33rd AGUASAN workshop arranged June 26th – June 30th, 2017, in Spiez, Switzerland

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This year’s AGUASAN workshop is titled “Circular economy – transforming waste into resources”. The focus of the workshop will be dedicated to exchanging and generating knowledge to assist participants in transitioning from linear to circular water and sanitation models. Participants will do so by looking at the concept of circular economy in relation to the […]

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Launch of Recommendations for Pakistan’s National Water Policy Framework – Cap-Net Pakistan January 2017

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Continuing on its mission of disseminating the “Recommendations for Pakistan’s National Water Policy Framework” for the consideration of the government in each of the provinces, Hisaar Foundation – a foundation, for water, food and livelihood security- and secretariat host, Cap-Net Pakistan held a launch event in Islamabad, the federal capital of Pakistan on Friday 27th

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Annual National Forum on Water Security Arranged by MyCDNet in Malaysia

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MyCDNet held its first ever Annual National Forum on Water Security on 23 – 24 November 2016. Titled “Adaptation to Hazards Related to Climate Change”, the successful Forum was organized together with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE), Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), National Hydraulic Research Institute of Malaysia (NAHRIM), Asia Pacific

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Launch of new version of the training manual on the Human Rights-Based Approach to Integrated Water Resources Management

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Cap-Net UNDP, the Water Governance Facility at SIWI, WaterLex and REDICA present an updated version of the training manual on the Human Rights-Based Approach to Integrated Water Resources Management. It brings together two fields that, until recently, have been separate. The need for this manual became felt as awareness grew within the human rights community

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Launch of Recommendations for Pakistan’s National Water Policy Framework – Cap-Net Pakistan December 2016

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Hisaar Foundation – a foundation, for water, food and livelihood security- and secretariat host, Cap-Net Pakistan has recently launched the “Recommendations for Pakistan’s National Water Policy Framework” for the consideration of the government. The water policy framework has been launched in Karachi, Sindh and Lahore, Punjab. This is as part of an ambitious agenda set

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AWARENET Co-Organizes Water Integrity Training for the Arab Region in Tunis, Tunisia, 7-8 December 2016

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The water sector, like many other sectors with large-scale infrastructure projects, public sector involvement as well as high technical complexity and multiple stakeholders, is at risk of corruption. The Global Outlook on Water Integrity estimates that $75 billion of water investments is lost to corruption annually.

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Groundwater Training Arranged in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

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A groundwater training day, for over 30 Francophone African water professionals and government staff, was hosted on 28th November, by Professor Moustapha Diene of the Africa Groundwater Network (AGWNet) and Mr Julian Harbrecht and Mr Ramon Brentführer of BGR (the German Federal Institute for Geoscience and Natural Resources) – with support from BGS (the British

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Cap-Net Welcomes Dr. S. Pathmarajah as new Network Manager for Cap-Net Lanka

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Dr. S. Pathmarajah has been appointed as new coordinator for the Cap-Net affiliated network Cap-Net Lanka. He is succeeding Prof. Nimal Gunawardena, who headed the network for the last 2 years. Dr. Pathmarajah is a senior lecture of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture University of Peradeniya. You can read more about Dr.

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UN Environment and Cap-Net UNDP launch training manuals to support SDG implementation

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Water resources management is at the very core of sustainable development, critical to the survival of people and the planet. The Sustainable Development Goal for water, SDG 6, does not only address drinking water, sanitation and hygiene, but also the quality and sustainability of water resources worldwide. To successfully meet this goal, there is a

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