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Nokia: water advocacy in China
17 Jan 2010 | News story
Water Governance-A situational analysis of Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam published
This report is the second in a series of publications to be brought out under the Mekong Region Water Dialogues. …
05 Jan 2010 | News story
Restoring the Zarqa – Respecting Our Rivers
‘When you look down the Zarqa River at Janna’a Park it is hard to imagine that 30 years ago this area was green and fertile’, said Eng.Mohammad Al Zawahra from Zarqa Municipality. ‘People would swim in clear water pools, fish, swam in the river, and we had flowing water throughout the year’. …
18 Dec 2009 | News story
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Transboundary water governance framework initiated
On 15 December, IUCN’s Asia Regional Environmental Law and Water and Wetlands Programmes held a joint workshop to work with partners to brainstorm the fundamentals of a transboundary water governance assessment framework. The workshop was sponsored by the Mekong Regional Water Dialogues project, funded by the Government of Finland. …
17 Dec 2009 | News story
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2nd Regional National Water Group meeting resolve to engage with policy makers and strengthen member base
The 2nd Regional National Working Group (RNWG) meeting of the Mekong Region Water Dialogues (MRWD), programme of IUCN's Asia office was organized in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from November 30th to December 1st, 2009. …
16 Dec 2009 | News story
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Using water management, ecosystems and empowerment to build climate change resilience
Drought, floods, storms, melting glaciers and sea-level rise all feature in headlines and fears about the expected impacts of climate change. All concern water. Living with climate change will mean coping with impacts on water. …
16 Dec 2009 | News story
Copenhagen Day 4 - it's a serious game
The Head of IUCN's Water Programme Mark Smith got a naked greeting upon his arrival at COP15, but it's much more than fun and games inside, he explains. …
10 Dec 2009 | News story
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WANI leads climate change resilient communities in Guatemala
More than 30 officials from different municipalities in Guatemala gathered to learn from IUCN’s Water and Nature Initiative (WANI) field experience in the Tacaná II project: a catchment management model and practical guide formulating management plans …
10 Dec 2009 | News story
Turn the tide - turn to nature: IUCN Opening Statement to UN climate change meeting
Copenhagen, Denmark, 7 December 2009 (IUCN) - It’s now time for governments to make robust commitments and a timeline towards achieving a post-2012 deal on climate change. IUCN urges leaders meeting at the UN climate change conference in Copenhagen, 7-18 December, to include nature’s solutions to reduce emissions and cope with climate change impacts in a post-2012 deal. …
07 Dec 2009 | News story
IUCN and the Global Water Initiative partners conduct vulnerability assessment training
IUCN as part of The Global Water Initiative (GWI) conducted vulnerability assessment trainings across four countries in East Africa – Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania and Kenya. …
02 Dec 2009 | News story
