The member states of the Intergovernmental Committee in cooperation with the Secretariat of UNESCO are aiming to define more specifically the ways of implementation of the Convention through the definition of operational guidelines (Operational Guidelines).

UNESCO: CYPRUS NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR UNESCO - The Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions

Regarding cooperation in international river basins, both Le Duc Trung (Mekong River Commission Secretariat) and Jean-Francois Donzier (International Network of Basin Organizations - INBO) stressed the importance of securing national and international political will for the sustainable management of transboundary river basins and transboundary aquifer systems.

UNESCO: NATURAL SCIENCES