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8 August 2013: The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) has released a report, titled 'Cooperation for a Water Wise World: Partnerships for Sustainable Development.' The report will serve as an input to World Water Week, taking place from 1-6 September 2013, in Stockholm, Sweden, on the same theme.
The report includes an introduction, overview of the thematic scope...
The Oxford Biodiversity Institute will be holding its third symposium - "Biodiversity Resilience" - on the 2nd and 3rd of October, 2013.
The symposium will bring together over 30 international speakers, presenting the latest research and developments surrounding theresilience of populations and ecosystems.
Sessions will include:
What...
This year the World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden will be in September and will address the theme "Water Cooperation - Building Partnerships" in reflection of World Water Day and the International Year of Water Cooperation. UN-Water will jointly organize and contribute to a series of seminars and events and will also expect you throughout the week at the UN-Water Pavilion in the...
As highlighted by the Rio+20 outcome document in June 2012, water is at the core of sustainable development because it is linked to a number of key global challenges. Indeed water is closely tied to food and energy security, human health and well-being, climate change, natural disasters and ecosystems integrity.
For all these reasons, water was identified as one of the 11 themes of the "...
The General Assembly welcomed the offer of the Government of Tajikistan to host in August 2013 in Dushanbe the high-level international conference on water cooperation in its resolution A/RES/67/204 on the "Implementation of the International Year of Water Cooperation, 2013". The Dushanbe conference constitutes one of the milestones of the International Year of Water Cooperation.
The...
As part of the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN), TERI has made an assessment of the risk and vulnerability of the city of Guwahati (Assam, India) and has prepared a detailed City Resilience Strategy (CRS).
The focus of TERI's assessment is to facilitate adaptation initiatives and mainstream them...
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is pleased to announce that the final round of written comments by governments on the final draft of the 2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands (Wetlands Supplement) has started, and will end on 8 September 2013. This is the third stage of IPCC mandated reviews before formal adoption and...
The International Development Law Organization (IDLO), in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), cordially invites interested legal researchers to join a new Global Network on Legal Preparedness for Achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Opportunities are available to act as researchers, drafters, reviewers and mentors on studies...
More efficient cooking stoves were designed for communities around Lake Junín as a way of encouraging a better use of the high Andean peatland, or champa, an important habitat for migratory birds. Certified models of the cooking stove, adapted to local conditions, were built by members of the Management Committee and the local community. To date, 30 cooking stoves have been...
We share to you the new working paper “Cooperation mechanisms of the EU renewable energy directive and flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto Protocol: comparison and lessons learnt”.
You can download the paper in the attachments. Comments and feedback are highly appreciated.
Abstract:
This working paper discusses similarities and differences between the cooperation mechanisms of the EU...