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Water Resources Management from Rio+20 to post MDGs

Event type: Side Event Date: 2012-08-26 Time: 17:45 - 18:45 Convenor: UNEP-DHI Centre for Water and Environment (UNEP-DHI) Co-convenor: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), UN-Water, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Global Water Partnership (GWP) and Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) Room: K16/17 Event Description At Rio+20 UN-Water and UNEP successfully launched ...

Aug. 22, 2012

By Stockholm International Water Institute

Criticality of Science to Water Resources Management

Policy Statement Fully-informed water management decisions are vital to communities across the United States who are dealing with flood, drought, water supply, and water contamination issues every day. Scientific data and studies provide the bedrock foundation of these decisions. It is essential that water managers, planners, researchers, and decision-makers at all levels use evidence-based ...

Jan. 12, 2019

By American Water Resources Association (AWRA)

Hatfield provides a Senior Water Governance Expert for Asian Development Bank’s Water Resource Management Project in Cambodia

Hatfield has been awarded a contract from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide aSenior Water & Environment Governance Advisorfor ADB’s Water Resource Management Sector Development Program (SDP) in Cambodia. The project is designed to support the Cambodian government’s National Strategic Development Plan (2006-2010) by helping to reduce poverty in selected rural areas ...

Aug. 21, 2013

By Hatfield Consultants Ltd.

Water integrity training manual now available in French

This recently launched training manual provide substance on issues such as how water integrity relates to water governance and integrated water resources management, how corruption plays out in the water sector, and what drives it and what can be done about it. It has been developed in partnership with Water integrity Network (WIN), Cap-Net and WaterNet and is free to download and use. Find more ...

Nov. 23, 2011

By Stockholm International Water Institute

LimnoTech Summer Newsletter: Climate Change and Water Resource Management (August 2014)

LimnoTech latest newsletter is out! The theme of the newsletter is the challenges to water resource professionals caused by climate change. Articles include a discussion by Dr. John Lenters about the Midwest’s past brutal winter and how it may not refute global warming; Laura Weintraub’s piece on how power-generating facilities are influenced by reduced water availability and ...

Aug. 1, 2014

By LimnoTech Inc.

ADB helping China prepare framework for water resources management

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is helping the People’s Republic of China (PRC) prepare a framework for managing the allocation of water resources to meet the needs of a growing population and a rapidly expanding economy. ADB will provide a $500,000 grant for the project from its technical assistance program. The Multi-Donor Trust Fund of the Water Financing Partnership Facility managed by ADB ...

Oct. 28, 2008

By Asian Development Bank

WGF launches new publication series with its first report `Human rights-based approaches and managing water resources`

Many governments as well as multilateral organisations are increasingly emphasising human rights-based approaches as critical to mainstream in countries’ development policies and donor strategies. Among many water professionals and decision- makers there is generally little understanding of human rights-based approaches (HRBA) and how to apply them. There have been ample debates and ...

Aug. 22, 2012

By Stockholm International Water Institute

Every drop matters initiative hosted by SIWI

WGF welcomes the regional partnership initiative Every Drop Matters by The Coca-Cola Company and UNDP in Eurasia, CIS and the Middle East. The global programme manager position for EDM is hosted by SIWI. EDM aims at increasing access to safe drinking water, facilitating the use of environmentally sound industrial technologies, and promote responsible water resource management by outreach and ...

Feb. 15, 2011

By Stockholm International Water Institute

ADB grant extended to improve water resource management in Bangladesh

A new grant extended to Bangladesh will continue efforts to improve development of the nation's small-scale water resources, which offer essential support to agricultural and fish production in one of the world's poorest countries. The Japan Special Fund is providing a $600,000 grant to design the Participatory Small-Scale Water Resources Project. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will manage ...

Jan. 22, 2008

By Asian Development Bank

Singapore confirms national pavilion at the show

Last year’s event attracted 200 exhibitors from 18 countries and regions and included a national pavilion from Israel which hosted 12 exhibitors who showcased advanced technologies and experiences related to water resource management, water conservation, irrigation, wastewater treatment and seawater desalination. For the 2009 exhibition, Singapore will be joining the line-up of national ...

Apr. 2, 2009

By MMI Asia Pte Ltd - a subsidiary of Messe München

Training manual on water integrity

The training manual is developed to assist capacity builders in developing training and educational programmes on water integrity and how it can be promoted and worked with in more practical ways. The overall goal is to develop institutional capacities and prepare for change through increased knowledge and action on integrity, accountability and anti-corruption in any country or region. The ...

May 2, 2011

By Stockholm International Water Institute

LG Sound presents innovative products during the WISA conference & exhibition

At this moment, LG Sound is attending the Biennial WISA Conference & Exhibition on water innovation in Mbombela, South Africa. The aim of the WISA (Water Institute of Southern Africa) is to provide a forum for the exchange of information to improve the water resource management in Southern Africa. During the conference we give two seminars about our latest innovations. Do you want to know how ...

May 27, 2014

By LG Sonic

Training manual on water integrity

The training manual is developed to assist capacity builders in developing training and educational programmes on water integrity and how it can be promoted and worked with in more practical ways. The overall goal is to develop institutional capacities and prepare for change through increased knowledge and action on integrity, accountability and anti-corruption in any country or region. The ...

Jun. 14, 2011

By Stockholm International Water Institute

Putting water resources and communities on the map

A season of presentations and panel discussions will be taking place from December to recognise the importance of integrated water resource management at field and policy level. The Appropriate Development Panel (ADP) for the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE), in collaboration with Oxfam and WaterAid, are hosting the events to highlight current and future risk to regional and local water ...

Dec. 4, 2009

By WaterAid

ribeka is attending the IWRM Karlsruhe 2010

RIBEKA is attending the 2010 IWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management) in Karlsruhe Germany. We will be presenting our new ground water monitoring system GW-Base 8.0 as well as the updated version of our web application GW-Web. The exhibition takes place at the Karlsruhe Convention Center on 24. - 25. November 2010. You will find us at the foyer, ground floor, stand 103. We look forward to ...

Oct. 14, 2010

By ribeka GmbH - Groundwater Management

Clean future for world`s dirtiest river

Indonesia's efforts to clean up the Citarum River, often called the world's most polluted river, has received a major boost following the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) approval of a US$500 million multi-tranche loan package. The first loan tranche is for US$50 million. The Citarum River Basin Territory supports a population of 28 million people, delivers 20% of Indonesia’s gross domestic ...

Dec. 10, 2008

By Asian Development Bank

Alterra assists Egypt to reform the water sector

A consortium of Euroconsult Mott MacDonald in association with Alterra, Nelen & Schuurmans and Capacity Building International (Egypt) has recently won the 2 million euro Europe-Aid contract ‘Support to the National Water Resources Plan – Phase II’. The objective of this project is to support the important reform programme of the Egyptian water sector. In Egypt, being an ...

Jan. 6, 2015

By Wageningen University and Research Centre

Corporate Water Stewardship 101 - Recorded webinar available!

On Wednesday, February 3rd, Antea Group Senior Consultant Nick Martin facilitated a webinar on "Water Stewardship 101" in partnership with CDP. The presentation provides a practical overview of the basics of water stewardship, why it matters, and a look at some of the tools and strategies successful organizations are implementing. Nick has extensive experience supporting both private and public ...

Feb. 11, 2016

By Antea Group - USA

Aquatic Informatics launches next generation software system for water data management and analysis

AQUARIUS 3.0 simplifies data management for national water resource management agencies and individuals who manage hydrologic time series, discrete water quality and river gauging measurement data Aquatic Informatics Inc., a global leader in providing innovative software solutions for water data management and analysis, announced the commercial launch today of its next generation software ...

Sep. 21, 2011

By Aquatic Informatics Inc

Kenneth J. Wagner, Ph.D., CLM, of ENSR elected President of the North American Lake Management Society

ENSR Senior Water Resources Manager Elected to 3 year NALMS term November 29, 2005- Westford, MA – Kenneth J. Wagner, Senior Water Resources Manager with ENSR, has been elected President of the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) - a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement and protection of lakes in North America. Dr. Wagner has been a member of NALMS ...

Nov. 30, 2005

By AECOM