Tribuna del agua- Expo Zaragoza

La gestión del agua en las ciudades debe tener una visión global y a largo plazo

http://www.expozaragoza2008.es:80/Saladeprensa/Noticias_Lagestindelaguaenlasciudadesdebetenerunavisingloba/seccion=44&idioma=es_ES&id=200807190005&anonimo=28e7e13ded96edffaf4251dac58e2834.do

2008 World Water Week Final Programme Now Available

In the Final Programme for the 2008 World Water Week in Stockholm, August 17-23, you can read about the over 100 plenary sessions, workshops, seminars and side events that will take place under the overarching theme “Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World with Special Focus on Sanitation.” In addition to the diverse aspects of sanitation, issues concerning water and climate, water resources management, environment and ecosystems, and Transboundary Water will be prominent discussion points through the week.

http://www.siwi.org/sa/node.asp?node=324

Water governance facility

The UNDP Water Governance Facility (WGF) at the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is a unique initiative that was launched by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (Sida). It supports developing countries in their efforts to strengthen water governance and reduce poverty through policy support and advisory services in multiple thematic areas, including: integrated water resources management, transboundary water and water supply, sanitation, climate variability, South-South collaboration, experience and best practices exchange, gender, and capacity building.

http://www.watergovernance.org/

Panos Publication- Common knowledge

 

All human development is based on the acquisition, spread and use of knowledge.

Whether it is the know-how to produce life-saving medicines or the latest innovation in farm technology, access to knowledge can bring power and profitable returns. Unequal access, on the other hand, can create injustice – particularly when based on economic disparity.

This briefing outlines the main arguments supporting knowledge as a tool for development, focusing on the key sectors shaping and influencing people’s lives. It challenges journalists to get behind the jargon and encourage informed public debate around the issue.

Publisher: Panos London & Yale University

http://www.panos.org.uk/?lid=257

Panos publication about climate change

Climate change:

Adapting to the greenhouse

This is the sixth in a series of briefing documents for the

Climate change will mean a different world for us all. For millions it will bring higher temperatures, less water, scarcer food and more risk of natural disasters, such as floods and storms. But every country can help itself to cope by accepting and adapting to this new reality.

http://www.panos.org.uk/?lid=22221

Agua y diversidad cultural. Libro del PHI UNESCO-IMTA

http://www.unesco.org.uy/phi/biblioteca/handle/123456789/463

La presente publicación incluye 11 artículos de investigadores mexicanos que se han acercado al tema de agua y cultura a partir de distintas perspectivas. Empezando con el artículo de Xóchitl Gálvez y Arnulfo Embriz que presenta una introducción general sobre las culturas indígenas en México y el agua, la publicación contiene contribuciones como la de Daniel Murillo que analiza los mecanismos de equilibrio respecto del agua en la Cultura Tzotzil en los Altos de Chiapas y el ensayo de Patricia Ávila que se enfoca en el valor sociocultural del agua así como en el manejo y uso diversificado del agua de los pueblos indígenas de la meseta purépecha…

 

 

International Consortium of Environmental History Organizations (ICEHO)

Purpose
The aim of the Consortium is to foster international communication among environmental history organizations. Specific goals include sharing information, learning from the successes and failures of others, and discussing common issues, concerns, and challenges.
http://www.foresthistory.org/Events/ICEHO.html

International Water History Association Conference for 2009

The next biannual conference of IWHA will be in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 4-8, 2009. The theme of the conference is “Local Livelihoods And Global Challenges: Understanding Human Interaction With The Environment”.  The deadline for paper and session proposals is March 30 2008. Proposals can be submitted on the website of the conference at http://wceh2009.org/.

International Water History Association

The purpose of IWHA is:

- to encourage, promote, and foster historical understanding of, and research in, the relationship between water and humankind.

http://www.iwha.ewu.edu/

Consulta virtual: La Comunicación para el Desarrollo ante los desafíos del Cambio Climático: Manejo de los recursos naturales, gestión del riesgo y seguridad alimentaria en América Latina

http://www.comunicacionparaeldesarrollo.org/

Con la participación de más de 150 personas de toda América Latina, culminamos un mes de reflexiones y diálogos en torno a  “La Comunicación para el Desarrollo ante los desafíos del Cambio Climático: Manejo de los recursos naturales, gestión del riesgo y seguridad alimentaria en América Latina”. Muy pronto compartiremos, aquí mismo, las conclusiones y memoria de esta actividad…