66 - 08.02.2005
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VERANSTALTUNGEN
9. Februar 2005 13.00 bis 18.00 Uhr
TU Berlin
Programm: http://www.tu-berlin.de/zek/koop/pdf/neuwasser_flyer.pdf
Kooperationsstelle Wissenschaft /
Arbeitswelt (KOOP)
Kooperations- und Beratungsstelle
für Umweltfragen (kubus)
ENCORE INTEGRATED RIVER-BASIN
MANAGEMENT virtual workshop
January 2005 to
June 2005
http://www.encoreweb.org/WebWriteSite/WebWriteHtml/110621100704246400.php
ENCORE
– Environmental Conference of the European Regions is a platform for the
regional ministers and political leaders in the European Union…
International Conference on Integrated
Assessment of Water Resources and Global Change: A North-South Analysis
23-25. February 2005, Bonn
http://www.zef.de/watershed2005
siehe auch Wasser aktuell
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Programm
liegt vor: http://www.zef.de/events/watershed_04/watershed2005_program.htm
International Workshop on the Value of Water
- Different Approaches in Transboundary Waater Management
10 - 11 March 2005, Koblenz
http://ihp.bafg.de/servlet/is/4234/
http://www.bicc.de/events/vow_workshop/
Programm: http://www.bicc.de/events/vow_workshop/programme.html
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NACHRICHTEN
UN
conference calls for balancing water use between agriculture and environment
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February 2005 – A United Nations conference attended by 140 countries today called for
a more efficient management of the world’s “valuable and scarce” water supplies
to balance the agricultural needs of producing food with the imperative of
safeguarding the environment ...
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=13241&Cr=water&Cr1=
Weltsozialforum
im brasilianischen Porto Alegre einigt sich auf gemeinsame Kampagnen.
Prominente fordern Menschenrecht auf Trinkwasser. Tobinsteuer liegt bei
Rot-Grün auf Eis
1.2.2005 Die Trinkwasser-Vorräte der Welt gehören
allen Menschen und dürften nicht privatisiert werden. Das ist eine zentrale
Aussage des "Manifests von Porto Alegre", das 19 internationale
Künstler und Menschrechtler gestern Abend zum Ende des Weltsozialforums in
Porto Alegre veröffentlicht haben. Der Zugang zu Trinkwasser solle zum
Menschenrecht erklärt werden ...
http://www.taz.de/pt/2005/02/01/a0078.nf/text.ges,1
Clashes
Over Water Access Resume In Kenya
31 January 2005… The original fighting is
believed to have erupted after Maasai herdsmen accused Kikuyu farmers of
diverting water from the Ewaso Kedong River to irrigate their farms ...
http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-01-31-voa55.cfm
26.01.2005 In Kenia sind ethnische
Unruhen im Streit um den Zugang zu Wasserstellen entbrannt. Innerhalb eines
Monats kamen 50 Menschen ums Leben ...
http://www.fr-aktuell.de/ressorts/nachrichten_und_politik/nachrichten/?cnt=622797
28 January 2005 World Bank President, James D Wolfensohn
arrives in Islamabad on February 7 for talks on the Baglihar dam dispute
between India and Pakistan. Although the visit was already scheduled, it is
obvious that the water dispute between India and Pakistan will dominate the
discussions …
http://sify.com/finance/fullstory.php?id=13658100
Ministry seeks
revival of water bodies
JANUARY 26,
2005 In
what could be a precursor to a water-friendly Budget, the water resources
ministry is taking to the Cabinet a Rs 20-crore proposal for a pilot project on
restoration of water bodies. This project, spanning 15 districts in the
country, aims to bring back two million hectares of farm land lost to drying up
and misused water bodies …
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1001565.cms
January
25 2005 More
than 40 percent of water consumed in South Africa was unaccounted for, said
Water Affairs and Forestry Minister Buyelwa Sonjica … "This is mainly due
to burst pipes and the non-metered supply of water to organisations." This
was especially damaging considering the current water situation in the country,
she said …
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=14&click_id=14&art_id=qw1106654221754B226
27 Front Range
cities' water pact pledges to improve conservation
January 23,
2005 Leaders from 27 Front Range
cities signed a pact Saturday pledging to conserve existing water supplies
before turning to eastern Colorado farms and the Western Slope for help ... the
agreement outlines broad principles of water conservation, such as utilizing
best management practices and recognizing the environmental and economic
impacts of new water projects on mountain communities ...
http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~23447~2669252,00.html
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Links - WATER AND
EDUCATION
Water Education Foundation
… an
impartial non-profit organization, is to create a better understanding of water
issues and help resolve water resource problems through educational programs
...
http://www.water-ed.org/default.asp
Project WET (Water Education for Teachers)
…
is a nonprofit water education program and publisher for educators and young
people ages 5-18 … Mission: To Reach Children, Parents, Educators, and Communities
of the World with Water Education…
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NEUE
DOKUMENTE
UK RESILIENCE … the
website of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat in the Cabinet Office … 31/01/05 New:
http://www.ukresilience.info/water.htm
Environment Agency: Water Resources
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/waterres/
Herzliche Grüße von der Elbe
Jörg Barandat
http://de.geocities.com/joergbarandat/wassernetz.html