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  • Please click here to view the UN-WATER events calendar.
  • May 9, 2012: UN-Water Seminar at the IFAT trade fair in Munich on the "Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture," along with the launch of a new book on "Water in the Green Economy: Capacity Development Aspects" and a presentation of the World Water Development Report 4 at a glance. UNW-DPC is coordinating the presence of UN-Water with participation from more than a dozen UN-Water members at the IFAT ENTSORGA trade fair in Munich from 7 - 11 May 2012.
  • May 16-18, 2012: 2nd Regional Workshop on the "Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture" in New Delhi, India. Hosted by project partner ICID and co-organized with UNW-DPC, FAO, UNEP, UNU-INWEH, WHO and IWMI.

Recently Completed Activities

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    UN-Water Session on "Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture"

    UNW-DPC coordinated a UN-Water session on the "Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture" at IFAT Entsorga in Munich on Wednesday, May 9th, with participation from UN-Water members and partners. Click here for the flyer.  UNW-DPC facilitated the presence of UN-Water at a “UN-Water Center” at IFAT from 7 – 11 May 2012. Read more
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    UNW-DPC at the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille

    At the 6th World Water Forum which took place in Marseille from 12-16 March 2012, UNW-DPC organized a joint session with UNESCO-IHE on “Effective water education through global and integrated knowledge networks” as part of the condition for success CS3, "Enabling Environment”. A report on this and other UNW-DPC activities at the WWF can be found here.
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    Regional Activities on the "Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture"

    UNW-DPC organized the first in a series of regional workshops (for Africa) in a multi-year project together with FAO, UNEP, UNU-INWEH, and in collaboration with ICID and IWMI, on the “Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture” on 18 and 19 February in Marrakech. A link to the full report and more information via the UN-Water Activity Information System can be found here.Read more

Publications

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    Capacity Pool 14 on "Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture" now out

    UNW-DPC's 14th quarterly newsletter on the "Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture" is now out and available for download or in hard copy. The newsletter discusses the importance of the issue with a special focus on the multi-year UN-Water joint project on this topic.
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    New Publication on Research and Capacity Development on Water Resources Management by the United Nations University: Focus on Africa

    UNW-DPC recently published the proceedings of a special session at the 12th WaterNet Symposium in Maputo, Mozambique in October 2011 on "Research and Capacity Development on Water Resources Management by the United Nations University: Focus on Africa."
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    Book Launch for "Water and the Green Economy: Capacity Development Aspects"

    UNW-DPC launched a new book on "Water and the Green Economy: Capacity Development Aspects" at a special session at the IFAT trade fair in Munich on May 9th, including authors and representatives of UN-Water members and partners involved with the book.
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    UNW-DPC's 2011 Annual Report

    The UNW-DPC Annual Report is published. It includes information on activities UNW-DPC has completed in 2011. For a downloadable PDF of the report, click here.

News

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    Book Launch for "Water and the Green Economy: Capacity Development Aspects"

    UNW-DPC launched a new book on "Water and the Green Economy: Capacity Development Aspects" at a special session at the IFAT trade fair in Munich on May 9th, including authors and representatives of UN-Water members and partners involved with the book.
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    "Green Talents" Competition

    The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) opened the fourth round of its international "Green Talents" Competition. The annual award focuses on outstanding young scientists active in the field of sustainable development. More information can be found in the official press release, campaign flyer and homepage.
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    UNW-DPC at World Water Week 2012

    UNW-DPC, along with project partners FAO, UNU-INWEH, ICID, IWMI and WHO, will be convening a side event at this year's World Water Week in Stockholm on the topic of the "Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture. The side event is scheduled for Tuesday, 28 August at 5:30 p.m. More information can be found at www.worldwaterweek.org.
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    Upcoming Regional Workshop for the "Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture"

    UNW-DPC, together with ICID, FAO, UNEP, UNU-INWEH, IWMI and WHO, will organize the second in a series of regional workshops (this time for Asia) in a multi-year UN-Water project on the “Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture” from 16 to 18 May in Delhi. A link to more information via the UN-Water Activity Information System can be found here.

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