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No time to lose in fight against water crisis – IUCN
Leaders at the World Water Forum need to act now to find a solution to the water challenges facing the world, says IUCN. …
16 Mar 2009 | International news release
Knowing the wealth of water to the energy industry - lessons from IUCN
In a world where each unit of energy is becoming increasingly water intensive, many countries are already facing severe water scarcity. This short IUCN opinion piece explores the links between energy and water systems from an environmental perspective. …
27 Feb 2009 | News story
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Seeking ways forward to balancing competing water needs
Environmental flows refer to water provided within a river, wetland or coastal zone to maintain ecosystems and the benefits they provide to people. As part of IUCN’s work on promoting awareness and implementing environmental flows, the IUCN Water Programme is supporting the International Conference on Implementing Environmental Water Allocations (IEWA) in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. …
27 Feb 2009 | News story
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Environment must count at Davos
As the World Economic Forum gets underway in Davos, IUCN urges governments and businesses to reconsider their relationship with nature. …
28 Jan 2009 | News story
International Conference on Implementing Water Allocations
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON IMPLEMENTING ENVIRONMENTAL WATER ALLOCATIONS
23 – 26 FEBRUARY 2009
Feather Market Convention Centre, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Organized by
WATER RESEARCH COMMISSION (WRC) and DEPARTMENT OF WATER AFFAIRS & FORESTRY (DWAF), South Africa
Under the auspices of the
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS)
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23 Jan 2009 | Event
Don’t wait to produce renewable energy sustainably, urges IUCN
A hands-on guide to producing bioenergy without harming the environment was launched today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to coincide with the World Future Energy summit in
21 Jan 2009 | News story
IUCN-Supported Framework to Facilitate Water for Food and Ecosystems Strategy
Stakeholders provided their final comments at a 19 January 2009 workshop to revise an IUCN-supported draft framework that seeks to integrate Viet Nam’s two largest water users: ecosystems and agriculture. …
20 Jan 2009 | News story
IUCN trains stakeholders on participatory approaches in water resource management
Using participatory approaches in water resources management has become extremely vital to insure achieving a mutual goal and come up with a win-win situation among stakeholders. IUCN West Asia/Middle East Regional Water Resources & Drylands Programme (REWARD) in cooperation with MercyCorps conducted a training workshop on Participatory Approach for Integrated Water Resources Management in Jordan during 4-6 January 2009. …
12 Jan 2009 | News story
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 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 | International news release
