Professor John Anthony Allan from King’s College London and the School of Oriental and African Studies has been named the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate. Professor Allan pioneered the development of key concepts in the understanding and communication of water issues and how they are linked to agriculture, climate change, economics and politics.   People [...]

This study examines the change in current 100-year hydrological drought frequencies in the Mediterranean in comparison to the 2070s as simulated by the global model WaterGAP. The analysis considers socio-economic and climate changes as indicated by the International Panel o­n Climate Change (IPCC)  scenarios A2 and B2 and the global general circulation model ECHAM4. Under [...]

 World Water Day website now online        The official UN-Water World Water Day website – focusing this year o­n sanitation – is available o­nline here. World Water Day 2008 will be celebrated by the UN o­n Thursday, 20 March. In 2008 the day will highlight issues o­n sanitation in accordance with the International [...]

Closing Conference of the  MedWet CODDE project Wetland Inventory and Assessment in the Mediterranean region: Advanced Tools17-18 March 2008, Athens Greece The MedWet Secretariat is pleased to extend to you an invitation to attend the closing conference of the MedWet-Réseau CODDE project, which will be held o­n the 17-18 March, 2008, in Athens, Greece. Undertaken [...]