This Initiative aims to provide a multi-stakeholder policy platform to advance on the global water governance agenda. It will encompass the establishment of a Policy Forum, the creation of an International Observatory on Water governance, and a Web…

The Seminar, adopted at the ASEM 9 Summit, is designed to promote and deepen Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) dialogue and cooperation, and to provide insights into how ASEM members plan for sustainable development, with a focus on water resource and…

  Dear Your Excellency M. Salem Ould Merzoug,   I consider it a great honor to meet you as the moderator of this special dialogue at the UN, and to learn from you. You have an amazing record in water management and I wish I could hear more than 6…

 The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the Second Committee of the General Assembly, in collaboration with FAO, IFAD and WFP, are organizing on 1 November, a special event on food security and nutrition.  …

CEWP will organize a side event at the World Water Week in Stockholm on August 29th in the morning. The side event will provide information about CEWP and participants can learn about how they can be involved and contribute to CEWP.

Invitation The next meeting of the World Liaison Bureau will take place : On TUESDAY 16 OCTOBER 2012 from 17:00 (sharp) to 19:30 at the Istanbul Grand Cevahir Hotel. The agenda of this Bureau meeting will deal with: Preparation of the…

Thematic Focus - Water Security   Transboundary water issues have cross-cutting implications for the aims of Rio+20. This side event will focus on the UNWC as a tool to fill in gaps in the institutional framework for sustainable development, and…

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…

The objective of the Conference is to secure renewed political commitment for sustainable development, assess the progress to date and the remaining gaps in the implementation of the outcomes of the major summits on sustainable development, and…

INBO attended the 6th World Water Forum       At conclusion time... tangible progress for basin management and transboundary cooperation has been made.   Ministerial Declaration  

The present paper builds on the proceedings of a NARBO seminar in Malang, East Java, in June 2011, where a discussion was held about 'secrets' of successful RBOs. The 'secrets' include, in random order, • political support; • good stakeholder…

The UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP) together with the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the International Association of Hydrogeologists (IAH) has initiated a new Project on "Groundwater Governance" financed by the…