GEF IW:LEARN e-bulletin #21, March/April 2010
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In This Issue
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| Calendar of Events from May to July 2010 | ||
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Lead Stories
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State
of the Marine Environment Report for the East Asian Seas 2009
A new report underlines multiple threats facing the East Asian seas as a result of factors including insensitive development, pollution, alien invasive species and climate change. |
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Report:
Wetlands for the Future Fund (WFF): Benefiting Wetland Management and
Conservation in Latin America and the Caribbean
This publication compiles the lessons learned over the 12-year lifespan of WFF with a selection of projects successfully implemented in each focus area, projects which could be replicated in other countries in the region and more broadly within the worldwide Ramsar family. |
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World
Bank Frees Up Development Data
The new website at data.worldbank.org offers full access to data from 209 countries, with some of the data going back 50 years. |
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Framing
the flow: Innovative Approaches to Understand, Protect and Value
Ecosystem Services across Linked Habitats
This publication presents a framework for an understanding of the connectivity between tropical coastal ecosystems (including mangroves, seagrasses and coral reefs) across environmental, economic, social, and management contexts. |
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Peacebuilding
across Lake Albert : Reinforcing environmental cooperation between
Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
The study of three domains of environmental interaction (environment and protected area management; water and fisheries; energy and oil) reveals that while there is increasing competition and tension around resources, they also offer entry points for improving trust-building between and within countries. |
Project and Partner News
Mixed Picture of the Mediterranean: Progress made on pollution levels while pressure is still high on threatened species
The report is a new effort to present decision-makers and the public at large with consolidated information and data on the State of the Environment in the Mediterranean.
Hua Hin conference calls on Mekong leaders to balance economic development with protection of water resources
International water experts meeting in Hua Hin have today released a statement calling upon the governments of the Mekong River Basin to work together to protect water resources in the region when considering any future development projects.
New Groundwater Flow Model for Nubian Aquifer
Through the collaboration of all four Nubian countries, a series of modeling workshops, and the efforts of a technical team led by an internationally recognized modeling expert, a new and innovative numerical model has been constructed for the Nubian Aquifer.
First report of environmental assessment of Tirana River
Environmental assessment of Tirana River (at Bregu Lumit) released by the project - 'Constructed Wetland for Nutrient Reductions in the Waters of Tirana River'.
GloBallast Forum Launched
This Forum represents a meeting place for discussion of all things related to ballast water. GloBallast countries can discuss their approaches, questions can be asked of the GloBallast team directly, and information and experience shared between anyone and everyone.
The Pacific Islands Oceanic Fisheries Management Project (OFMP) plans to strengthen implementation of fisheries management rules by small islands
HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 19 March 2010: FFA, UNDP, SPC, WWF and SPREP staff met over the past two days to plan a process for the design of a new phase of assistance to Pacific Islands under the Pacific Islands Oceanic Fisheries Management Project (OFMP).
Most Popular Documents from Projects on IW:LEARN.NET (Jan-Feb 2010)
The top five documents during Jan-Feb 2010:
Capabilities and Limitations of Decision Support Systems in Facilitating Access to Information [Unique Pageviews]
Project Proposal: Development and Implementation of Investment Opportunities in the East Asian Seas Region [36 Unique Pageviews]
Environmental Management Plan for the Mitigation of Environmental Impacts of the The Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) Project [35 Unique Pageviews]
Project Brief - Reversing Land and Water Degradation Trends in the Niger River Basin [24 Unique Pageviews]
GEF Concept Note: Marine and Coastal Environment Management Project [24 Unique Pageviews]
Calendar of Events from May to July 2010
Events in May 2010
Africa / Asia / Americas / Europe / Oceania / All regions
Events in June 2010:
ECWATECH-2010 International Water Forum , Moscow, Russia, 1-4 June 2010
7th IWA Leading-Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies , Arizona, USA, 2-4 June 2010
Water Loss 2010 , São Paulo, Brazil, 6-9 June 2010
Austria National Young Water Professionals Conference , Vienna, Austria, 9-11 June 2010
Water in Mining (WIM) 2010 , Santiago, Chile, 9-11 June 2010
IAHS Groundwater Quality 2010 (GQ10) Conference , Zurich, Switzerland, 13-18 June 2010
20th IAHR International Symposium on Ice , Lahti, Finland, 14-18 June 2010
World Ocean Council “Sustainable Ocean Summit” , Belfast, UK, 15-17 June 2010
Toward Sustainable Groundwater in Agriculture , CA, USA 15-17 June 2010
Spain National Young Water Professionals Conference , Barcelona, Spain, 16-18 June 2010
Water History Conference Delft 2010 , Delft, The Netherlands, 16-19 June 2010
XVIII International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources , Barcelona, Spain, 21-24 June 2010
The 6th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics , Athens,Greece, 23-25 June 2010
NOVATECH 2010 , Lyon, France, 27 June - 1 July 2010
Singapore International Water Week , Singapore, 28 June - 2 July 2010
Events in July 2010:
Africa / Asia / Americas / Europe / Oceania / All regions
Vacancies and Requests for Proposals
Project Coordinator/Consultant - UNEP/MAP (Deadline 1 May 2010)
Manager, Coastal Ecosystems - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority - Australia (Deadline 4 May 2010)
Fisheries Programme Officer - WWF - Tanzania (Deadline 10 May 2010)
Project Coordinator required for Tanzania Marine Research Programme - Frontier - Tanzania (Deadline 15 May 2010)
IWMI Communications Specialist - Africa (Deadline 23 May 2010)
PAGEV (Volta Water Governance Project) Project Coordinator - Burkina Faso (Deadline 25 May 2010)
Program Officer - Technology Transfer - International Network on Small Hydro Power - China (Deadline 31 May 2010)
Project Scientist - Coral Cay Conservation - Philippines, Tobago, Cambodia (Deadline 30 June 2010)
