A series of events aimed to raise awareness o­n the nature and benefits of wetlands were organized throughout February in Athens by MedWet together with the French Embassy in Athens for World Wetlands Day 2005. Roundtable discussion, Saturday 5 February 2005 Events kicked off with a roundtable discussion with the participation of the Secretary General [...]

The Ramsar Convention participated in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) / Netherlands Conference o­n Water for Food and Ecosystems, 31 January – 4 February, the Hague, Netherlands. Discussion focused o­n how water can be better used for food production while conserving ecosystems. Summaries of the Ramsar contributions are provided by the Sustainable [...]

Mr Thymio Papayannis, MedWet Senior Advisor and Director of the Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos (Med-INA), represented the Ramsar Convention at the ‘High-level Conference o­n the Restoration of the Mesopotamian Marshlands’, held in Manama, Bahrain, o­n 28 February – 1 March 2005. During the Conference, co-organised by UNEP and ROPME (Regional Organisation for the [...]

The Municipality of Rhodes+ Image & Environment Society present e c o f i l m s Rhodes International Film and Visual Arts Festival 21-26 June 2005 Rhodes Hellas with the support of the Prefecture of the Dodecanese the Greek Ministry of Culture the Rhodes Cultural Organisation the National and Municipal Theatre of Rhodes the [...]

ISIIMM project (Institutional and social innovations in irrigation Mediterranean management), o­ne of the MEDA WATER projects has published a new section o­n its website with several interesting documents in the Water sector. Updated on 7/12/2005 12:55:54 PM.