Archive for June, 2008

The Closing workshop of the MedWet Project Dialogue o­n Water in the MENA Region for Morocco took place on May 28 with the partipation of MedWet Coordinator Adnan Budieri and MedWet Policy Advisor Nejib Benessaiah. A report kindly provided by Nejib Benessaih is found below: ” On 28 May  at the Wilaya of Kenitra, Morocco, [...]

A new electronic scientific Journal has just been launched: “Water Alternatives: An interdisciplinary Journal o­n water, Politics and Development” Water Alternatives is an interdisciplinary journal addressing the full range of issues that water raises in contemporary societies. Its ambition is to provide space for alternative and critical thinking o­n such issues (see our manifesto for [...]

The Standing Committee of the Ramsar Convention has announced the winners of the Ramsar Wetland Conservation Awards for 2008. In the science category, the Award goes to Dave Pritchard; in the management category, to Denis Landenbergue, WWF International; and in the education category, to Dr Sansanee Choowaew of Mahidol University, Thailand. In addition, the Recognition [...]

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