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The 6th World Water Forum Launches the Platform for solutions

Submitted by Bilal Ahmad Khan on 10 February, 2012 - 20:23

Focusing on practical actions, the 6th World Water Forum aims to be the Forum of solutions and commitments.

Water priorities of the Danish EU Presidency

Submitted by Giorgia Donin on 2 February, 2012 - 12:29
Authors: 
EP Water Group
Published in: 
2012

Please find the report of the latest EP Water Group meeting last January 2012 on "Water priorities of the Danish Presidency" with Danish Minister of Environment, Ms Ida Auken.

 

More information are available at: http://epwatergroup.eu/

Latest WASHCost news are out!

Submitted by Giorgia Donin on 2 February, 2012 - 12:19

Latest WASHCost news are out!

 

Some of the new features are:

WATER SERVICES THAT LAST

Final Call for Nominations: 2012 Stockholm Industry Water Award

Submitted by Water Team on 27 January, 2012 - 16:30

The Stockholm International Water Award recognises the business sector's contribution to sustainable water management, by minimising water consumption and environmental impact. It is given to any sector of business and industry. It recognises improved performance in production processes, new products, and management, as well as innovative approaches in water and wastewater process technologies which together help to improve the world water situation.

The “Brown Revolution”- securing food naturally.

Submitted by Water Team on 16 January, 2012 - 15:51

Everyone at least once heard in his life the words “Green Revolution” not as many could say to have heard about the “Brown Revolution”. The first revolution characterized the way of guaranteeing food production through new technologies such as improved crop varieties (HYVs) developed and widely used in developing countries in the middle of the 20th century.

8 Mighty Rivers Run Dry From Overuse

Submitted by Water Team on 16 January, 2012 - 11:26

Take a look at the 8 potential river that might run dry in the near future!

@ The National Geographic Society’s freshwater initiative http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/photos/rivers-run-dry/?source=hp_dl4_environment_rivers20120111#/freshwater-rivers-colorado-1_45140_600x450.jpg

Call for papers - IWREC - 10th Annual Meeting International Water Resource Economics Consortium

Submitted by Water Team on 16 December, 2011 - 11:58

The International Water Resource Economics Consortium (IWREC) is the premiere global platform for water economists to initiate, share, disseminate and debate new research on water economics. The IWREC 10th Annual Meeting (28-29 August) will be hosted by the Stockholm International Water Institute and held during the 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm. It will feature a Chief Economists Panel debate, keynote speeches and presentations from leading experts in the application of economic analysis in water management and decision making.

EU call for proposal- Promotion of the Millennium Development goals: Sanitation in poor peri-urban and urban areas in ACP countries

Submitted by Giorgia Donin on 13 December, 2011 - 11:23

A new call for proposals of the ACP-EU Water Facility has been published, with a focus on sanitation in poor peri-urban and urban areas in ACP countries.

For more information please follow the link for the guidelines and all relevant documents:

RALCEA y EUROCLIMA-AGUA. Participación en el seminario "Raising awareness and enhancing the adaptive capacity of water resources planning and management to climate change impacts” UNESCO Noviembre 14-15, 2011

Submitted by Susana Campoy Folgoso on 12 December, 2011 - 18:52

The International Seminar was co-organised by the French Water Academy and UNESCO drawing upon a steering committee constituted of 9 relevant institutions. This seminar aimed at identifying solutions to be forwarded to the 6th World Water Forum and to the main events of climate negotiations (Durban, Rio+20, etc.).

EUROCLIMA in Durban - COP 17 Climate Change Conference

Submitted by Water Team on 9 December, 2011 - 15:25
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Authors: 
Jan KAREMANS, Catherine GHYOOT, Cesar CARMONA
Published in: 
2011

The side-event in COP17 (Durban 6th December 2011) presented the EUROCLIMA programme, aimed at combining science with Latin America´s policy makers in order to strengthen national and regional Climate Change initiatives. After an overview of the programme by the Regional Unit “Latin America and the Caribbean” of EuropeAid, the Technical Assistance presented the latest e-Newsletter dedicated to the theme of “Water and Climate Change in Latin America”.

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