The purpose of this course is to introduce the students to the theory and practice of water and environmental resources management from a legal and policy perspective. The subjects covered are as follows: A. at the international level, UN institutional framework relevant to water and environmental
Read MoreThe 1st World Water Summit on “Leaving No One Behind,” will be jointly organized by WaterLex, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) and the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) at Geneva on 7-8 February, 2019. It will
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The Water journal is offering a Water 2019 Travel Award to help towards travel costs for a postdoctoral fellow or Ph.D. researcher to present his/her data, in poster or oral presentation format, at a scientific conference in 2019. The requirements for candidate participation and application materials are described at http://www.mdpi.com/journal/water/awards. Applicants can submit
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The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity of Ethiopia, together with UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), is organizing a workshop on “Mainstreaming and Implementing the Water-Energy Nexus for Sustainable Development in the African Region” on 4-6 September, 2018, at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. UN
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The Final Report of the XVI World Water Congress (Cancun, Mexico, 29 May-3 June, 2017) has now been published and is available online, at https://www.iwra.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/IWRAXVIWorldWaterCongressReport-final.pdf. The report provides an overview of the Congress and of its various components, activities, and achievements.
Read MoreThe Geneva Water Hub will be associated with the celebrations of 40 years of transboundary cooperation on the Geneva aquifer « nappe du Genevois » (1978-2018), jwhich will be ointly organised by the Geneva and French authorities. In this frame, a Seminar on the various stakes
Read MoreA Commission proposal for a new Regulation on minimum requirements for water reuse o was adopted on 28 May, 2018. The proposal aims to help alleviate water scarcity and promote sustainable irrigation across the EU. This is a particularly pressing issue given water scarcity and droughts
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