News Archive
Water and Climate Coalition launches statement for Bonn climate talks
As part of the newly-formed Water and Climate Coalition, the IUCN Water Programme contributed towards the statement on water and climate change, to be announced during the Climate Change negotiations taking place from 1st – 11th June in Bonn, Germany. …
31 May 2010 | News story
WANI undertakes action with the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission
The IUCN Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) recently coordinated a river basin restoration action plan in partnership with the Nigeria Integrated Water Resources Management Commission (NIWRMC) to restore flows in the Komadugu Yobe Basin. …
25 May 2010 | News story
Restoring island homes - the fighting spirit
The Republic of Nauru is one island in the Pacific that has been actively fighting to regain their island biodiversity following a decade of mining. …
10 May 2010 | News story
Building Transboundary Trust in the Andes
Information on water flows, how much rainfall, and where the water goes is critical for both water and environmental management, but also for economic development and security. … | Spanish
06 May 2010 | News story
IUCN welcomes Solomon Islands as new State Member
The Government of Solomon Islands has officially announced its decision to join IUCN by endorsing the IUCN Statutes, becoming the 83rd State Member of IUCN. The Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Meteorology has been designated by the Government of Solomon Islands as its liaison with the IUCN Secretariat. … | French | Spanish
05 May 2010 | News story
Ridge to Reef – Managing Water Resources from Source to Sea
As more people live in urban environments and along coastal stretches, recognizing the impacts of water management from source to sea is vital. These links, across multiple habitats and ecosystems are often poorly understood. …
27 Apr 2010 | News story
Fijian communities discuss future water resources
Successes achieved from Fiji’s Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMA) were the backdrop of IUCN’s latest Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) workshop in Kadavu, Fiji 15-16 April. This community-based work successfully achieved the rehabilitation and protection of local Marine Protected Areas and coastal zones. …
22 Apr 2010 | News story
Debating Strategies for Reducing Poverty in Transboundary River Basins
More than 50 water management policy specialists and practitioners met in Nairobi on April 15-16 to ask how people living in poverty can be helped by coordinating the management of water across international borders. …
19 Apr 2010 | News story
Traditional knowledge key to conserving biodiversity
Climate change, unsustainable development and biodiversity loss are mounting threats to life on earth and human societies. Throughout the ages, local communities have developed knowledge and tools for survival and adaptation to their environment. But as indigenous cultures, local languages and practices are eroded, so is our civilization’s resilience to new environmental challenges. …
12 Apr 2010 | News story
ASOC presents information papers for Antarctic Treaty Meeting of Experts
IUCN Member, the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC), has developed four papers ahead of the Antarctic Treaty Meeting of Experts (ATME) on climate change and implications for Antarctic management and governance. …
31 Mar 2010 | News story
