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Seminar on the UNECE Water Convention at World Water Week 2009

… The UNECE Water Convention: how a legal framework is making a … the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) … Programme Chair:  Ms. Heide Jekel, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, …

New safety system for Ortotokoi dam installed to protect towns in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan

…   The dam is situated on the Chu River, which is shared by Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. An accident on the dam … a disaster. The Ortotokoi dam is used to provide irrigation water to Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and the management costs … please contact: Mr. Bo Libert UNECE Regional Adviser on Environment E-mail: [email protected] Note to editors: …

Stockholm World Water Week

… The Water Convention and the different activities carried out … will be held from 31 August till 5 September 2014. This year’s World Water Week is dedicated to water and energy. The …

UNECE-supported studies find water quality problems and alarming decline in fish species in Dniester River

… Two new reports reviewing the environmental condition of the Dniester River indicate water quality problems in the lower course of the Dniester and its estuary as well as alarming declines in fish populations. The …

Pan-Africa Capacity Building Workshop on International Water Law and Water Governance: for improved practices in transboundary water investments in Africa

… The Water Convention, serviced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, recently partnered on a training on Water Governance and International … with other partners, including: Ministry of Water and the Environment, Uganda; African Union Development Agency …

Pan-Africa Capacity Building Workshop on International Water Law and Water Governance: for improved practices in transboundary water investments in Africa

… The Water Convention, serviced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, recently partnered on a training on Water Governance and International … with other partners, including: Ministry of Water and the Environment, Uganda; African Union Development Agency …

Central Asian experts undertake training in Moscow under UNECE project on dam safety

… out about the experience of the Russian Federation with regard to the maintenance and management of hydro-technical … large dams. Countries of Central Asia have a developed water infrastructure which includes hundreds of dams and … represent increased risks to life, health, property and the environment. The eventual failure of a dam could have …

Stockholm World Water Week

… The 22nd World Water Week will be held from 27 August to 1 September 2017 … the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). This year’s World Water Week will address Water and waste: Reduce …

Budapest Water Summit

… The main objective of the Budapest Water Summit "The Role of Water and Sanitation in the Global … Sustainable Development Agenda" is to take stock of the various developments in preparing water-related goals for the …

World Water Week 2023

… World Water Week 2023 (20.-24.8.) focused on innovation at a time … for a Water-Wise World. The Water Convention secretariat organized and contributed to several sessions at the … Geneva Water Hub, UNCDF, UNECE, Adelphi, IHE Delft, Zoï Environment Network PROGRAMME Sunday 20 August 14:00-15:30 …

Eighth World Water Forum

… The Water Convention and the Protocol on Water and Health, as well as different activities carried out under their framework, will be presented and … climate and capacity. The UNECE Water Convention secretariat coordinates the topic transboundary water cooperation …

Namibia posits benefits of Water Convention accession to manage its shared water resources

… Namibia shares all its perennial rivers with neighboring countries and … is both a mid-stream and downstream country. Transboundary water cooperation is therefore crucial for Namibia’s water

Sixth World Water Forum

… In the framework of the Sixth World Water Forum that was held in Marseille (France) on 12-17 March 2012, the Water Convention …

The Equitable Access Score-card: a tool to achieve the human right to water and sanitation

… ECE/ENV/NONE/2013/2 Download the flyer … The Equitable Access Score-card: a tool to achieve the human right to water and sanitation …

Stockholm World Water Week

…   The 20th World Water Week will be held from 23 to 28 August 2015 in … the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). This year’s World Water Week is dedicated to water and sustainable …

Seventh World Water Forum

… The Water Convention and the Protocol on Water and Health, as well as different activities carried out under their framework, were presented and … UNECE, GEF, UNESCO-IHP, Oregon State University, Finnish Environment Institute and Ministry of Environment of Estonia …

UNECE assists Azerbaijan and Georgia to make another step towards sustainable management of the Kura River Basin

… On Thursday, 16 January 2014, representatives of Azerbaijan and Georgia met in … the text of a draft bilateral agreement on the shared water resources of the Kura River Basin as part of a joint … Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) project under the Environment and Security Initiative (ENVSEC). The …

Promoting regular environmental reporting in the pan-European region

Environmental indicators are a key tool for environmental … eight core environmental indicators, in major areas such as water, air pollution, ozone depletion and climate change. …

COVID-19 pandemic shows the importance of integrated approach to water management and ‎transboundary water cooperation ‎

… demonstrates the importance of an integrated approach to water management and the crucial role played by transboundary water cooperation in supporting recovery and prevention. … of the webinar organised on 26 May 2020 by the Geneva Environment Network and the Water Convention secretariat as …

South Sudan eyes Water Convention accession for stronger water governance and development opportunities

… of the basin of the Nile River, Africa’s longest river. Sharing significant transboundary wetlands, experiencing … the Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (UN Water Convention) . …