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The Gambia joins UN Water Convention to boost cross-border cooperation on its shared waters
… The Gambia has taken a decisive step for cooperative water action by officially becoming the 52nd Party to the Convention on the Protection and Use of …
Paying for priceless values: forests’ role for water quality
… Given the many threats to global water supply, forest management and planning will … services provided by forest ecosystems for water quality are largely underestimated. The joint UNECE and FAO study “ … functions for the mutual benefit of both humans and the environment. In addition, this study contains the most …
… In the International Year of Water Cooperation (2013), World Water Day (22 March) will … the objective to establish a framework for cooperation on environment and hydrology. A highlight of the meeting will …
Promoting equitable access to safe water and sanitation
… people in the pan-European region lack access to clean water. Improving urban water supply and sanitation is … rights to water and sanitation and to implement SDG 6 . Particular emphasis is placed on equitable access to drinking water …
SDC-funded project on Protocol on Water and Health
… UNECE SDC project “Implementation of targets under the UNECE- WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health in the Republic of Moldova” The project … targets under the Protocol, Serafima Tronza, Ministry of Environment, and Ion Salaru, National Center for Public …
… Meeting the growing water demand without compromising sustainability is a rising … these interdependencies is even more relevant in transboundary basins, where identifying intersectoral synergies and … of the different economic sectors as well as water and environment administrations, companies and civil society to …
… Documents ENG Agenda PDF List of participants PDF Minutes PDF Presentations ENG AZE Introduction of the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health and its linkages with the Sustainable …
UNECE fosters cooperation between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan to address water issues
… Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have pressing water quantity and quality issues regarding the shared resources of the Chu and Talas Basins. … address these pressing issues, Kyrgyz and Kazakh water and environmental authorities met in Almaty on 29 May to …
Contacts Conventions and Protocols
… Treaty E-mail address of secretariat National focal points and points of contact Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution air.env@un.org National focal points Convention on Environmental … Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes water[email protected] …
Appendix A: Second Revised Water Sector Reforms Strategy Plan
… The Water Sector Reform aims at laying the foundations for an … and outsourcing services in a transitional process towards a shared responsibility between the Government of the … and balanced way, taking into account social, economic and environmental interests. Download in English Download in …
Supporting Serbia to develop its renewable energy sustainably
… different actors and interests in order to overcome barriers and identify priority actions. Responding to this … from other natural resource management fields and environment protection were also among the participants. … some issues around developing small hydropower: equipping water management structures in place with hydro generation …
Water takes centre stage in discussion on Post-2015 Development Agenda
… Geneva – 27 February 2013. Does water have a role to play in the post-2015 Development … and social development, public health, urban planning, environmental integrity, national and regional security, as …
Contribution of transboundary water cooperation to achieving the sustainable development goals
… The contribution of transboundary water cooperation to achieving the sustainable development …
UNECE Water Convention goes global
… 17 years after its entry into force, the UNECE Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes (Water Convention) is … For further information, please visit http://www.unece.org/env/water/ . or contact: Ms. Francesca Bernardini or Sonja …
Fostering dialogue and cooperation on industrial accidents prevention, preparedness and response
… The beginning of November marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Sandoz accident, one of the worst transboundary environmental disasters in the UNECE region. The end of the … disaster risk reduction; and the prevention of accidental water pollution and its transboundary consequences. The …
Interactive Online Session: Does the design of a Transboundary Water Agreement matter?
… WHEN: Wednesday, 16 February, at 8:00 (Washington DC), 13:00 (London), 14:00 … GWP, UNECE, Northumbria University and Wuhan International Water Law Academy OBJECTIVES: Results from the most recent …
Reporting on SDG indicator 6.5.2 and under the Water Convention
… Reporting on transboundary water cooperation The reporting exercises on SDG Indicator 6.5.2 and under the Water Convention are unique mechanisms for assessing the state of …
… Guaranteeing safe access to drinking water and sanitation remains a challenge in the pan-European … Based on the workshop's outcomes, the action plan could envisage an in-depth review of the concerned laws and plans …
Task Force on the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus
… The Task Force on the Water-Food-Energy-Ecosystems Nexus, with Finland as the lead Party, is responsible for activities related to the … which result in negative impacts on the status of shared waters. The aim of the nexus assessment is to identify …
Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia must advance their water use efficiency
… Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia need to increase water-use efficiency in view of pressures on the subregion’s water resources, in particular from economic development and climate change. … issues, such as climate change and water needs for the environment. The network is supported by the Russian …