Transforming our world, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Cap-Net UNDP contribution in the implementation of the global goals

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The 193-Member United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on 25th of September 2015. This new development agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity which also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. All countries, in collaborative partnerships will implement the agenda which declares the means …

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Water Professionals’ Day Symposium 2015 – Sri Lanka

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This year’s Water Professionals’ Day Symposium was organised on the 1st of October by Cap-Net Lanka, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture & Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka (GISSL). The theme of the symposium is the Water – Food – Ecosystem Nexus, with the aim to increase the understanding of inter-sectoral linkages for sustainable water management

Capacity Building in the Water Sector in Southern Africa – 27th of August 2015

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WaterNet in collaboration with SIWI and NEPAD held a special session on Water Management and Development in Southern Africa during the World Water Week (WWW) in Stockholm on the 27th of August 2015. In the session, we wanted to discuss innovative new ways of approaching capacity building in the southern African region. The session which …

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Enhancing Integrated Flood Management in Southern Africa – Training 22nd – 26th June 2015

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The five day training course on Enhancing Integrated Flood Management in Southern Africa was implemented through a partnership between WaterNet, Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) and the Word Meteorology Organisation (WMO). The training course was attended by 21 participants drawn from Botswana, DR Congo, Lesotho, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia …

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Training Course and Symposium Coming Up with WaterNet

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Short training course The Faculty of Engineering – Eduardo Mondlane University and AQUASHARE – Mozambican Water Association will implement a four day (12 -15 October 2015) Portuguese short course on Strategic implementation of IWRM at river basin level: Concepts and operational tools – Second edition. The course is going to be undertaken with funding from …

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Regional Training on Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation for Low Income and Peri-Urban Communities – 21-25, September 2015

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WaterCap in collaboration with WaterNet and the Institute of Water and Sanitation Development (IWSD), organized a five days training on “Sustainable Water supply and sanitation for low income and peri-urban areas”. The training was attended by 20 participants from 12 countries within the Eastern and Southern region of Africa. The course addressed the challenges and …

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Aqua Republica: Piloting Serious Gaming for Water Education, 18th -19th September 2015, Kenya

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WaterCap in collaboration with UNEP-DHI piloted Aqua Republica serious gaming (Cap-Net version) with secondary schools students in Nairobi, Kenya. Students from Shree Cutchi Leva Patel School and Sunshine Secondary School participated in the piloting of the Aqua Republica game on 18th September 2015, followed by a teacher workshop on 19th September. The activity aimed at …

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Training Programme in Integrated Water Resources Management in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka – 18-22nd September 2015, Killinochchi

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This training programme was held for 30 officials of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka to address emerging problems associated with water resources planning, development and management with the accelerated development work after the end of conflict. The programme was organized jointly by the CapNet-Lanka of the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya and …

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Capacity building on water and sanitation for the Clean India Campaign in Odisha starting from October – by SCAN and IRDP

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Individual health and hygiene is largely dependent on adequate availability of drinking water and proper sanitation. There is, therefore, a direct relationship between water, sanitation and health. Consumption of unsafe drinking water, improper disposal of human excreta, improper environmental sanitation and lack of personal and food hygiene have been major causes of many diseases in …

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