Please find the "Water Sector Stakeholder Analysis and Participation" power point presentations presented the first day of the Workshop on Exchange of experiences in water resources management between Europe, China, Africa and Latin America.
Training tutorial on the application of Regional Precipitation Frequency Analysis based on the L-moments approach using R software.
(In Spanish)
TUTORIAL 1: Descripción general script R ARF-LM
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
Executive Director
Duty station: World Water Council, Headquarters (Marseille, France)
Reporting to: President
Availability: 01 January 2013
Duration: CDI
The fifth EUROCLIMA e-newsletter is out! You can download "Economics of Climate Change in Latin America" here.
The Institute of Natural Resources NPC (INR) is a reputable environmental management Non-profit Company, with a team of leading scientists. The INR was formed thirty-two years ago with the aim of contributing to the effective management of natural resources and undertakes multidisciplinary research, knowledge development and capacity building that supports and actions the wise use of natural resources in pursuit of sustainability for the good of environment and society.
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).
"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."
"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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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).
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:
Earthprint just realeased recent interesting publications in the field of:
The Institute for Water Research and the Department of Environmental Science, at Rhodes University seeks an energetic post doctoral researcher to join a dynamic group of interdisciplinary researchers working broadly in the area of water governance in South Africa.
The researcher will work in an inclusive and supportive environment, and will collaborate with researchers from environmental science, environmental education, anthropology, geography and water sciences to synthesise findings across multiple studies.
In preparation for the planned e-conference being hosted by the NEPAD Southern African Network of Water Centres of Excellence, interested participants from around the world, are invited to sign-up.
Registration and participation will be free, and will enable the e-Conference organisers to communicate with participants prior and during the e-Conference.
To sign-up, go to the registration page.
New York, 20 September – Despite several important global targets being met ahead of the 2015 deadline, for the first time in many years aid shows a decline that risks slowing the momentum of significant development gains, warns a United Nations report issued today ahead of the annual high-level General Assembly meetings next week. With no apparent commitment by donor governments to reverse the trend, it is possible that fewer of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the UN’s poverty reduction targets, will be reached in fewer countries by the 2015 deadline.
Raw data on water volumes, inflows, and outflows in Central Asia’s largest reservoirs are reported every ten day here. UNDP’s Central Asia water database presents these high-frequency data in terms of their trends relative to multi-year averages, in order to provide a more user-friendly picture of the extent to which high- or low-water conditions are in fact present in the Aral Sea basin.
Indo-Pakistani relations have always been tense since their independence from British rule in 1947. Different kinds of conflicts characterise the relationship between the two countries. One source of conflict between the two is over the Indus River whose waters they share. It flows through India and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. The disputes were settled in 1960 thanks to the Indus Water Treaty which allocated the water of the Indus, Jhelum and Chenab to Pakistan and the waters of the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi to India.
16th - 18th July 2013 : Music Conservatorium, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
CALL FOR PAPERS - Deadline : 1st December 2012 (Also refer to the attached document)
Website : http://www.sa-ywp.org.za
At the CELA International Capacity-building seminar“Climate Change in Latin America and the EU – challenges and opportunities for climate-smart adaptation" on 30th of August, the EUROCLIMA regional cooperation programme was presented as an example of current experience on adaptation to climate change in Latin America.
Please find attached the presentation slides.
Three years in the making and involving over 300 experts, the fifth edition of UNEP's Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5) is now available to order.
The programme for the 2012 World Water Week in Stockholm is now available! In it you will find detailed information on the over 100 sessions that will take place during the week and useful information for you to plan your trip in Stockholm.
A new DFID / Royal Society capacity building initiative for Africa has just been announced, which will provide £15.3m (R200m) for scientists who want to develop collaborative research consortia between sub-Saharan Africa and research institutions in the UK. The aim of the... Read more.
The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) reports the 6 journalists who won the prestigious WASH media awards competition for their excellence in reporting on water, sanitation and hygiene-related issues.
The journalists and their winning entries are:
This section presents some examples of statistics related to water. UN-Water is currently working on the identification of a set of key indicators for the water sector that can be used at a global, regional and national level. The information on this page will be updated regularly to reflect the progress made in this area.