Latest news updates from IW projects worldwide

ECO-Asia is launching a competitive, small grants program to support use of the 10-Step Promotion Program Toolkit to increase or improve access to water and/or sanitation services in Asian cities. Private organizations, NGOs, CBOs and academic institutions, working to improve or increase access to urban water and sanitation services delivery may apply. Organizations working in countries not eligible for USAID assistance may not apply.

• Posted by kcustodio
• Published: 12-Feb-2010

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The Eastern Nile Technical Regional Office (ENTRO) is organizing a kick-off meeting for the First Joint Multipurpose Program Identification Phase Studies (JMP1 ID Studies). By the end of the JMP1 Identification phase, ENCOM will be in a position to commission detailed preparation for the selected JMP1 investments.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 03-Feb-2010

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On 4 November 2009, the Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation of Burundi signed the Headquarters Agreement of the Lake Tanganyika Authority.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 03-Feb-2010

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The Living Water Exchange project is sharing information and accelerating the replication of the most appropriate nutrient reduction practices to improve the environmental health of water resources in Central and Eastern Europe.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 03-Feb-2010

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The 2009 Seamounts cruise blog from the Dr. Fridtjof Nansen is syndicated on BBC News.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 02-Feb-2010

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The Mekong River Commission (MRC) and Government of Lao PDR have agreed to establish a site for demonstrating best practice in dealing with the potential impacts of climate change on Lao agriculture and rural life.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 02-Feb-2010

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In upraising the profile of the PACC Project in Tuvalu, a one day inception meeting was held at the Government Conference Room to introduce and launch the project.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 29-Jan-2010

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The 'Blue carbon, the new frontier' video featuring Nick Nuttal (Spokesperson, UNEP) and Jacqueline Alder (Coordinator - Marine and Coastal Programme, UNEP), is now available for viewing on Youtube.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 29-Jan-2010

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Washington, DC – Coastal saltmarshes, mangroves and seagrass meadows have a staggering ability to remove carbon from the atmosphere and lock it into soil, a new paper by a Conservation International scientist claims today – prompting calls for urgent action to protect these vulnerable habitats.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 28-Jan-2010

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The Water Demand Initiative for the Middle East and North Africa (WaDImena) is a five-year project to promote the management of water demand in the region. WaDImena currently works in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, and Yemen.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 28-Jan-2010

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South Africa and its neighbor to the north, Mozambique, have joined forces to create Africa's largest marine protected area.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 28-Jan-2010

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A report by the Asian Development Bank and multimedia toolkit produced by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office highlight the economics of climate change in the Southeast Asian region.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 27-Jan-2010

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The Sio Siteko Transboundary wetlands management plan has been prepared with the contribution of stakeholders from Uganda and Kenya, including Regional and District leaderships together with the communities.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 27-Jan-2010

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Gapminder is a non-profit venture promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels.

• Posted by rcooper
• Published: 27-Jan-2010

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November 23, 2009—A new report by the 2030 Water Resources Group, led by IFC and McKinsey & Company, finds that one-third of the world's population could have access to only half the water it needs by 2030, if necessary actions are not taken now.

• Posted by kcustodio
• Published: 22-Jan-2010

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