GEF IW:LEARN e-bulletin #10, August 2008
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In This Issue
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| Most popular documents on IW:LEARN (August) | |
| Calendar of Events for October 2008 | |
| Vacancies and Requests for Proposals | |
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Visitor statistics (unique pageviews) of links in previous E-Bulletin #9 (July 2008). Click image to view.
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Lead Stories
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UNEP/IW:LEARN Metadata Workshop IW:LEARN is organising a workshop to be held in Tunisia, tentatively scheduled from 8-12 December 2008. The workshop aims to introduce the free GeoNetwork open source software package for managing and sharing geospatial metadata. To learn more about the workshop, kindly e-mail Mr. Sean Khan at sean.khan@unep.org or Dr. Richard Cooper at richard@iwlearn.org. |
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Thank You Survey Respondents! IW:LEARN wishes to thank all those who shared their time to respond to the survey on IW:LEARN services. These inputs will help in improving IWLEARN’s outreach materials, the iwlearn.net website and the Web Toolkit. The initial result of the online survey is accessible at http://www.iwlearn.net/websitetoolkit/survey/summary-of-results . As we have received a few reports of technical difficulties in accomplishing the survey, we are making the survey available in MS Word format for those who are still interested to share their views and suggestions on IW:LEARN services. The questionnaire consists of only 12 questions about iwlearn.net, and an additional 3 questions for GEF IW project managers and 11 questions for users of the Web Toolkit. Download the survey in MS Word format. IW:LEARN will get in touch with the first 50 respondents regarding the delivery of the free 2-gigabyte flash memory stick. |
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Share your practical experiences through the GEF International Waters Experience Notes The GEF International Waters Experience Notes help the Transboundary Water Management (TWM) community share its practical experiences in promoting better TWM. Experiences include successful practices, approaches, strategies, lessons, and methodologies, that emerge in the context of TWM. Completed experience notes are available here: http://iwlearn.net/publications/experience-note/
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Tips for Facilitating an Environmental Email List
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A Network of Networks: Email Lists, Nature Protection and Pollution Control
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Servir: Regional Visualization and Monitoring System for Mesoamerica
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Coastal Remote Sensing Toolkit
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Project News
New study highlights present and future maritime traffic flows in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean Sea is amongst the world’s busiest waterways accounting for 15 per cent of global shipping activity by number of calls and 10 per cent by vessel deadweight tonnes (DWT), says new study. Overall vessel activity within the Mediterranean has been rising steadily over the past 10 years and is projected to increase by a further 18 per cent over the next 10 years.
ICM Model Courses developed by PEMSEA for National and Regional ICM Training
As part of the PEMSEA participating countries' commitment to place 20 percent of the region's coastline under an integrated coastal management (ICM) program by 2015, as well as to increase the number of ICM practitioners and allied experts in the region, a new ICM model training course has been developed and will soon be rolled out for national and regional training.
Revised Strategic Action Programme for the South China Sea
The Ninth Meeting of the Regional Scientific and Technical Committee and Eighth Meeting of the Project Steering Committee were convened in Viet Nam from 20th-22nd August and 25th-26th August, respectively, for the finalization of the Revised Strategic Action Programme for the South China Sea.
Most Popular Documents on IW:LEARN.NET (August)
The top five documents in August:
UNEP/IW:LEARN Regional IT Workshop (Athens) [95 unique pageviews]
Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators for GEF International Waters Projects - Working Paper 10
[29 unique pageviews]
Lake Peipsi/Chudskoe - TDA. 2005.
[27 unique pageviews]
Programa estratégico de acción para la cuenca binacional del río Bermejo. 2000. (1.7 MB, Spanish)
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Capabilities and Limitations of Decision Support Systems in Facilitating Access to Information (453 KB)
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Calendar of Events for October 2008
Events in October:
HydroChange 2008 Kyoto, Japan 1 to 3 October 2008
The Ocean in a High CO2 World - II Monaco, Monaco 6 to 9 October 2008
Climatic Changes and Water Resources in the Middle East and North Africa Fez, Morocco 7 to 8 October 2008
WaterSmart Innovations Conference and Exposition Las Vegas, Nevada, United States 8 to 10 October 2008
20th International Congress on Irrigation and Drainage Lahore, Pakistan 13 to 19 October 2008
The Role of Hydrology in Water Resources Management Capri, Italy 13 to 16 October 2008
4th International Symposium on Transboundary Waters Management Thessaloniki, Greece 15 to 18 October 2008
WEFTEC.08 on the Horizon Chicago, Illinois 18 to 22 October 2008
One Watershed - One Water Kelowna, Canada 21 to 23 October 2008
International Convention on Water Resources Development and Management Pilani, Rajasthan, India 23 to 26 October 2008
Global Water Management Congress Dubai, United Arab Emirates 26 to 27 October 2008
Complex Systems and Changes: Water and Life Conference Taormina, Sicily, Italy 29 to 31 October 2008
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Vacancies and Requests for Proposals
Regional Coordinator (FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific) (closing date: 18 October 2008) Under the overall supervision of the ADG/RR FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the technical guidance of the Senior Fishery Officer (RAPI) and the functional guidance of Departments and Independent Offices at Headquarters, the Regional Coordinator will lead the RCU team in implementing the BOBLME Project as well as act as Secretary to the Project Steering Committee (PSC).
Chief Technical Advisor (FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific) (closing date: 18 October 2008) Under the general guidance of the ADG/RR FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the technical guidance of the Senior Fishery Officer (RAPI), the direct supervision of the Regional Coordinator and in consultation with relevant services in FAO HQ,; the Chief Technical Advisor will have the primary responsibility for all technical aspects of the Programme and will either conduct said work occurring at the regional level directly or will recruit and supervise regional and international experts to do so .
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