Story | 14 Mar, 2017
It was space for dialogue and exchange among stakeholders from the Goascorán binational river basin, where important topics were addressed related to water and natural resources good management in a transboundary context facing climatic changes.
Story | 08 Mar, 2017
Empowering women in water management - International Women's Day 2017
IUCN is committed to gender equality. To support International Women's Day, the Water Programme compiled some of their most recent efforts to empower women in decisions and actions for sustainable water management.
Story | 07 Mar, 2017
Women are part of the solution for good resource management in the Goascoran river basin, shared between Honduras and El Salvador, they work together to conserve it and to have access to water in its different uses.
Story | 14 Feb, 2017
Strengthening Environmental Education in the Sixaola River Basin
As part of the efforts to improve teaching of environmental education in schools in the Sixaola River basin area, and identifying needs by the Champions of Sixaola; the BRIDGE project organized a workshop named “Training for Trainers on Environmental Education”
Story | 14 Feb, 2017
The Assembly was celebrated on October 6th and 7th 2016 at the Panama University, located in Changuinola, Panama
Story | 14 Feb, 2017
Blog: Measuring livelihood dependency on river flow - an interdisciplinary approach
Blog by Laetitia Pettinotti, Researcher at BC3 - Basque Centre for Climate Change.
"Last September the 'WISE-UP to Climate' team visited the dry Northern region of Ghana, destination: the communities of Arigu, Bisigu, and Pwalugu which line the White Volta River. It was my second trip…
Story | 26 Jan, 2017
Grassroots water governance: a contribution for hydrodiplomacy and peace
IUCN presented its experience on water governance at the International Symposium on Water Diplomacy, organized by the International Centre for Water Cooperation (ICWC), a UNESCO Category II Centre located in the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
Story | 26 Jan, 2017
World Wetlands Day: Strengthening resilience and collaboration to reduce disaster risk
On February 2nd the world celebrates its wetlands – complex ecosystems that provide a wide variety of services and benefits for people and nature. Wetlands such as estuaries, mangroves, marshes, and swamps play, beyond their biological role, a key part in helping people cope with disasters. Yet…
Story | 17 Jan, 2017
Blog: Could Trump create water risks for businesses he wants to protect?
By Peter Newborne and James Dalton.
As we wait to see if President-elect Donald Trump upholds his campaign pledge to tear up the Paris climate change agreement, one of his close to home constituencies is already struggling on the frontline of the climate struggle.
CEO’s who may…
Story | 10 Jan, 2017
The Goascorán river basin, located between Honduras and El Salvador, is characterized by the interests of local actors in coordinating binational actions for the sustainable development of the basin.