CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS - Deadline 30th April

Various international bodies are engaged in the assessment of existing and the elaboration of future water-related development goals, including an SDG. With a view to assess and summarise these activities as well as to provide guidance for future work the Government of Hungary, in cooperation with the UN system and the World Water Council, organises a global conference: the Budapest Water Summit in Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, between 8-11 October 2013.

3 days World Toilet Summit

4 days Exhibition in cleaning & sanitary industries

 4 days social program; Project Visit, Welcome Dinner, Cultural Night, World Toilet Carnival

 35 countries will be participate

 45 reputable and competent international & local speakers

 600+ targeted participants

• The NEPAD Western and Southern Africa Water Centres of Excellence
• final proj

Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis

(El curso puede seguirse en vivo online en el link: http://elaguadelfuturo.petroredes.com/)

Water is critical to all aspects of development. The IDB Sustainability Roundtable will provide a forum for leaders working in Latin America and the Caribbean to explore emerging challenges and share new approaches to integrated water resources management.

The event will also be available via webcast. Look for final agenda and speakers soon.

Lunch will be served

Technical Coordinator: Melissa Costa | (202) 623-1562 | 

Wasrag is pleased to announce the World Water Summit V will be held in

This year's theme is Sanitation, Hygiene, Innovation, and Trends.

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Early bird registration fees until February 28, 2013.

Rios is a free and open source software tool to help designing cost-effective investments in watershed services.

Rios provides a standardized, science-based approach to watershed management in contexts throughout the world. It combines biophysical, social and economic data to help users identify the best locations for protection and restoration activities in order to maximize the ecological return on investment, within the bounds of what is socially and politically feasible.

Objetivo General : El objetivo general del Taller es entrenar a los asistentes en la aplicación de la metodología Análisis Regional de Frecuencias con L-momentos, con aplicación al análisis de eventos hidrológicos y presentación de estudios de caso en el análisis de frecuencia de la precipitación en países de América Latina +Cuba.

Hosted by the NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence (SANWATCE), in conjunction with the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre, this e-Conference will take place during the United Nations’ World Water Day on 22 March 2013 as part of the UN International Year for Water Cooperation.

 Le Maroc sera au rendez-vous de l’Evénement majeur de la filière Eau au Maroc : la 3ème édition du salon   international de l’eau "l’eau Expo & Forum" qui se tiendra du 22 au 25 Mai 2013 au Parc des Expositions Casablanca - Maroc.

 L’Eau étant vitale, cet événement ne peut être conçu sans mettre au cœur des débats les principales composantes :
   L’Assainissement
   L’Irrigation
   La Santé

This event is organized in the framework of the European Commission (EC) support project to the African Union/NEPAD Networks of Water Centers of Excellence implemented by the EC Joint Research Centre (JRC).

This workshop is the second of a series of three workshops to be held in 2013 in Western Africa tentatively:

1.      Abuja, Nigeria - February 11 – 15, 2013

2.      Accra, Ghana - April 22 – 26, 2013

JOINT STRATEGIC CONFERENCE ON " WATER IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT:BRINGING RESEARCH TO THE MARKET"Brussels 16-18 April 2013

This joint conference is dedicated to the urban context and focuses on building bridges between research and water-related societal challenges. Its aim is to explore the cornerstones of water innovation and its applicable directions to the market.

It will also build on the Water Innovation Europe 2012 conference and contribute to the implementation of the European Innovation Partnership on Water.

World Water Day is held annually on 22 March as a means of focusing attention on the importance of freshwater and advocating for the sustainable management of freshwater resources.

Check out what is being organized worldwide for this important day!

Check important water facts!

Este evento está organizado en el marco del proyecto RALCEA de la Comisión Europea (CE), proyecto financiado y gestionado por la Dirección General de Desarrollo y Cooperación-EuropeAid y cuya ejecución está a cargo del Centro Común de Investigación (CCI o JRC) de la Comisión Europea.

English version  here - WWLA MARCH 2013

Taller "Calidad de Agua y Saneamiento" RALCEA (17-18 Marzo 2013) que nos va a presentar la Guia de Casos de Estudio en esta tematica y que cuenta con mas de 30 casos que ustedes han enviado. Se podra igualmente priorizar y definir una cartera de 3 proyectos, equipos de trabajo y potenciales fondos de financiacion. Este taller esta organizado y coordinado por Fundacion Chile (coordinador del Eje) que igualmente ha hecho una gran labor de sintesis de todos los casos propuestos por los centros de Excelencia.

Objetivo: profundizar, priorizar, y consensuar las necesidades de capacitación de los Puntos Focales.  Compatibilizar las demandas de los sectores gubernamentales con las capacidades instaladas en la región. Definir las actividades a desarrollar a nivel nacional que contribuyan al desarrollo del sector del agua en América Latina.

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