Freshwater Resources
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...
31 Aug 2012
Inter-American Water Day (IAWD) takes place annually on the first Saturday of October to raise awareness about the importance of water for health and sustainable development. Created in 1992, IAWD was jointly conceived by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the Inter-American Association of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering (AIDIS) and the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA). [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/inter-american-water-day/ ]
30 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 August 2012: The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance especially as Waterfowl Habitat (Ramsar Convention) has reported that the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands has designated Namdrik Atoll as its second Wetland of International Importance. Ramsar reports that the coral atoll is relatively isolated, as there are no navigable passes into the central lagoon, and is in “near pristine condition.”
According to the Ramsar...
29 Aug 2012
This meeting will consider the theme “Water and Waste Management in the Caribbean: Real Strategies and Solutions”. The eighth GWP-C Caribbean High Level Session (HLS) Ministerial Forum will take place in conjunction with this meeting, from 4-5 October 2012. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/21st-annual-caribbean-water-and-wastewater-association-cwwa-conference-and-exhibition/ ]
