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Meat production and our environment

Enviado por Water Team el 30 Octubre, 2012 - 12:19.

 

In the past few years our understanding of what we eat has become associated with the amount of water that has been used to produce that product. This concept grew with the creation of the notion of the water footprint:  “The water footprint of an individual, community or business is defined as the total volume of freshwater used to produce the goods and services consumed by the individual or community or produced by the business”(WFN,2012).

Blueprint to EU safe water

Enviado por Beatriz Vidal-Legaz el 26 Octubre, 2012 - 16:27.

"This year, the European Commission will present a Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water Resources. This document will assess the implementation and achievements of EU water policy as well as identify gaps and shortcomings. On the basis of this analysis, the Blueprint will identify actions to strengthen water policy and to address ongoing vulnerability of the water environment."

European Report on Development

Enviado por Beatriz Vidal-Legaz el 26 Octubre, 2012 - 15:36.

"The European Report on Development (ERD) is the main output of the "Mobilising European Research for Development Policies" initiative. This flagship report is published since 2009, with the aim of stimulating debate and research on topics of major relevance for development, as well as to enhance the European perspective in the international development arena."

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Workshop presentations are now online!

Enviado por Water Team el 25 Octubre, 2012 - 15:07.

Through its global network of Centres of Excellence in Water Science and Technology, this event which was held in Ispra (Italy) from the 15-18th October aimed at exchanging and disseminating good practises in water resources management among experts from Africa(African Union/NEPAD Networks of Water Centres of Excellence), Latin America (RALCEA), China (EU-China plateform) and Europe (JRC and other experts).

IRC launches WASHCost campaign

Enviado por Water Team el 25 Octubre, 2012 - 12:25.

The Hague / Accra / Ouagadougou, 23 October 2012: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre is launching the online WASHCost campaign on the 24th October. WASHCost will promote the life-cycle costs approach which calculates the long-term costs of lasting Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Services.

 

The IRC’s WASHCost campaign will look at four topics during these coming months:

 

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