Water collection for downstream communities, Tongitogiga watershed catchment, Samoa

WANI strengthens water management in Fiji and Samoa

Many Pacific Islands are experiencing increasing pressures on water resources due to growing populations, infrastructure development, and climatic fluctuations. IUCN, member and partner organisations are strengthening forces to support Integrated Water Resource Management in the Oceania region. …  

22 Feb 2010 | News - News story

EPLP No 78 Payments for Ecosystem Services

Payments for Ecosystem Services: Legal and Institutional Frameworks

Analysis and engagement with partners working on ecosystem services transactions, policies and laws over the past 10 years have demonstrated a  need to better understand the legal and institutional frameworks that have the potential to promote or hinder the development of payments for ecosystem services (PES) schemes. …  

17 Feb 2010 | News - News story

Mangrove restoration in Sri Lanka

IUCN-ADB to publish River Basin Management cases across Asia-Pacific

IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Asia Regional Water and Wetlands Programme and the Asian Development Bank have begun work on a new study of river basin management in the Asia-Pacific region. …  

12 Feb 2010 | News - News story

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World Water Day - 22 March 2010
  • Clean Water for a Healthy World

    Clean Water for a Healthy World

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IUCN Report: Environment as Infrastructure - Resilience to climate change impacts on water through investments in nature
  • Environment as Infrastructure - Resilience to climate change impacts on water through investments in nature

    Environment as Infrastructure - Resilience to climate change impacts on water through investments in nature

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