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Inland Water Transport

… Inland water transport is a viable alternative or addition to road and rail transport on European corridors. Though environmentally-friendly and, frequently, the most … By enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of inland water transport, the UNECE Agreements and resolutions …

The Water Convention and the Protocol on Water and Health

… The  Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes  (Water Convention) is a unique international legal instrument …

UNECE launches the National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resource Management in Georgia

… Geneva The UNECE-led National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) in Georgia was officially … series of meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Georgia, …

Side event on UNECE tools and approaches for preventing accidental water pollution and its transboundary consequences

… on "UNECE tools and approaches for preventing accidental water pollution and its transboundary consequences" was held … information can be found here: http://www.unece.org/env/water/mop7   … Side event on UNECE tools and approaches …

Azerbaijan Launches National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resources Management

… Geneva Azerbaijan’s National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) was launched on 12 October … on recommendations of the recently completed Second UNECE Environmental Performance Review. The Government of …

UNECE and OECD support water sector reform in Kyrgyzstan

… Steering Committee meeting of the European Union (EU) Water Initiative National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on … meeting. For more information, please visit: www.unece.org/env/water/npd . Note to editors     The National Water

First Steering Committee meeting of the EU Water Initiative National Policy Dialogue on integrated water resources management held in Turkmenistan

… of the NPD/IWRM (National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resource Management), took place in Ashgabat, … (GIZ). For more information, please visit: www.unece.org/env/water/npd . Note to editors The National Policy Dialogue …

World Water Day 2020: how water and climate change are ‎inextricably linked and how UNECE instruments help

Water is crucial for climate change adaptation and … Report 2020, focused on water and climate change. UN-Water’s flagship report on water and sanitation issues, … the Water Convention is available at https://www.unece.org/env/water/water_climate_activ.html . World Water Development …

Launch of National Policy Dialogue on Integrated Water Resource Management in Georgia

… Geneva The kick-off meeting of the European Union (EU) Water Initiative National Policy Dialogue on Integrated … at the liberalization of the economy and restructuring the environmental sector. The start of the National Policy …

UNECE co-organizes National Policy Dialogue on integrated water resources management in Tajikistan

… First Steering Committee meeting of the European Union (EU) Water Initiative National Water Policy Dialogue on …    For more information, please visit: www.unece.org/env/water/npd Note to editors The National Policy Dialogue …

Armenia to improve the supply of drinking water throughout the country

… Institutional reform in the water sector in Armenia will reach a new milestone in 2017 … For more information, please visit: www.unece.org/env/water/npd … Armenia to improve the supply of drinking …

Turkmenistan to develop road map on integrated water resources management within the framework of UNECE Water Convention

… Steering Committee of the National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on water resources management decided to develop a road map for … of Water Economy, and Mr. Rejepgeldi Meredov, Chair of the Environmental Committee of the Turkmen Parliament. The …

National Policy Dialogue on water restarted in Ukraine after a six-year break

… on 28 March 2017 marked the restart of the UNECE-assisted water policy process after a six-year pause. Some 50 … in 2014. The meeting was chaired by the Deputy Minister of Environment, Mr. Mykola Kuzio, who expressed satisfaction …

UNECE helps Georgia draft new Water Law

… A draft new Water Law was presented at the Second Steering Committee … the Georgian National Policy Dialogue (NPD) on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), held in Tbilisi on 30 May … More information is available at: http://www.unece.org/env/water/npd Contact information: Mr. Peep Mardiste …

EA01: Enabling transboundary cooperation and integrated water resources management in the extended Drin River Basin

… available on the following sites: http://www.unece.org/env/water/seeurope.html and … on the preparatory phase see: http://www.unece.org/env/water/seeurope.html • The GEF-funded project document …

UNECE and the European Union support Belarus and Georgia to plan for sustainable ‎water management through Strategic Environmental Assessment ‎

… continue to support pilot applications of the Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) in Belarus and Georgia in the framework of the European Union Water Initiative Plus programme for the Eastern Partnership …

UNECE Water Convention promoted at a high-level business forum

Water scarcity was a key element discussed at the high-level … the value of intersectoral coordination in managing shared waters. UNECE is assisting countries sharing selected … basins to improve their water, food, energy and environmental security through assessments that identify …

Priority areas for water and health targets set in Armenia

… Committee of the Armenian National Policy Dialogue on water resources was held in Yerevan on Thursday, 12 December … presented the final baseline study on Armenia’s health and environmental situation and legal framework on water. Some …

Water and Biodiversity: UNECE Water Convention puts ecosystems at the heart of water management

… This year “Water and Biodiversity” is the topic of the International … ecosystems are a key area of Afghan-Tajik cooperation on environment and hydrology in the upper Amu Darya Basin, … use of transboundary water resources — both surface waters and groundwaters. The Convention takes a holistic …

UNECE/EU workshop identifies key areas for cooperation on water in Europe

… In Western and Central Europe the quality of freshwater has in general improved in the past 20 years thanks to … being developed under the Water Convention for the Seventh “Environment for Europe” Ministerial Conference that will be …