Publications and Outreach
Knowledge Products & Publications
International Waters Management Issues
- From Coast to Coast: Celebrating 20 Years of Transboundary Management of Our Shared Oceans
- From Community to Cabinet: Two Decades of GEF Action to Secure Transboundary River Basins and Aquifers
- International Waters Experience Notes (http://www.iwlearn.net/experience) - short case studies on a variety of issues
- Handbook on Governance and Socioeconomics of Large Marine Ecosystems
- Public Participation Handbook - coming
- Communicating for Results: A Communications Planning Guide for International Waters Projects - prepared by GEF projects through IW:LEARN stakeholder learning exchange
- Summary of International Waters Programme Study eForum [Acrobat - 408K]
Videos/Documentaries
- Turning the Tide: Sustaining Earth's Large Marine Ecosystems (DVD Documentary)
- GEF 5th Biennial International Waters Conference Reflection Videos
- GEF 4th Biennial International Waters Conference Reflections Video
Face-to-Face Training Final Reports
- GEF Biennial International Waters Conference Reports, please visit the individual pages for these: IWC2009, IWC2007, IWC2005, IWC2002, IWC2000
- Project-Project Exchanges, including final reports: http://www.iwlearn.net/exchange
- All training workshops and their final reports are available at the events page.
- Gender and Water Traveling Exhibit Final Report
Project Outreach
- IW:LEARN Services Brochure
- Project Overview Presentation - IWL Services
- IW:LEARN2 - Operational Phase Brochure 2p. [Acrobat]
- IW:LEARN2 - Project Overview Presentation [Powerpoint - 13M]
IW:LEARN Newsletters
IW:LEARN E-Bulletin
The IW:LEARN E-Bulletin is the primary and regular (monthly) IW:LEARN newsletter. It dependson article submissions from the GEF IW community. Sent article proposals and announcements to info@iwlearn.org. We are particularly interested in stories of lessons learned, challenges overcome and milestones in IW project implementation.
IW Bridges Newsletter (2005-2008, Operational Phase)
- December 2008 - [Acrobat]
- June 2008 - [Acrobat]
- March 2008 (Global Oceans Edition) - [Acrobat]
- January 2008 - [Acrobat]
- July 2007 (IWC4 Edition) - [Acrobat - 4.8M]
- June 2007 - 8p. [Acrobat - 6M]
- October 2006 (for Global Plan of Action Inter-Governmental Review) 12p. [Acrobat]
- August 2006 and Nairobi Report (for GEF Assembly) 8p. [Acrobat]
- June 2006 8p. [Acrobat - 3+M]
- March 2006 (for 4th World Water Forum) 8p. [Acrobat - 2.9M]
- January 2006 (for 3rd Global Forum on Oceans, Coasts and Islands) 8p. [Acrobat - 2.1M]
- June 2005 (for 3rd GEF International Waters Conference - Salvador, Brazil) 8p. [Acrobat - 1.1M]
Waves Newsletter (2000-2003, Pilot Phase)
- World Water Forum 4p. [Acrobat - 245K]
- 2nd GEF IW Conference - Dalian, China 4p. [Acrobat - 251K]
- 4th Quarter 2001-2002 6p. [Acrobat - 513K]
- 3rd Quarter 2001-2002 4p. [Acrobat - 893K]
Articles
- 'Forging a Global Knowledge Community to Address International Waters Crises' Water Resources Impact. 5p. [Acrobat - 323K]
- 'The Global Environment Facility: Forging Partnerships and Fostering Knowledge Transfer to Sustain Transboundary Waters in Europe, Central Asia and Around the World.' - IW:LEARN and GEF Secretariat. 9p. [Acrobat - 320K]
Project Documents
All project documents are available at each of the different phases of IW:LEARN's project profiles:
For quick reference, here are some of them:
- IW:LEARN3 PIF
- IW:LEARN Sustainability Plan - produced at conclusion of operational phase
- Operational Phase Executive Summary, 37p. [Acrobat - 783K]
- Operational Phase UNDP Project Document [Acrobat 796K]
- Operational Phase UNEP Project Document [Acrobat 624K]
- Operational Phase Project Concept Paper (w/o Annexes). 18p. [Acrobat - 356K] and
- Operational Phase Project Concept Paper Annexes [Acrobat]
- Pilot Phase Project Document