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Les grands barrages en Afrique de l’Ouest : bâtir le dialogue
Les grands barrages ont apporté des bénéfices importants en Afrique de l’Ouest et sont susceptibles d’en fournir plus encore à l’avenir : électricité, irrigation, eau potable, etc. Mais cela ne doit pas se faire au détriment des écosystèmes et des populations qui en dépendent. Les processus de mise en œuvre des grands ouvrages hydrauliques requièrent la concertation entre toutes les parties prenantes, comme l’illustre la publication produite par l’UICN-PACO. … | English
16 May 2012 | News story
Les grands barrages en Afrique de l’Ouest : bâtir le dialogue
Les grands barrages ont apporté des bénéfices importants en Afrique de l’Ouest et sont susceptibles d’en fournir plus encore à l’avenir : électricité, irrigation, eau potable, etc. Mais cela ne doit pas se faire au détriment des écosystèmes et des populations qui en dépendent. Les processus de mise en œuvre des grands ouvrages hydrauliques requièrent la concertation entre toutes les parties prenantes, comme l’illustre la publication produite par l’UICN-PACO. … | English
16 May 2012 | News story
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Animated video on climate change adaptation
A new animated video 'Adaptación al Cambio Climático: Gente y Ecosistemas', was recently developed by the IUCN Mesoamerica office. …
30 Apr 2012 | News story
BRIDGE – Training workshop on water governance
Promoting water governance capacity across boundaries lies at the core of the IUCN BRIDGE -Building River Dialogue and Governance- project. A training workshop on water governance learning took place in Lima, Peru from 13 to 15 April for BRIDGE coordinators from Asia, Central and South America. …
19 Apr 2012 | News story
New IUCN Water Case Studies
IUCN Water recently published 3 new demonstration case studies, providing more detail and lessons on water management approaches in the Mekong, Tacana, and Volta basins. …
10 Apr 2012 | News story
Water - but not as we know it, says IUCN
The World Water Forum in Marseille has firmly placed nature at the heart of its strategies for improving global water resources. This effectively changes the way the world looks at protecting this most valuable liquid asset, says IUCN. …
16 Mar 2012 | News story
Natural solutions for disaster risk reduction
A hot topic at the World Water Forum in Marseille has been the amount of natural disasters involving water. Not a month goes by without news of some devastating flood striking one or other corner of the globe. …
15 Mar 2012 | News story
Changing the water perspective from an Asian angle
IUCN has been making a hard sell to delegates at the World Water Forum in Marseille on the case for investing in natural infrastructure. But what does it mean on the ground? …
15 Mar 2012 | News story
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Think dams, think people
When building large dams, benefits to local communities can go hand in hand with broader national development objectives, shows a study launched today by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) at the World Water Forum in Marseille. … | French
14 Mar 2012 | News story
Water for peace in south Asia
Bangladesh and India have some of the most intricate and complex river systems in the world. The Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna, the three major rivers, along with their tributaries drain an area of about 1.75 million square kilometres supporting a population of 620 million people. …
14 Mar 2012 | News story
