The World Conservation Congress, 5-14 October 2008 Taking place in Barcelona, is the premier environmental event of 2008. The first part of the Congress, the World Conservation Forum, runs from 6 to 10 October and is a great opportunity to debate pressing issues and their solutions for sustainable development. Source: The World Conservation Union website [...]
Archive for August, 2007
The MedWet Steering Group held its fourth meeting on June 28 in Frascati Italy. The STGR approved unanimously that Mr Oliviero Montanaro be re-elected as Chair of the STGR. Mr. Montanaro accepted the nomination. Therefore, Mr Montanaro, the European Regional Representative, is the new STGR Chair for the three-year period. The appointment of two members [...]
5th World Water Forum Side Event at the 2007 World Water Week Monday, 13 August, 12:15 to 13:15 Room 307 Folkets Hus Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm/Marseilles/Istanbul: The World Water Council (WWC), the General Directorate State Hydraulic Works for Turkey (DSI) and the Secretariat of the 5th World Water Forum have the pleasure of inviting you to [...]
Agriculture and water resources development are seen as major drivers of environmental degradation, reducing the capacity of the ecosystems they alter to deliver services to people. At the same time, our reliance on ecosystems services to secure food and livelihoods, increasingly comes at a price. IWMI’s research on the theme Water Management and Environment is [...]
