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Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management (SSWM) toolbox launched
Posted on 26 Nov, 2010 03:57 PMsswm.info – On November 1st, the Sustainable Sanitation and Water Management toolbox went online.
35th Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) International Conference, UK
Posted on 18 Nov, 2010 05:06 PM
Organizer: Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Topics:
- Equity, Inclusion and WASH
- Technology Forum
- Water Safety Plans & Water Quality Testing
- Accelerating Sanitation: Policy to Practice Disaster
- Risk Reduction in Water & Sanitation Development Programmes
- Accessing WEDC Research Findings
- Supporting Change Management in Urban Institutions
- Handpumps for Novices & Non-Engineers
- Water Demand Management for the City of the Future
Venue: Loughborough University, UK
Description:
The WEDC International Conference is a highly respected, global platform for practitioners, decision makers, academics and researchers who lead water and sanitation innovation in developing countries
Water governance in motion: Towards socially and environmentally sustainable water laws
Posted on 18 Nov, 2010 10:48 AM
Water Governance in Motion: Towards Socially and Environmentally Sustainable Water Laws focuses on the work undertaken by International Environmental Law Research Centre IELRC on water law reforms in India. It seeks to provide a broader understanding of the conceptual framework informing existing water law and ongoing reforms.
United Nations World Water Assessment Programme is looking for "Publications Officer" for Global Water Assessment
Posted on 15 Nov, 2010 01:07 PM
Description
Operating under the direct supervision of the WWAP Coordinator and in close collaboration with all members of the WWAP Secretariat, the Publications Officer is responsible for managing the workload and flow of the programme’s publishing activities.
Dutch WASH Alliance is looking for Programme Manager
Posted on 12 Nov, 2010 04:11 PMContent and Image Courtesy: OneWorld
Starting January 2011, the "Dutch WASH Alliance" with its public and private sector partners, will execute a five-year programme focusing on water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) spanning 11 countries in Africa and Asia. The programme is co-financed by the Netherlands' Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Member organisations of the Dutch WASH Alliance are AKVO, AMREF Flying Doctors, ICCO, RAIN, SIMAVI and WASTE.
Tell us a story - Source contest extended into 2011
Posted on 12 Nov, 2010 03:29 PMContent and Image Courtesy: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre
The Source story contest of 2010 has been so successful that the contest will continue in 2011. So far in 2010, 25 stories have been submitted and 12 ‘winners’ have been published.
Flooding in Pakistan: Updates from Earth Observatory
Posted on 08 Nov, 2010 10:54 AMFlooding in Pakistan
Gully control in semi arid tropical watersheds – A report by ICRISAT
Posted on 04 Nov, 2010 09:21 PMThis report prepared by ICRISAT under its Global Theme on Agroecosystems deals with the problem of gully erosion, which is common in the semi-arid region, characterized by denuded landscape and flash floods. An estimated 4 million ha land in India and 29 million ha of land in Africa are affected by severe gully erosion. Gully erosion is more difficult and expensive to control than other types of soil erosion.
Call for Papers: 35th Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) International Conference
Posted on 04 Nov, 2010 10:46 AMContent and Image Courtesy: Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
The future of water, sanitation and hygiene in low-income countries: Innovation, adaptation and engagement in a changing world.
"Climate change and rainwater harvestng - Brainstorming " : Newsletter of International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance, October 2010
Posted on 28 Oct, 2010 11:31 AM
Newsletter focuses on all activities concerning rainwater harvesting, the International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA) and its partners.