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Climate Change & the Arctic Circle
Date: -0/3-/2008
Scientists are predicting that the entire Arctic Ocean could have an ice-free summer surface by 2050. As climate change causes the Arctic to melt, the several countries with territory inside the Arctic Circle – including Russia, the U.S., Norway, Denmark and Canada -- are poised to claim the region’s vast energy resources. One study estimates that a quarter of the world’s oil and gas reserves are to be found under the Arctic, as well as significant deposits of other mineral riches. This program will explore the international legal aspects of the melting Arctic including: Oil and gas rights; endangered species protection (including listing of polar bear); land claims; and The Law of the Sea Convention.
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Water Technologies Symposium 2008
Date: -0/5-/2007
WaterTech will be the premier water technology transfer event for environmental professionals.
Some areas and case studies being covered in the presentations will include:
Water Resources and Water Quality, Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction, Groundwater and Surface Water Management, Watershed Modelling, Planning, and Management, Data Collection, Monitoring, and Testing, Ecohydrology, Protection and Sustainable Management of Water Resources, Emerging Contaminants, Disaster Planning, Facility Operations, Industrial Issues, and Technologies, Industrial and Municipal Wastewater Treatment, Coal-bed Methane Development, Deep Well Injection, Beneficial Uses of Produced Water, Water Conservation and Re-use, Integrated Research, Nanotechnology Applications, Regulatory Issues, Including Saline versus Non-Saline Water More info ...
Sixth Interamerican Dialogue on Water Management
Date: -0/5-/2007
The Sixth Inter-American Dialogue on Water Management is the most prominent regional event that gathers a wide array of stakeholders and practitioners in the theme of water management in the Americas. Organized by the Inter-American Water Resources Network and the Government of Guatemala, with the collaboration of many international agencies, civil society organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector, the Sixth Dialogue will take on the need to evolve “From Dialogue to action – Strengthening partnerships and building the basis for meeting the Millennium Development Goals”. More info ...
Foro Latinoamericano \
Date: -0/5-/2007
IMTA e ANEAS convocan a funcionarios, investigaores, especialistas, técnicos, académicos, representantes de organizaciones gubernamentales y civiles, asociaciones de usuarios y público en general a participar. More info ...
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Severn Suzuki speaking at UN Earth Summit 1992
Date: -0/6-/2007
Video - Severn Suzuki from Canada gives her message to the authorities at UN Earth Summit 1992. More info ...
The Encyclopedia of Earth
Date: -0/6-/2007
EoE is a new electronic reference about the Earth, its natural environments, and their interaction with society. The Encyclopedia is a free, fully searchable collection of articles written by scholars, professionals, educators, and experts who collaborate and review each other\'s work. The articles are written in non-technical language and will be useful to students, educators, scholars, professionals, as well as to the general public. More info ...
Cientistas reunidos em Estocolmo defendem nova gestão de recursos hídricos
Date: -0/8-/2006
Cientistas de todo o mundo pediram hoje mudanças radicais na gestão global dos recursos hídricos, para que a população crescente do planeta não seja confrontada com falta de água daqui a 50 anos. Num relatório apresentado na abertura da Semana Mundial da Água, em Estocolmo, os cientistas afirmam que um terço da população do planeta tem escassez de água e apelam para uma gestão mais eficiente dos recursos hídricos mundiais. More info ...
Water Governance for Development and Sustainability
Date: -0/8-/2006
This document aims to identify characteristics of water institutions wich promote te sustainable integration of water, both as a resource and as a service, into socioeconomic development.
It is part of the Series Recursos Naturales e Infraestructura, CEPAL. More info ...
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The EU Water Initiative
Date: -0/5-/2007
No strategy for the reduction of poverty can ignore people’s vital requirements for water, and sustainable development policies must address the need for equitable and sustainable management of water resources in the interests of society as a whole.
Therefore, at the 2002 World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg (WSSD), the EU launched a Water Initiative (EUWI) designed to contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and WSSD targets for drinking water and sanitation, within the context of an integrated approach to water resources management. The EUWI is conceived as a catalyst and a foundation on which future action can be built to contribute to meeting the water and sanitation MDGs.
The EU is committed to contribute to achieving the following international goals:
* To halve by 2015 the proportion of people who are unable to reach or afford safe drinking water and the proportion of people who do not have access to adequate sanitation
* To establish national water resource management plans by 2005
These commitments have been reconfirmed in a keynote speech by Mr Adrian Wood, Chief Economist and acting Head of Policy Division, Department for International Development. The speech was held on August 25 at the Multi Stakeholder Forum in Stockholm. More info ...
EU Water Initiative
Date: -0/5-/2007
This is the web site of the scientific research dimension of the European Union ´s Water Initiative.
Targeting a Key driver of the EU´s Co-operation with the developing world, its most prominent goal is to halve, by 2015, the number of people without access to safe water and basic sanitation. The second thrust is to generalise the adoption and practices of integrated river basin approaches based on knowledge and innovation. More info ...
ESAA
Date: -0/5-/2007
Established in 1987, the Environmental Services Association of Alberta (ESAA) is one of Canada\'s leading business associations with close to 250 member companies. Dedicated to building a strong environmental industry, ESAA is an industry association with a business approach in providing programs that lead to its members\' corporate success. More info ...
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture
Date: -1/2-/2006
IICA is a specialized agency of the inter-American system, and its purposes are to encourage and support the efforts of its Member States to foster agricultural development and rural well-being in their territories. More info ...
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