January - March
Establishment of the office at Juozapaviciaus street 11-312.
4-7 February
Bernardas Paukstys participated in the MEDTAC meeting, Marseille.
12-13 February
Bernardas Paukstys participated in GWP Financial Group meeting, Stockholm.
19 March
Water club seminar “Integrated water resources management: real need or tribute to Europe? See information on TV about the seminar in visual materials.
45 participants.
22-23 March
Regional CEE stakeholder meeting in Budapest “Hague+1″.
Participants: Imantas Lazdinis (Vice-minister of Environment), Raimondas Sakalauskas (Head of Water Department, Ministry of Environment, Alfredas Vaisnoras, (Deputy director of Water resources department), Kestutis Kadunas (Head of Hydrogeological division, Geological Survey). Simonas Valatka (Environmental Protection Policy Centre). The Vice Minister gave a presentation on Lithuanian water issues.
7 June
Water club seminar: “Will we really get free access to information and participate in environmental decision making after ratification of Orhus convention”. See information on TV about the seminar in visual materials.
26 participants.
14-15 June
BEF workshop in Roosta (Estonia) on “River basin management and ecological water quality - links between the new Water Framework Directive and Nature conservation”.
Participant Bernardas Paukstys.
28 June-1 July
Participation in the regional GWP - CEE meeting in Prague.
Participants: Ilona Drulyte (Head of Drinking water division, Ministry of Health), Kestutis Kadunas (Head of Hydrogeological division, Geological Survey).
June-July
Bernardas Paukstys gave an interview for TV programme “11K” on the activities of Lithuanian Water partnership. Click on the link to see video material of the interwiew.
June-July
Bernardas Paukstys participated in Stockholm Water Symposium. B.P was a chairman of the session on Water partnerships.
26 September
Water club seminar “Consequencies of implementation of the EU directive on water intended for human consumption”. Election of Water club council and water club chairperson.
27 participants.
15-16 October
IWA 2nd World Water Congress in Berlin.
Participants: J. Mockevicius, Director of Geological Survey, A. Vaisnoras, Deputy director of Water resources department, Ministry of Environment and Bernardas Paukstys.
3-5 December
Bonn Conference of Fresh Water.
Participants: E. Gustainis, Vice Minister of Environment, V. Vinceviciene, Chief specialist, Water Resources division, Ministry opf Environment and Bernardas Paukstys.