Tom Soo (IWRA) - 6th WGI Meeting (2-3 November 2015, Paris)

1. OECD Special Issue of Water International
on Water Governance
Tom Soo, Executive Director, IWRA Paris, November 2015

2. OECD Special Issue of Water International on
Water Governance
Water International (WI) is the official peer reviewed journal of
the Association since 1975
Published by a major international publisher, Taylor & Francis
7 editions per year, leading source of information on
international water resources research and policy
Focus on water management, policy and governance based on
rigorous scholarship for a broad, interdisciplinary audience

3. Special issues published in partnership with major
international organisations
160 printed pages, typically 10-14 articles
An independent and rigorous scientific process
involving guest editors, editorial committee, external
double-blind peer reviews and final reviews by the
IWRA Editorial Board.
Audience: Policy makers, authorities, researchers,
universities, water management professionals,
students, NGO’s and international organisations
OECD Special Issue of Water International on
Water Governance

4. the three “INTERS”
International: comparative, transboundary and/or of interest to scholars
outside a given locality
Interdisciplinary: high academic quality, broadly intelligible across disciplines
Interesting: Advances knowledge, clearly a significant topic
OECD Special Issue of Water International on
Water Governance

5. Next steps
Thematic Briefing Note based on OECD
Principles
Create an OECD WGI Editorial
Committee of 4-5
Call for papers to WGI members and
networks
Aim for publication second half of 2016
OECD Special Issue of Water International on
Water Governance

6. OECD Special Issue of Water International on
Water Governance
Typical follow up activities
Books
Policy Briefs
Webinars
Sessions at major events