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23 Sep 2020

World Water Week Webinar on “Climate Crisis and Covid19 Collide: Resilience through Information, Governance, and Justice”

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The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) announces its second webinar out of a three-part webinar series on information, justice, and governance for SIWI’s World Water Week 2020/2021. Experts from Sweden, Lebanon, Thailand, the United States, and South Africa will be discussing … Continued

21 Sep 2020

BiodivRestore Call for Research and Innovation Projects

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The Water JPI and BiodivERsA are calling for research and innovation projects on: Conservation and restoration of degraded ecosystems and their biodiversity, including a focus on aquatic systems. This joint call includes a focus on freshwater aquatic systems but all environments including terrestrial, freshwater … Continued

17 Sep 2020

Cairo Water Week 2020

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The Cairo Water Week (CWW), the annual event organized by the Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation, will take place this year from 18th to 22nd of October 2020 in Cairo – Egypt, and will address the main theme … Continued

17 Sep 2020

Webinar on “WATER SECURITY & COVID-19: LEARNING AND BEYOND”

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MEDRC is organizing a webinar on “Water Security & COVID-19: Learning and Beyond”. This public webinar will convene leading water experts from Oman and the Netherlands to exchange on responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.The event will focus on analyzing the … Continued

4 Sep 2020

Webinar on “The Importance of a Human Rights-Based Approach to IWRM”

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Human Right 2 Water is organizing a webinar on “The Importance of a Human Rights-Based Approach to IWRM”. This webinar examines some of the tools and case studies behind the Human Rights Based Approach, pulling on experts in human rights, … Continued

4 Sep 2020

Conclusion of the RICCAR Webinar Series on Climate Change Analysis using GIS Tools

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The Regional Initiative for the Assessment of Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Socio-Economic Vulnerability in the Arab Region (RICCAR) Webinar Series on Climate Change Analysis using GIS Tools, that was organized by UN ESCWA, and was offered as one-hour weekly … Continued

4 Sep 2020

World Water Week at Home concluded

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The Stockholm World Water Week (WWW) convened this year as “World Water Week At Home” and brought together convenor-hosted virtual sessions with water stakeholders from around the globe to discuss and exchange on issues related to water and climate change. … Continued

10 Aug 2020

Training manual on Groundwater Management in IWRM- Arabic version completed

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The training manual on : Groundwater Management for IWRM prepared in coordination with Cap-Net was translated into Arabic with support from the members of the AWARENET working group on SDG 6.5.1. The Training manual includes 11 modules covering the various … Continued

18 May 2020

Webinar on: “Impact and Outlook of the Coronavirus Crisis on Water and Food Security in the Arab Region”

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The Middle East Water Forum MEWF will host a panel to share insights on the current impact and outlook for water and food security in the Arab region. The webinar will focus on the Arab region water challenges in trying … Continued

18 Apr 2020

The impact of Covid-19 on the Water-Scarce Arab region

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A policy brief issued by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) on the Impact of Covid-19 on the water scarce Arab region” estimates that a 5 percent increase in household water demand is expected as … Continued