, in a two year period 6 CEETAC meetings were organised in various places of Europe: Budapest, Vilnius, Bled, Bratislava, Viena and Bucharest. Representatives of Lithuania participated in all of them. Beside that 3 rounds of national consultations with various water stakeholders have been held in Vilnius, where different aspects of water management, water vision and framework for action have been discussed.For preparation of national Water Vision-2025 a working group consisting of 10 representatives from various institutions has been established by the order of the Minister of Environment.At the end of 1999 the Water Vision report has been approved by the ministry.Representatives of Lithuania took part in the regional CEE meeting in Budapest, June 1999, Stockholm Water Symposium, August, 1999, and the 2nd World Water Forum in the Hague, March 2000. For dissemination of information on GWP and CEETAC activities the executive summary of CEE Water Vision Report, GWP-CEETAC leaflet were translated into Lithuanian language and sent to major water institutions and municipalities.The web page on water vision has been compiled and discussion forum on water club started with ineterested parties and persons. Activities described above was a good introduction of GWP and CEETAC among the water society of Lithuania. In the newly prepared Hydrogeological Dictionary meaning of abbreviations “GWP and CEETAC” are described. This is the best prove that GWP today is known and recognized in the country.
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