The international conference on “Transboundary aquifers – Challenges and new directions” was convened jointly by UNESCO, UNEP and the International Association of Hydro-geologists (IAH) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, 6-8 December 2010. AIDA featured as a cooperating institution, and was officially represented by the chair

The new World Water Day 2011 website is now available online at www.unwater.org/worldwaterday

The deadline for the submission of abstracts for the XIVth IWRA World Water Congress 'Adaptive Water Management: Looking to the Future', which will be held at Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil, on 25-29 September, 2011, has been extended to 15 January, 2011. To submit an

In the book 'Le Droit à l'eau: une urgence humanitaire' (the right to water: a humanitarian emergency), published by Editions Johanet, Paris, 2010, B. Drobenko dwells on the need to consider the right to water as a fundamental right, in accordance with the Resolution adopted

In order to efficiently contribute to take up the challenges of the sustainable management of transboundary aquifers, the French Development Agency (AFD) launched a methodological study in close partnership with UNESCO-IHP’s ISARM project, the French Water Academy, the International Office for Water, and the French

We are proud to announce that AIDA has been granted partner status with UN-Water in recognition of its expertise in water law and of its role in the international community. The decision was taken by UN-Water when it met during the Stockholm World Water Week

Water International has just published AIDA member Salman M.A. Salman's article "Downstream riparians can also harm upstream riparians - the concept of foreclosure of future uses." The article can be accessed at:http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all. A commentary by AIDA member G. Eckstein can be found at http://www.internationalwaterlaw.org/blog/?p=394.'

AIDA re-convenes itself through a dedicated session on Governance and Water Law at the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) XIV World Water Congress on  "Adaptive Water Management: Looking to the Future". The Congress will take place 25-29 September 2011 in Porto de Galinhas, Pernambuco, Brazil. The call for papers

Les principes du droit et de l'administration des eaux - Droit interne et droit international, by Dante Caponera, second edition revised and updated by Marcella Nanni, French version, was published by Editions Johanet, Paris, in November, 2009. The purpose of this book, which was first

For many years, different constituencies within IUCN have gained valuable experience on rights-related approaches to improve conservation and enhance equity in the use of natural resources. However, due to the diversity of IUCN rights-related projects and activities enhanced synergies, better coordination and exchange of experiences