Water & Sanitation

EU intervention in water and sanitation covers basic infrastructure, support to water and sanitation policy development, capacity building and integrated water resource management. This topic covers a wide range of issues relevant to the sector, such as water and climate change, integrated water resource management, river basins development, sector policies, financing water and sanitation and other challenges.

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Basic drinking water supply - Basic Sanitation - Education and training in water supply and sanitation - Infrastructure for Watershed and basins management - Integrated Water Resource Management - Irrigation & agro hydro infrastructures - Sanitation - large systems - Supply and sanitation - Transboundary water management - WASH - Waste management - Water basins management - Water conservation - Water geopolitics - Water information - Water policies - Water scarcity - Water supply - large systems

Africa Water Atlas

Diane KELECOM updated the Document | 24 December 2014

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Issue Date: 2010 This Atlas is a visual account of Africa's endowment and use of water resources, revealed through 224 maps and 104 satellite images as well as some 500 graphics and hundreds of compelling photos. However the Atlas is more than a collection of static maps and images accompanied by...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Environment and Climate Change Outlook

Diane KELECOM updated the Document | 24 December 2014

democratic_peoples_republic_of_korea_environment_and_climate_change_outlook.pdf 5.91 MB

Publication Date: 2012 Report by the Ministry of Land and Environment Protection of North Korea on the country's environment and cllimate change outlook. Technical assistance for the report was provided by UNEP.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Myanmar Integrated Water Resources Management Strategic Study - Executive Report

Paul van Meel uploaded a new Document | 20 December 2014

2014nov_executive_report_myanmar_iwrm_strategy_study_final_version.pdf 4.7 MB

General overview of IWRM issues (policies, governance, strategies, measures) in the newly developing country Myanmar.

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Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation
A batch of new projects approved by the Commission under the GPGC/Environment & Climate Change !

Arnold Jacques de Dixmude posted Information | 19 December 2014

Twenty-four new projects and programmes, to be funded by the Environment & Climate Change allocation of the Global Public Goods and Challenges thematic programme of the Development Cooperation Instrument, have been adopted by the European Commission for its Annual Action Plan 2014 on 28...

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Group: Biodiversity for Life
Arnaud DE VANSSAY commented on information | 19 December 2014

Water as a driving force to eradicate extreme poverty

Very good but he his missing energy for cooking that is the second biggest issue in terms of poverty reduction impact. Collecting wood is also time consuming and burning wood in house has huge health impacts... Fuelwood represents around 80% of all energy consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa !

Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation
WATER PROJECT TOOLKIT - Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development

Antoine SAINTRAINT posted Information | 19 December 2014

I just uploaded the Water Project Toolkit. It should be on the bedside table of any water engineer, and must be reference if you are about to elaborate a project proposal. WATER PROJECT TOOLKIT - Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development

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Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation
WATER PROJECT TOOLKIT - Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development

Antoine SAINTRAINT uploaded a new Document | 19 December 2014

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Abstract The Water Project Toolkit addresses the sustainable development of the water sector and contributes to translating the international development policies on freshwater resources management into actual development cooperation activities. The Water Project Toolkit is intended to be used by...

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Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation
Sergio OLIETE JOSA commented on information | 19 December 2014

Water as a driving force to eradicate extreme poverty

Other videos from Hans Rosling: https://www.facebook.com/gapminder.org

Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation
Christoforos KORAKAS commented on information | 18 December 2014

Water as a driving force to eradicate extreme poverty

Thanks for sharing ! Great Hans Rosling! see also http://www.ted.com/talks/hans_rosling_reveals_new_insights_on_poverty?language=en

Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation
Water as a driving force to eradicate extreme poverty

Antoine SAINTRAINT updated the Information | 18 December 2014

During the keynote session of the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition 2014, Hans Rosling - Professor International Health, Karolinska Institute and Chairman, Gapminder Foundation - delivered a fact-based worldview of humanity, underlying how water and sanitation represent the driving force...

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Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation

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