Freshwater Resources
25 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
25 September 2012: The 4th session of the Pacific Platform for Disaster Risk Management was convened by the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), in partnership with the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR). The meeting was held alongside the Pacific Regional Water and Sanitation Consultations (RWSC) from 17-21 September 2012, in Noumea, New Caledonia.
The Pacific Platform concluded with commitment to develop an integrated Pacific regional strategy for disaster risk...
10 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 September 2012: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Programme on Capacity Building for Integrated Water Resources Management (Cap-Net) celebrated its 10th anniversary with the launch of a report, titled “10 Years of Capacity Development in Sustainable Water Management.” The report highlights network activities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, and looks toward the coming decade of work.
The report also: identifies means of increasing impacts, accessing the best of...
05 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
30 August 2012: A booklet issued by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) on the Community Water Initiative (CWI) discusses: CWI approaches; results and impacts; replication, upscaling and sustainability; the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme (SGP) – effective delivery mechanism; partnerships; and beyond 2012.
The booklet, titled “CWI – Adaptive Community Water Initiative: Delivering Water and Sanitation to Poor Communities,” underscores that the approaches of the CWI are...
05 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 August 2012: A new report from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) discusses the role of UNDP programmes - including Millennium Development Goal (MDG) GoAL WASH, Cap-Net, the Community Water Initiative, Every Drop Matters, the MDG Spanish Fund, and the Millennium Acceleration Framework – in achieving water and sanitation targets of the MDGs. The report underscores challenges and notes that sanitation is one of the two MDG targets that remain most off-track.
The report, titled “UNDP...
04 Sep 2012
The inaugural International Water Summit will be hosted by Masdar and held alongside the 2013 World Future Energy Summit. The aim of the International Water Summit is to provide an opportunity for participants to network with global politicians, experts from the international water community and leaders from the public and private sectors, and collaborate in the development of solutions for some of the world’s most water-scarce regions. The Summit is part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week; more...
