Coalition launches to strengthen commitment to transboundary water cooperation With water stress on the rise in shared river basins and aquifers, over 30 governments and organizations decide it is time to do more!  This year…

  For the first time, in the programme of the World Water Forum, the 9th edition organised around "Water Security for Peace and Development" included a day dedicated to the management of water resources at the level of basins ("basin…

Discover Fiware4Water with 4 questions to Doctor Natacha Amorsi, in charge of European projects at International Office for Water. Could you explain us what is the Fiware4Water project? Launched in 2019, the Fiware4Water project is coordinated…

The OECD Initiative on Water Governance is an international multi-stakeholder network of about 100 representatives of public, private and non-profit which meets twice a year in a Public Policy Forum to to share experiences on ongoing reforms,…

The Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes of the Economic Commission for Europe of the United Nations (Convention on the UNECE Water in English UNECE) was adopted Helsinki 17 March 1992. It is the…

  Roadmap for the UN Environment Programme Governing Bodies - 4 July, 2018

  The Excom draws upon, involves, engages from the outset a range of relevant communities of practice to co-develop and implement the work of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage. At Excom 7 (March 2018), the…

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  This project addresses existing challenges in both development and implementation of efficient management of water resources. It specifically supports the EaP countries to move towards the approximation to EU acquis in the field of water…

  The call topis is "Water resource management in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals", and aims at developing new concepts, to tackle at least one of the following two challenges:   Multiple pressure effects on ecosystems…

  The objective of the UNESCO-IHP WINS is to provide member states with an open source, open access web-based platform as a global reference for decision makers and stakeholders on water related issues at all levels. In particular, WINS will…

  During the 60th anniversary of the World Congress of the International Association of Hydrologists (IAH / IAH) in Montpellier, Jean-François Donzier awarded the "Prize 2016" of "Distinguished Associate" in recognition of the actions it was…

  The Niagara River in New York State, USA has won this year's coveted Thiess International Riverprize. Tero Mustonen wins 2016 Emerging River Professional Award.   2016-17 Vera Thiess Fellowship awarded to Suparana Katyaini    

  The AfriAlliance project (Network of European and African networks on water and climate) will launch this summer a call for nominations for working groups ( "Action Groups") on 5 themes:   · Integrated management of water…