UNW-DPC is proud to announce that its first newsletter has been completed. In the future UNW-DPC will publish its monthly newsletter to inform about the latest developments, events, research outcomes and to announce UNW-DPC publications. The newsletter will be available both in an electronic and print version. In the near future you will be able to register online to receive the newsletter regularly.

Please download the electronic newsletter here.

The UNW-DPC and NeWater Training Course on Capacity Development in Adaptive Water Management at the IHDP Open Meeting 2008 is now open for registration. Application deadline is May 25, 2008.
Please download the application form and updated programme for more information.

UNW-DPC and NeWater are co-convening a training course on Capacity Development in Adaptive Water Management prior to the IHDP Open Meeting, 16-19 October 2008 in New Delhi, India. The course is directed at instructors of water management, environmental management and natural resources management who are interested in introducing adaptive water management in their teaching curricula.

UNW-DPC and the UNU-INWEH are jointly organizing a learning centre at the 16th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) at the UN Headquarters in New York City, USA in May 2008 to contribute to UN Millennium Development Goals. The objectives of the learning centre are to provide the participants with the necessary knowledge and skills to understand the concepts of IWRM (integrated water resources management) and to familiarize them with the application of IWRM in drylands using StudySpace software.