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IUCN-ADB to publish River Basin Management cases across Asia-Pacific
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, Asia Regional Water and Wetlands Programme and the Asian Development Bank have begun work on a new study of river basin management in the Asia-Pacific region. …
12 Feb 2010 | News story
National Dialogue on Water Resource Management in Thailand
The importance of a participatory approach to water management is main focus of the National Dialogue on Water Resource Management in Bangkok, Thailand. …
27 Jan 2010 | News story
Rio Huasco: WANI supports Environmental Flows in Chile
The Huasco River in the Atacama Region of Chile is no typical river...it hardly flows. Atacama is one of the driest places on Earth, yet maintaining the flow of the Huasco river is crucial. The river sustains livelihoods and farming communities, export businesses and ecosystems - all dependent on the river's flow. …
21 Jan 2010 | News story
WANI and IUCN Members in Mexico establish new Watershed Committee
The newly established Cahoacán River Watershed Committee in Chiapas, southwest Mexico, will aim to coordinate programmes and actions towards a more effective administration for the preservation of watershed resources and development of hydraulic infrastructures. …
19 Jan 2010 | News story
Nokia: water advocacy in China
17 Jan 2010 | News story
International Year of Biodiversity - investing in nature, improving lives
The International Year of Biodiversity has been launched at a ceremony in Berlin with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel warning that the world will face "enormous costs" if no action is taken to tackle climate change and to secure biodiversity. … | French | Spanish | Chinese
11 Jan 2010 | International news release
Water Governance-A situational analysis of Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam published
This report is the second in a series of publications to be brought out under the Mekong Region Water Dialogues. …
05 Jan 2010 | News story
Restoring the Zarqa – Respecting Our Rivers
‘When you look down the Zarqa River at Janna’a Park it is hard to imagine that 30 years ago this area was green and fertile’, said Eng.Mohammad Al Zawahra from Zarqa Municipality. ‘People would swim in clear water pools, fish, swam in the river, and we had flowing water throughout the year’. …
18 Dec 2009 | News story
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Transboundary water governance framework initiated
On 15 December, IUCN’s Asia Regional Environmental Law and Water and Wetlands Programmes held a joint workshop to work with partners to brainstorm the fundamentals of a transboundary water governance assessment framework. The workshop was sponsored by the Mekong Regional Water Dialogues project, funded by the Government of Finland. …
17 Dec 2009 | News story
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2nd Regional National Water Group meeting resolve to engage with policy makers and strengthen member base
The 2nd Regional National Working Group (RNWG) meeting of the Mekong Region Water Dialogues (MRWD), programme of IUCN's Asia office was organized in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam from November 30th to December 1st, 2009. …
16 Dec 2009 | News story
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