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UNECE launches a clearing house for information on water and health in the Republic of Moldova

… The official opening of the Clearing House under the Protocol on Water and Health in the Republic of Moldova took place on 10 … For more information, please visit: http://www.unece.org/env/water.html or contact: Mr. Alisher Mamadzhanov …

Parties to UNECE Water Convention agree on historic step towards worldwide transboundary water cooperation

… On 30 November 2012, the Meeting of the Parties (MoP) to the United Nations Economic Commission for … Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) … such members as Vanya Grigorova, Director of the Executive Environment Agency (Bulgaria);  Saghit Ibatullin, Chair of …

Advancing preparations for the 7th Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe” Astana, 21–23 September 2011

… Geneva The Extended Bureau of the UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy met on 16 and 17 March 2010 to further prepare the Seventh Ministerial … will focus on two main themes: Sustainable management of water and water-related ecosystems ; and Greening the …

Central Asian civil society networks agree to cooperate on water issues in the framework of the UNECE Water Convention

… Asian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on “Climate. Water. Energy. Health”, during the Central Asian Water … Meeting held on 12 September in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Public participation is essential to raise awareness about good … Cooperation (GIZ) and the Ministries of Health and Environment of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The meeting …

International Year of Water Cooperation: UNECE offers global legal framework for action

… Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is prepared to play a key role in addressing global water issues and, in particular, the vital need to further … This was the message of Marco Keiner, Director of the UNECE Environment Division, speaking at the launch ceremony of the …

Armenia prepares to ratify the UNECE Protocol on Water and Health: draft national water and health targets finalized

… Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on water resources management approved the draft national water and health targets, prepared by the national expert group with support … Ukraine. For more information, please visit: www.unece.org/env/water/npd … Armenia prepares to ratify the UNECE …

UNECE organizes seminar on water management in Turkmenistan

… Geneva A two-day national seminar on integrated water resources’ management and transboundary water … This seminar aims to discuss the role of UNECE’s environmental conventions in strengthening water management …

The Protocol on Water and Health, a crucial tool for delivering water, sanitation and hygiene for all during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

… the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the extent to which water, sanitation and hygiene are key to human health through frequent handwashing, in the … just the health sector alone. Indeed, bringing together the environment and health communities, the Protocol aims to …

Launch of UNECE-funded inspection boat and water sampling platform to protect the Dniester River

… A boat for fisheries inspectors and a water sampling platform on the Dniester River were formally … the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and its partner organizations, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in a small ceremony. Funds made …

Central Asian workshop will help mainstream environmental concerns in Government plans and policies

… capacity for the implementation of the Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context, and in particular the Convention’s Protocol on … Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, will focus on the water sector. Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) …

UNECE Seminar on International Water Cooperation opens in Tajikistan

… Geneva A two-day national seminar on international water cooperation opened today in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The … to find out about the role of the UNECE Convention on Environmental Impact Assessment in a Transboundary Context …

UNECE and the International Network of Basin Organizations launch flagship publication on water and climate change adaptation

… Over 50 different experiences from river basins around the world have been compiled and analysed in the new publication “Water and climate change adaptation in transboundary basins: … The publication is available at: http://www.unece.org/env/water/climate_change_publication.html Notes to editors: …

Kazakhstan takes first step towards joining UNECE Protocol on Water and Health

… the working group of the Kazakh National Policy Dialogue on water adopted its workplan for 2014-2015 at a meeting in Astana. One of the key areas of work foreseen for the coming years are preparations … head of the Water Resources Committee at the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources. A workplan for 2014–2015 …

UNECE plans in support of water policy approved by Steering Committee in Kyrgyzstan

… of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on integrated water resources management (IWRM) in Kyrgyzstan approved … the meeting, which was chaired by the Deputy Head of the Department of Water Management and Melioration of the Ministry … Ukraine. More information is available at: www.unece.org/env/water/npd . Contact information: Mr. Peep Mardiste …

Second Environmental Performance Review of Tajikistan highlights lack of access to clean water and sanitation and need for improved waste management

… Access to clean water and improved sanitation and waste management remain some of the most pressing environmental challenges for Tajikistan according to the … changes to the legal and policy framework in the area of the environment, as well as challenges that the …

UNECE discusses the role of environmental conventions in Turkmenistan

… experts to discuss possibilities for enhancing good environmental governance and promoting transboundary cooperation in Turkmenistan with the help of these … benefits of the Conventions, particularly with regard to water resource management. Both the Convention on …

UNECE supports modernization of water legislation in Tajikistan

… of the Steering Committee of the European Union (EU) Water Initiative’s National Policy Dialogue on Integrated … strategy involve institutional changes, such as the separation of policymaking and operational functions in the … More information is available at: http://www.unece.org/env/water/npd Contact information: Mr. Peep Mardiste …

UNECE workshop on equitable access to water and sanitation opens

… Geneva The workshop on equitable access to water and sanitation organized under the leadership of the … Government of France, with the support of the UNECE secretariat of the Protocol on Water and Health, and in … web site of UNECE: Workshop website at http://www.unece.org/env/water/meetings/equitable_access_workshop.html Contacts: …

UNECE launches National Policy Dialogue on water in Kazakhstan

… Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on water was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. At the meeting, it was … (UNECE) Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes — a first … was opened by Mr. Yerlan Nysanbayev, Vice-Minister of Environmental Protection of Kazakhstan, followed by …

UNECE helps Kyrgyzstan in strengthening transboundary water cooperation for adaptation to climate change

… Geneva How can transboundary water cooperation help in adaptation to climate change? On … For further information please visit: http://live.unece.org/env/water/cadialogue/cadwelcome.htm Contact information: …