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IUCN's New Environment and Development Group
The new IUCN Environment and Development group held its first meeting 13-14 November to discuss efficient integration of the group’s common goals. This newly created cluster comprises the Forest and Water Programme, Ecosystem Management Programme, and Senior Advisor Social Policy and Gender together to allign their work and deliver the IUCN key result areas. …
25 Nov 2008 | News - News story
Zambezi basin stakeholders to interrogate the IWRM strategy in Lilongwe, Malawi
People with a stake in the Zambezi river basin are set to meet in Lilongwe Malawi to discuss how they can implement the recently adopted Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Strategy for the shared river basin. …
24 Nov 2008 | News - Press Release
Water for Energy and Agriculture in Africa
Water for Energy and Agriculture in Africa: The Challenges of Climate Change
Sirte, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, December 15-17, 2008
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24 Nov 2008 | Events - Event
Resolving the Water Energy Nexus
UNESCO International Symposium - Resolving the Water Energy Nexus
November 26-28, 2008 …
24 Nov 2008 | Events - Event
Kyoto World Water Prize
The Prize, subtitled “Contributing to the Millennium Development Goals through grassroots initiatives”, aims to give those working on water-related issues at the grassroots level the opportunity to present their work to the global water community, present at the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, in March 2009.
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11 Nov 2008 | Events - Event
Climate Change takes centre stage at the Ramsar COP
At the opening of the 10th Conference of the Contracting Parties (CoP) of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, held from October 28th to November 4th, IUCN Director General Julia Marton Lefèvre called on governments to make conserving wetlands and sustainable use of water the basis for a sustainable future. …
05 Nov 2008 | News - News story
International Water and Film Events
Launched in Mexico in March 2006 during the 4th World Water Forum, the International “Water and Film” Events are a joint initiative of the International Secretariat for Water (ISW) and the French Water Academy. This international water film contest is to take place every three years in the frame of the World Water Forums. …
05 Nov 2008 | Events - Event
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, COP 10
Healthy Wetlands, Healthy People …
20 Oct 2008 | Events - Event
Water and climate change adaptation
08 Oct 2008 | News - News story
Water and climate change adaptation
Climate change and its consequences, ranging from increasingly destructive storms to rising sea levels, have become prominent features in the international news. …
08 Oct 2008 | News - Press Release
