1. Context and objectives The "EUROPE-INBO" group, created in Valencia, Spain, in 2003 by the European Basin Organisations of INBO for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD), aims at enriching the implementation of water…
The OECD online Survey on Stakeholder Engagement for Effective Water Governance. Please complete the Survey for 5 May 2014 or at least as soon as possible in English, French or Spanish. This Survey aims to collect data on stakeholder engagement…
Under the Technical Cooperation Agreeement signed between Conagua and UNESCO in December in 2013, the government of Mexico through Conagua, hosted the high-level of the Closing Ceremony of the International Year of Water Cooperation. With over…
INBO-Academy (International Network of Basin Organisations) and CIREF (Iberian Centre for River Restoration), in coordination with ECRR (European Centre for River Restoration), join their forces to propose to Basin Organizations management staff,…
The Thiess International Riverprize was first awarded in 1999, and has grown to become the world's most prestigious environmental award. There are now 15 international winners and more than 50 finalists who have demonstrated their outstanding…
Réalisée à l'occasion de l'Année internationale de la coopération dans le domaine de l'eau et coordonnée par l'UNESCO au nom de l'ONU-Eau, cette publication conjointe de l'UNESCO et de Tudor Rose a été lancée officiellement au cours du Sommet de l'…
In the report "Water Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean: a Multi-level Approach", OECD calls for more integrated water policies through the adoption of context-specific, flexible and multi-level governance mechanisms including at…
The China Europe Water Platform was launched in March 2012 at the 6th World Water Forum as a new working group of the EU Water Initiative, with Denmark and Portugal co-leading the work. The specific purpose of the CEWP Work Programme 2012-2015…
OECD Regional Development Working Papers 2012/04 This report attempts to shed some light on the governance of water policy in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries. It argues that public governance of water in most LAC countries is…
Worldwide more and more organizations working in water management see the strategic importance of cross-border cooperation at regional level. Sometimes driven by international legislation, or sometimes as a result of identifying joint opportunities…
Geneva, 17 March 2012 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (UNECE Water Convention), adopted in Helsinki, Finland on 17 March 1992, celebrates…
In total: more than 150 films, from around 50 countries. The themes: aquatic myths and legends, public bath houses, rites and traditions, protection of wetlands, aquatic ecosystems, right to water and sanitation, floods, dams, pollution, conflict…
Contents of issue No. 33: - Transfer prices in the water industry. - Design and implementation of and lessons learned from the Water for All Programme in Peru. - Lessons learned from experiences in Germany, France and England. - Investment…