International Conference on Adaptive & Integrated Water Management

12.11.2007 – 15.11.2007 INVITATION TO CAIWA 2007: Dear Colleague, The “1st International Conference on Adaptive & Integrated Water Management: Coping with complexity and uncertainty” (CAIWA 2007) will be held November 12 – 15, 2007 in Basel, Switzerland. The conference will provide a multidisciplinary platform and bring together scientists from academia, industry, and policy making/government to analyse progress, to explore new […]

“Partnerships for Achieving Chemical Safety in Armenia” , Regional conference, Yerevan, Armenia

Partnerships for Achieving Chemical Safety in Armenia Regional Conference, 29-31, October, 2007   Press release in English and in Armenian Draft recommendations in English and In Armenian Report back from the conference in English Presentations (PDF) Photos Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RA, A. Manoukyan: “Introduction of CWC” Elena Manvelyan Gohar Ghazinyan Sharyle Patton Elena Zhukovskaya Elizabeth Danielyan   Arshak Manukyan […]

“Partnerships for Achieving Chemical Safety in Armenia” , Regional conference, Yerevan, Armenia

Partnerships for Achieving Chemical Safety in Armenia Regional Conference, 29-31, October, 2007   Press release in English and in Armenian Draft recommendations in English and In Armenian Report back from the conference in English Presentations (PDF) Photos Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RA, A. Manoukyan: “Introduction of CWC” Elena Manvelyan Gohar Ghazinyan Sharyle Patton Elena Zhukovskaya Elizabeth Danielyan   Arshak Manukyan […]

Belgrade 2007

08.10.2007 – 14.10.2007 WECF takes part in the UNECE “Environment for Europe” Conference and organises it’s own network meeting. Background The “Environment for Europe” process is a unique partnership of the member States within the UNECE region, organizations of the United Nations system represented in the region, other intergovernmental organizations, regional environment centers, non-governmental organizations and other major groups that […]

9th International HCH and Pesticides Forum in Chisinau, Moldova, September, 2007

20.09.2007 – 22.09.2007 Dear Friends, I would like to inform you that next year the 9TH INTERNATIONAL HCH AND PESTICIDES FORUM is going to be organized by the Moldova Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources on 20-22 September 2007, Chisinau. In this respect we are pleased to invite you to participate in the 9th International HCH and Pesticide Forum. Details about the […]

World Water Week – Folkets Hus

What is the hole in your bucket?  Henry! Fetch me some water! There’s a hole in my bucket dear Liza, dear Liza There’s a hole in my bucket dear Liza, a hole. Well, fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, dear Henry, Well, fix it dear Henry, dear Henry, fix it   Download the flyer (320KB) So tell us, what is […]

WHO relaunches controversy over children’s exposure to chemicals

Updated: Friday 3 August 2007 In its most comprehensive study yet on the topic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has stressed the need for more research on children’s exposure to chemicals, arguing that it may be the origin of cancer, heart disease and chronic respiratory disease later in life. The report comes only months after the EU adopted sweeping new legislation on chemicals […]

Report from and about activities of Women for Water

Dear colleagues, Lesha Witmer sent information about PhD courses organized by DHI Women’s Water Fund. The DHI Women’s Water Fund has been created as an initiative benefiting from the “King Hassan II Great World Water Prize” presented to Prof. Torkil Jønch Clausen of DHI at the Fourth World Water Forum in Mexico in 2006. The objective of the DHI Women’s […]

Workshop on Equitable Access to Water , Paris, France