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

Getting the balance right - RC report

Martin Krottmayer uploaded a new Document | 27 August 2012

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Getting the balance right A Red Cross Red Crescent call to address the imbalance between sanitation and water This report is a step in a multi-year advocacy strategy to key stakeholder in order of getting the balance right between sanitation and water and to keep it on top of not only Red Cross Red...

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Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation
Ecosystem Approaches in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): A Review of Transboundary Basins

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

ecosystem_approaches_in_integrated_water_resources_management_iwrm_a_review_of_transboundary_basins.pdf 3.61 MB

Release Date: October 2011 This report provides a review of selected transboundary river basins to ascertain the application of ecosystem-based approaches and to draw specific lessons for effective IWRM in international contexts.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Hypoxia and Nutrient Reduction in the Coastal Zone: Advice for Prevention, Remediation and Research

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

hypoxia_and_nutrient_reduction_in_the_coastal_zone_advice_for_prevention_remediation_and_research.pdf 3.68 MB

Release Date: September 2011 This report examines data about ocean areas where oxygen is drastically reduced along with the social and environmental difficulties that arise with the resulting loss in marine life, fisheries, tourism, and decline in human health. It concludes that one of the most...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
A water toolbox or best practice guide of actions

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

a_water_toolbox_or_best_practice_guide_of_actions.pdf 639.68 KB

Release Date: October 2011 The objective of this document is to provide proposals based on the analysis of existing practice, reflecting specifically on lessons from implementation, scaling up and the relevance for developing and transition countries. The water toolbox proposes six tools which can...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Freshwater under threat: Pacific Islands

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 14 August 2012

freshwater_under_threat_pacific_islands.pdf 5.15 MB

Release Date: 23 April 2012 This report discusses how the almost total reliance on rain-fed agriculture across all Pacific islands puts economies and livelihoods at risk.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Releasing the pressure

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 14 August 2012

releasing_the_pressure.pdf 2.7 MB

Release Date: 12 March 2012 Produce in cooperation with the Stockholm Environment Institute, this report urges policymakers and resource managers to shift from the traditional focus on water productivity per unit of agricultural yield ("more per crop drop"), to a broader view of valuing water,...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Measuring water use in a green economy

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 14 August 2012

measuring_water_use_in_a_green_economy.pdf 3.92 MB

Release Date: 10 May 2012 A look at the increasing threat of water scarcity worldwide and how countries in different stages of development can best tackle the issue.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Why value the oceans?

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 14 August 2012

why_value_the_oceans.pdf 2.1 MB

Release Date: February, 2012 This discussion paper highlights areas of ocean and coastal management for which a better understanding of the economic value of marine ecosystem services is needed.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Reference Document No 7: Water Sector Development and Governance: Complementarities and synergies between Sector-Wide Approach and Integrated Water Resource Management

Coralie Mugerin posted Information | 13 August 2012

December 2009 The purpose of this document is to highlight common principles and synergies between sector-wide approach (SWAP) and Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) in order to show how these two processes can make a joint contribution to the development of the sector. The aim is not to...

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Group: Tools and Methods Series
Documento de Referencia n° 7: Desarrollo y gobernanza del sector del agua: Complementariedades y sinergias entre el enfoque sectorial y la gestión integrada de los recursos hídricos

Coralie Mugerin uploaded a new Document | 13 August 2012

water_es_web.pdf 15.94 MB

El presente documento ha sido elaborado en concertación entre los agentes del sector del agua en seminarios sectoriales regionales y nacionales organizados por la Oficina de Cooperación EuropeAid en varios países socios. Todo el personal que se ocupa del sector del agua en la Unidad de EuropeAid ha...

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Group: Tools and Methods Series

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