The UNEP 1st International Environment Forum for Basin Organizations, which was due to take place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 26-28 October, 2011, was cancelled due to the severe flood events that hit Thailand during the past week. A new date will be announced shortly.

The report of AIDA IV (AIDA-s participation in the XIV IWRA World Water Congress at Porto de Galinhas, Brazil, on 25-29 September 2011) is available in AquaForum 46 to all AIDA members and to visitors.

The Second Assessment of Transboundary Rivers, Lakes and Groundwaters, which was published by UNECE in August, 2011, may be downloaded from the UNECE website at http://www.unece.org/env/water/publications/pub/second_assessment. The document provides a comprehensive overview of the status of transboundary waters in the European and Asian parts of

The Second UNESCO UCI Groundwater Conference, which was planned to be held at Irvine, California, on 30 November - 3 December, 2011, has been cancelled.

AIDA is partnering with the Government of Thailand, UNEP, UNESCO, UNECE, the ADB, IUCN and others in the organization of the 1st International Environment Forum for Basin Organization, which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 26-28 October, 2011. The objective of the Forum is

This book provides the first thorough analysis of water law in France since the entry into force of the law on water and the aquatic media of 30 December, 2006 and of law ‘Grenelle 2’ of 12 July, 2010. It may be ordered online, at