The meeting, which may take one or one and a half day, will focus on the Update of SITWA Project and its Detailed Work Plan and ToRs for the inception phase activities.
Financing Climate Change : Africa's Access to Convention Funds (3 december) This side event will provide a forum for dialogue on current efforts to develop and operationalize the Green Climate Fund with a special focus on Africa. Donors, civil…
The 2012 scientific programme of the 5th Ouranos symposium is an opportunity to review the progress made in recent research efforts within Ouranos and its network. The symposium will feature a number of top-ranked speakers, and will also provide a…
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. Following up on Rio+…
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 next World…
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…
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…
Objetivos Assumem-se como objetivos específicos do ciclo de Fóruns Regionais da Água : Apresentar o PGRH-Norte e mobilizar os agentes para a ação ; Dar a conhecer os principais problemas e potencialidades das massas de água ; Debater boas…
An initiative of the Conseil de gouvernance de l'eau des bassins versants de la rivière St-François (COGESAF) in partnership with the City of Sherbrooke and the University of Sherbrooke. Why stormwater management? According to the host, Mr. Jean-…
In July 2010, the United Nations recognized the right to universal access to water. Currently, nearly 900 million people worldwide lack access to improved water sources, over 300 million of whom live in sub-Saharan Africa. As it did with the…
The Prepcom conference will be organized by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) in cooperation with UN‐Water, UNDP Office in Dushanbe and the South‐South News. The objective of…
The Seventh "Environment for Europe" Ministerial Conference is scheduled to take place in Astana (Kazakhstan) from 21 to 23 September 2011. The Conference is being prepared in accordance with the provisions of Reform Plan of the "Environment for…
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…