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Opening of workshop in Almaty to improve management and protection of transboundary groundwaters in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia

… Almaty – Starting today, policy and decision makers, legal and … challenges related to the management of transboundary groundwater resources during a three-day training workshop in … Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) for the “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference in Astana …

Water Convention at the 10th World Water Forum

… The Water Convention Secretariat (UNECE) was involved in several … can produce a package of shared economic, social and environmental benefits, and promote regional peace and …

Water for peace on World Water Day: momentum builds for cross-border cooperation through UN Water Convention

… “Action for water is action for peace…Achieving it relies on far greater cooperation…We must accelerate efforts to work … by the UN Water Convention, visit: https://unece.org/environmental-policy/events/un-world-water-day-2024   … …

Implementation Committee of the UNECE Water Convention holds its first meeting in Geneva

… (UNECE) Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) held … consent. For more information see http://www.unece.org/env/water/implementation_committee.html or contact: Iulia …

World Water Day 2020

… 22 March is World Water Day. This year, the topic of World Water Day is water and climate change …

Water Convention at Budapest Water Summit

…     During the Budapest Water Summit, UNECE and the Ministry of Interior of Hungary will convene a side event to celebrate the …

UNECE prepares guidance on fire-water retention to avoid another Sandoz accident

… Thirty years ago, one of the worst environmental disasters in Europe was caused by a fire … that caused the real disaster, but the contaminated fire-waterwater used by firefighters to extinguish the blaze — …

The Human Right to Water and the Protocol on Water and Health: making access to water a reality

… Roundtable on the Human Right to Water First Meeting of the Parties Geneva, Switzerland 17-19 … Roundtable brought together the human rights, health and environment communities to exchange views and work towards a …

Stockholm World Water Week

… The 21st World Water Week will be held from 28 August to 2 September 2016 … the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). This year’s World Water Week will address sustainable growth … water resources allocation, internalizing social and environmental costs in the economic growth models. New …

UNECE @ 7th World Water Forum: Water for Our Future

… UNECE will be contributing to the Seventh World Water Forum , to be held from 12 to 17 April in Daegu and Gyeongju, Republic of Korea. The Forum, the world’s largest meeting on water, is where the water community — …

Post-2015 Development Agenda Consultation on Water: Water Resources Management and Wastewater Management & Water Quality

… Sustainable Development in June 2012, the United Nations started an open consultation process to identify priorities … consultation process is organized around 11 thematic areas. Water was chosen as one of the thematic areas.  Given the …

Improved water management is crucial for climate action – UN-Water policy brief

Water management must play a central role in adapting to the … of the 74th UN General Assembly in New York, the brief argues that there are significant co-benefits to managing … address water across all sectors of the economy and the environment to ensure a climate-resilient and sustainable …

UN World Water Day 2024

… This year’s World Water Day , on 22 March 2024 , will take place under the theme ‘Leveraging …

More efforts are still needed to realize the basic human rights to clean water ‎and sanitation in the Pan-European region

… defecation. Every day, 14 people die because of inadequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). In addition, there are significant inequalities in access to basic sanitation … and hospitals. The release of untreated wastewater to the environment also constitutes a significant problem in the …

Water Convention Partners on Training for Improved Transboundary Water Investment in Africa

… Transboundary water resources constitute nearly 80% of Africa’s freshwaterWater Resources Institute of the Ministry of Water and the Environment, in Entebbe, Uganda.  The annual training was …

EU conclusions on Water Diplomacy promote accession and implementation of the Water Convention

… of the European Union (EU) adopted new conclusions on Water Diplomacy which underline the link between water, … of the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) …

UNECE contributes to growing momentum on water cooperation and universal access to water and sanitation at World Water Forum

Water is a topic of cross-cutting significance for … sustainable development and increasingly high on political, environmental and development agendas of countries around the world. As the majority of freshwater flows …

Fourth meeting of the Electronic Information Tools Task Force

… on 7–8 November 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr. Chris Jarvis (UK) was elected chairman of the task force. The task … workshops and reviewed draft guidance for national nodes of the Clearinghouse. The Task Force asked the … of Electronic Information Tools to Provide Public Access to Environmental Information , annexed to. decision II/3, …

World Water Week

… The 23rd World Water Week will be held from 26 to 31 August 2018 in … the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). This year’s World Water Week will address the topic: Water, ecosystems and human development The secretariat of the Water Convention will organize and contribute …

Pan-Africa Training on International Water Law and Water Governance - Improved Transboundary Water Investment in Africa

… The Water Convention, serviced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, partnered on a training on Water Governance and International … Water Resources Institute of the Ministry of Water and the Environment, in Entebbe, Uganda.  From 11-14 November, the …