GEF IW:LEARN E-bulletin #6, April 2008
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In This Issue
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Visitor statistics (pageviews) of links in previous E-Bulletin #5 |
Project News |
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Most popular documents on IW:LEARN (April) |
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Calendar of Events for June 2008 |
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Vacancies and Requests for Proposals |
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Lead Stories
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The project seeks to formalize the experiences, lessons learned from previous GEF projects, as well as major non-GEF initiatives, involving coral reefs and associated ecosystems. |
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Economic Valuation of Large Marine EcosystemsIUCN recently released a report on the Economic Valuation of Large Marine Ecosystems produced from a workshop held at the GEF Fourth Biennial International Waters Conference, Cape Town. |
Securing the Oceans: Essays on Ocean Governance Published Jointly by PEMSEA and Nippon FoundationThe 25-chapter book, 'Securing the Oceans: Essays on Ocean Governance' is published jointly by PEMSEA and the Nippon Foundation and is edited by Chua Thia-Eng, Gunnar Kullenberg and Danilo Bonga. |
Project News
New Waste Tanks
The Serbia Danube River Enterprise Pollution Reduction Project (DREPR) funded the construction of the first three slurry tanks, which commenced recently. Five beneficiaries of the farms-project also received waste handling and spreading equipment.
NOWPAP CEARAC New Activities in 2008-2009
On 6-8 March 2008, the 6th Focal Points Meeting of CEARAC (Coastal Environmental Assessment Regional Activity Center of NOWPAP) has been held in Toyama, Japan. In conjunction with the Focal Points Meeting (FPM), the First Coastal Environmental Assessment Workshop was organized on 7 March.
YSLME Launches Digital Photographic Online Competition and Painting Competition to Celebrate World Ocean Day 2008
The UNDP/GEP Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem Project is inviting stakeholders in China and Korea to participate in the competitions.
Most Popular Documents Downloaded on IW:LEARN.NET (April)
The Top Five Documents in April:
Global Water Stewardship and The Coca-Cola Company [124 views]
Ruma EMAS KITA Newsletter - October 2006 issue [79 views] August 2006 Issue [76 views]
GIWA Newsletter Issue No.1 Jan - Feb 2003 [55 views]
The Role of Marine Reserves as Fisheries Management Tools [50]
Calendar of Events for June 2008
Events in June:
Sustainable Irrigation 2008 (Alicante, Spain, from 11 to 13 June 2008)
Expo Zaragosa 2008 (Zaragosa, Spain, from 14 June to 14 September 2008)
4th ECRR International Conference on River Restoration (Venice, Italy, from 16 to 21 June 2008)
AOGS 2008 (Busan, RO Korea, from 16 to 20 June 2008)
Water Management Congress Europe (Prague, Czech Republic, from 16 to 17 June 2008)
Fourth Caribbean Environmental Forum and Exhibition (CEF 4) & the 14th Annual Wider Caribbean Waste Management Conference (ReCaribe) (Grenada Trade Center, Grenada, from 23 to 27 June 2008)
International Conference on Groundwater and Climate in Africa (Kampala, Uganda, from 25 to 28 June 2008)
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Vacancies and Requests for Proposals
Project Coordinator - Partnership Interventions for the Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for Lake Tanganyika. Deadline 12 June 2008. The Project Coordinator (PC) shall be responsible for the overall coordination of all aspects of the UNDPGEF Project, “Partnership Interventions for the Implementation of the Strategic Action Programme for Lake Tanganyika”in general. In particular, he/she shall liaise directly with designated officials of the Participating Countries, Members of the PSC, the Implementing Agency, the Executing Agency, UNDP Country Offices, existing and potential additional project donors, National Project Manager for each country, who is responsible for the implementation of project activities at national level, and others as deemed appropriate and necessary by the Lake Tanganyika Management Committee (LTMC) or by the PC him/her self.
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