The Board of Directors of Cap-Net Lanka met on 15 December 2020 to discuss the planning for 2021. Cap-Net Lanka conducted the meeting with a blended approach, face-to-face and via zoom. Twelve members, including the Director of the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA) participated in the meeting. The Board discussed the financial progress of the …
On 7-15 December 2020 SaciWATERs-CapNET network (SCaN), the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resources Studies, conducted a training workshop on climate leadership and interdisciplinary research methods for post-graduate students of IWRM in four South Asian universities – Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Dhaka), Anna University (Chennai), Nepal Engineering College, and University of Peradeniya …
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Are you planning to learn more during 2021? Soon you can join our online courses. The Cap-Net virtual campus is our online hub for learning activities in sustainable water management. In 2020 the Virtual Campus has enabled 2354 water stakeholders to improve their skills and more than 15 online courses were completed. In motion Currently, four courses …
Join us on the webinar series that set out contributions to strengthen climate and water linkages in national frameworks including NDCs, NAPs and various investment mechanisms. The webinars “Water and Climate Coordination: Supporting the NDCs and future implementation under the Paris Agreement” are jointly developed by Cap-Net, UNDP, Global Water Partnership, AGWA, SIWI and the …
On November 15, the webinar “Stakeholder Capacity Development on Sanitation and Water for All towards Mutual Accountability” was jointly organised by the Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS), the South Asia Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Resource Studies (SaciWATERs) and Cap-Net. The opening speech by Dr Atiq Rahman, Executive Director of BCAS, gave a short overview …
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From 12-16 October, the Arsenic Knowledge and Action Network of SaciWATERs organised a capacity-building programme on mitigation of arsenic in drinking water in Assam & Bihar Districts (India) through an online platform. Supported by the European Union and Cap-Net, the activity was developed in three sessions. The objective of the first session of the programme …
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From September to November 2020, SaciWATERs, with the support of Cap-Net, hosted a series of training sessions on two interdisciplinary topics in climate and water research: research methods and gender and water. The series of lectures is part of the work coordinated by SaciWATERs: the SAWA (South Asia Water) Leadership Program of Climate Change. The …
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Join a conversation that will outline how Lusophone countries National Adaptation Plans have laid groundwork for supporting their NDCs, and next steps for accessing climate financing jointly organised by Cap-Net, UNDP, NAP-GSP and the UN Environment Programme. “How National Adaptation Plans can support the raised ambition of NDCs?” Do you want to learn how Portuguese-speaking …
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Despite the numerous challenges the global pandemic is posing, PhilCapNet conducted a 3-day “Training of Trainers” (ToT) for the tribal leaders of indigenous peoples in the province of Bukidnon in the southern island of Mindanao on 27-29 October. The TOT was on Bamboo Plantation for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Under the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights …
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Bringing light to the topic Water Security and Education, Dr Marta Paris, Co-coordinator of LA-WETnet, participated at the online National Conference on Water and Education in Argentina on 4 November. The event was organized by Federal Water Council (COHIFE), Ministry of Education, Ministry of Public Services Province of Córdoba (Provincial Administration of Water Resources) and …
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