Water
Durban special: water expert profile
How can we secure a future for the people living on the front line of climate change? In Eastern Africa, environmental scientist Katharine Cross is helping to safeguard water resources that are becoming more and more unpredictable. …
09 Dec 2011 | News story
Strengthening the defences
Nowhere are the effects of climate change being felt more than the Pacific Islands where governments are starting to realise the importance of managing ecosystems in a sustainable way to help their countries adapt to this growing challenge. …
03 Dec 2011 | News story
Climate awareness at 30,000 feet: IUCN and South African Airways team up
Africa’s most awarded airline, South African Airways, and the world’s largest environmental union, IUCN, have teamed up to launch a unique climate change awareness campaign to coincide with the start of the UN’s Climate Change Summit in Durban. …
02 Dec 2011 | News story
Governance of the Goascorán River: a shared resource between El Salvador and Honduras
As part of the IUCN Building River Dialogues and Governance (BRIDGE) project, a workshop was held to strengthen governance capacity of the transboundary river Goascorán. This river basin is shared by Honduras and El Salvador, an area of great environmental, economical and geopolitical importance in the region. … | Spanish
01 Dec 2011 | News story
Sharing water, sharing benefits: lessons on dams from West Africa
More than 150 large dams have been built in West Africa over the past 50 years. Many more are in the planning to meet the region’s demands for energy, water and food. But how can these developments rime with environmental sustainability and participatory processes? … | French
29 Nov 2011 | News story
River basins as urban water infrastructure at the IWA congress
As more than 700 international water experts gather in Kuala Lumpur for the IWA congress, IUCN shifts the focus from cities to their basins, and the key role natural infrastructure plays in the expansion of urban centres worldwide. …
23 Nov 2011 | News story
Environmental flows in South East Asia
Population growth, industrial and farmland expansion in Asia are stretching the limits of water allocation for nature’s needs. Environmental Flows, or ensuring sufficient water for both people and nature, was the theme of a recent training workshop in Khao Lak, Thailand. …
18 Nov 2011 | News story
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IWA Congress: Pioneering Water Solutions in Urbanising Areas
Of the 3.5 billion people living in urban areas, less than 50% have access to adequate water and sanitation services. Solutions to overcome this enormous challenge will be discussed at the upcoming IWA Development congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 21-24 November. …
16 Nov 2011 | News story
IWRM experiences shared between Kenya and Mozambique
Implementing Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) can be a daunting task, but learning from other regions and sharing experiences between river basins can go a long way. …
14 Nov 2011 | News story
IUCN, GEF and a global surface freshwater community of practice
‘Raising the Bar: 20 Years of GEF Transboundary Water Results’ was the slogan of the 6th GEF International Waters Conference, held in Dubrovnik from 17-20 October, in which IUCN contributed its knowledge and experience on water management. …
03 Nov 2011 | News story
