The World Wetland Network (WWN) is a network of small to medium NGOs and civil society groups that undertake wetland conservation, protection or public awareness activities.  The network is active globally, through regional representatives, and through more than 500 members.  Recently, a core group of WWN continental and regional representatives got together in Northern Spain, [...]

The 7th European Ramsar meeting took place in Trnava, Slovak Republic from the 27th to 30th September. It was a regional meeting in preparation for the Ramsar COP11 which will take place in Bucharest, Romania, 18th to 26th June 2012. The meeting addressed major themes that influence the ways to manage and use water-related ecosystems [...]

The Tour du Valat, Research centre for the conservation of Mediterranean wetlands, CEFE-CNRS (Montpellier) and IMEP (Aix-Marseille) are launching a series of conference every two years targeting young scientists concerning ‘Conservation Sciences in the Mediterranean Region’. The first conference will take place in December 8-10, 2011 in the Tour du Valat, Camargue, France. The deadline [...]

The annual Global Water Partnership Consulting Partners Meeting focused on “Water Security as a Catalyst for Achieving Food Security”. MedWet was invited as a consulting partner and disseminated its experiences in local policy dialogues on water, food and environment in the MENA region. Founded in 1996, the GWP network has grown rapidly to include 2407 [...]

Since 2009 and for the fourth time MedWet was invited to participate in the Water Experts Group (WEG) which is tasked with the implementation of the provisions included in the Declaration of the Euro-Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Water held at the Dead Sea Jordan on 22 December 2008. In these meetings, along with other regional [...]