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The Last EC Call for Proposals of the FP7 - €8.1 billion investment in research and innovation
(Texto en Español sigue mas adelante)
The European Commission has announced the final and biggest ever calls for proposals under its Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7). In total, €8.1 billion is available to support projects and ideas that will boost Europe's competitiveness and tackle issues such as improving human health, protecting the environment and finding new solutions to challenges arising, for example, from urbanisation and managing waste.
Water for Life’ UN-Water Best Practices Award
The United Nations Office to Support the International Decade for Action "Water for Life" 2005-2015/UN-Water Decade Programme on Advocacy and Communication (UNW-DPAC) and the UN World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) are opening the 3rd edition of the 'Water for Life' UN-Water Best Practices Award on behalf of UN-Water.
La CEPAL lanza el primer llamado a presentación de resultados de estudios en el marco del Programa EUROCLIMA.
Los estudios podrán abordar temas relativos a los impactos sociales del cambio climático, las medidas, costos y estrategias adecuadas de adaptación, los desafíos macroeconómicos, innovaciones metodológicas y acciones eficaces de lucha contra el cambio climático.
La fecha límite para recibir las postulaciones será el día martes 11 de septiembre, con cierre a las 18 hrs de Santiago de Chile.
Para más información, visite:
Comisión Europea: Medio Ambiente y Gestión Sostenible de los Recursos Naturales. Convocatoria
Disaster simulation game from the UN/ISDR
This game aims at teaching children about risks and disasters. Since children are the most vulnerable group when disasters occur, it is of vital importance to educate and inform them about the risks posed by different natural hazards. If they are taught about such issues from an early age on, they will have a better chance to save their lives during disasters.
SWAT Training Workshop - 23 to 27 July (Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
You are invited to a one-week Soil & Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) workshop, based on the well-known hydrological model, which will be held at Stellenbosch University from Monday 23 July to Friday 27 July. It is of value to soil scientists, resource managers, ecologists, environmental specialists, etc.
The workshop is hosted by the Stellenbosch University Water Institute and the Department of Soil Science, also at Stellenbosch University as a direct outflow from:
Do you have upcoming events, workshops or training programmes that you would like us to post in Aquaknow and our newsletter?
Goo day all
This is a open (and free) invitation
If you have upcoming events, workshops or training programmes that you would like the NEPAD Southern African Network of Watern Centres of Excellence Secretariat to post on your behalf on Aquaknow or in our newsletter, you are welcome to send information to info@nepadwatercoe.org - even if your institution is not one of the current consortium members.
Provide us with as much detail as possible, and we will make sure that the event is throughout our media channels
Helping Indonesia to reach its 2015 Water Supply MDG: A WPP-funded Water Investment Roadmap to deliver water services to 56 million more people
While its economy expands, Indonesia faces steep challenges in delivering adequate water services to its growing cities. In order to meet its MDG target for water supply, 56 million more people need to gain access by 2015. Local governments, with a new mandate to provide services, have not been able to access capital for expansion. A funding gap of $4 trillion remains to reach the goal.
Prof T.E. Cloete has been appointed as the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation at the University of Stellenbosch
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce that Prof T E Cloete has been appointed as the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation at the University of Stellenbosch and that will be taking up his new position on the 1 st of August. He will continue to play a leading role in the NEPAD Water Centres of Excellence.
Best wishes,
Nico
Aquaknow help-videos
In order to assist you in using the Aquaknow Content Management System, we have created a few basic help-videos which can be accessed from our website by clicking here
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Stockholm Water Front July issue is out!
The July issue of the Stockholm Water Front tackles the theme of the year's World Water Week in Stockholm, namely: Water and Food Security. Readers can explore some of the latest thinking on this topic in the cover story, entitled “Feeding a thirsty world,” and in other features. SIWI news related to projects, prizes and partners are also included.
Please click here for this issue.
WSSTP newsletter June 2012 is out!
New newsletter contains news on:
Janez Potočnik, commitment for water
2nd meeting of WssTP Pilot Coordination Committee
Horizon 2020: Does the EU explicitly mention water as a key societal challenge?
And many more interesting information. You can download it here.
SIWI Sends Key Messages to Rio+20 Summit
SIWI has prepared Key Messages to the Rio+20, which provides a series of priorities on water issues to be included in the outcome documents of the Summit.
NEPAD SANWATCE Launch new website
The NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE) recently launched a new website.
The aim of the updated website is to provide user-friendly information, and to create a portal of news and activities of the NEPAD SANWATCE. As the site is now easier to maintain, updated information can also be published.
The new website can be accessed at http://www.nepadwatercoe.org
UN tenth issue of its Bimonthly Publications Review
Water and Sanitation Services That Last: May 2012 issue- IRC’s WASHCost & Triple-S initiatives
Water supply and sanitation Technology Platform (WssTP) at the European Commission's Green Week 2012.
WssTP is pleased to announce its presence at the European Commission's Green Week 2012. The theme of this year's Green Week is "Every Drop Counts - The Water Challenge".
ABRH-Gestao: Chamada de trabalhos para revista Labor & Engenho
A Equipe Editorial da Revista Labor & Engenho editará um número especial referente ao assunto Água, Energia e Ambiente no seu número L&E, v.7, n.2, 2013 a ser lançada no mês de Junho de 2013.
A Revista Labor & Engenho aceita publicar artigos em português, espanhol, francês, italiano ou inglês, sempre com Título, Resumo e Palavras-chave no mesmo idioma do Texto completo, e em todos os casos, com “Title, Abstracts and Keywords” em inglês.
Online registration for World Water Week now open!
Online registration for the 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm is now open!
Comments from the Anthropology of Water Research Group at the University of the Western Cape, Water Institute – a consortium member of the NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE)
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