16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium on Integrated Water Resources Management and Infrastructure Planning for Water Security in Southern Africa – 28 to 30 October 2015, Mauritius.

The 16th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium will be held on the island of Mauritius from the 28 to 30 of October 2015 under the theme ‘Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) and Infrastructure Planning for Water Security in Southern Africa’. The University of Mauritius is the lead host of the 16th Symposium. The Symposia has been held annually in the Eastern and Southern African region for the past 15 years to promote interaction among policymakers, academics, practitioners from water and related sectors, and cooperating partners. Great emphasis will be placed on integration of knowledge, particularly involving scholars from the natural, medical and social sciences. Continue reading →

French and Portuguese Curriculum Development Workshop for the Regional Masters Programme in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) – 19 to 20 March 2015, Pretoria, South Africa.

WaterNet convened a curriculum development workshop in Pretoria from 19 to 20 March 2015 for curriculum development of the Regional Masters Programme in IWRM for Francophone and Lusophone countries in the SADC region. The Regional Masters Programme in IWRM was conducted in English at the University of Zimbabwe’s (UZ) Civil Engineering Department and the University of Dar es Salaam’s (UDSM) College of Engineering since 2002 and 2003 respectively. Most WaterNet scholarships recipients have mainly been from Anglophone countries in the SADC and East African regions. Continue reading →

Zimbabwe SADC Water Week – 17 to 19 March 2015, Harare, Zimbabwe.

The SADC Water Division under the auspices of the Infrastructure and Services Directorate in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate (MEWC), Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWP SA) and Zimbabwe Water Partnership (ZWP) held the Zimbabwe SADC Water Week at Rainbow Towers in Harare from 17 to 19 March 2015 under the theme ‘From Vision to Action’. Continue reading →

Transparency and Integrity in the Water Sector – 17 to 19 March 2015, San José, Costa Rica.

A workshop on ‘Transparency and Integrity in the Water Sector took place in San José, Costa Rica from 17 to 19 March 2015. Participants from Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador, Guatemala, Dominican Republic and Ecuador attended this three-day workshop to gain knowledge and build skills to implement transparency practices within their IWRM work. For more information please contact Ms. Liliana Arrieta.

 World Water Day 2015 Celebrations by Cap-Net Partner Networks.

The World Water Day 2015 was celebrated on the 22 March 2015 with the theme ‘Water and Sustainable Development’. As one of World Water Day 2015 celebration partners, Cap-Net UNDP has prepared and provided learning resources, which is the World Water Day Learning Pack. The learning pack consists of tutorials, toolbox, WWD learning materials, quiz, video and reports. The Secretary-General’s message on the World Water Day 2015 can also be downloaded here. In addition to that, Cap-Net partner networks, REDICA, SCaN and AWARENET have organised or participated in events in conjunction of World Water Day 2015 Celebrations. Continue reading →

2nd Regional Training Course: Water Integrity for MENA Region – 9 to 10 May, 2015, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.

The 2nd Regional Training Course: Water Integrity for MENA Region, will take place from 9 to 10 of May 2015 at Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. This training course is organised by AWARENET and its partners, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) hosting the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Water Governance Facility, the International Union for Conservation of Nature – Regional Office for West Asia (IUCN-ROWA), the Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean (GWP-Med), and Cap-Net UNDP.

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Training Course on Water Footprint Assessments for GCC and Arab Countries – 20 to 22 April 2015, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain.

AWARENET, the Arab Integrated Water Resources Management Network, a Cap-Net regional network for capacity development in sustainable water management hosted by UN ESCWA, jointly with the Water, Science & Technology Association (WSTA), the Arabian Gulf University (AGU), the Middle East and North Africa Network of Water Centers of Excellence (MENA NWC), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN ESCWA), and Cap-Net UNDP are jointly offering a Training Course “Water Footprint Assessment for GCC and Arab Countries” that is designed for professionals in the water and environmental sectors in GCC and Arab countries interested to learn about water footprint assessments. The training course will be conducted from 20 to 22 April 2015 which will be held at the Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain.
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Workshop on the Orientation and Sensitization on Integrated Water Resources Management – 10 to 12 February 2015, Kaduna, Nigeria.

National Water Resource Institute (NWRI), Kaduna Nigeria in collaboration with Wa-Net at the NWRI, organized a workshop on Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) for a total of 57 newly employed staff into NWRI and the Federal Ministry of Water Resources (FMWR) from 10 to 12 of February, 2015.

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Southeast Asia (SEA) Water Footprint Training Course – 24-26 February 2015, Ampang, Malaysia.

UNESCO-IHP Malaysia in collaboration with UNESCO Jakarta, Water Footprint Network, Malaysian Water Partnership and Malaysian Capacity Development Network in Sustainable Water Management (MyCDNet), private organisations, lecturers and NGOs organised Southeast Asia (SEA) Water Footprint Training Course from 24 to 26 of February 2015 at Ampang, Malaysia.

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Cap-Net UNDP welcomes SaciWATERs-CapNet Network (SCaN) New Coordinator

Aditya's pic rszCap-Net UNDP would like to welcome the new SCaN coordinator, Dr. Aditya Bastola. Dr. Aditya Bastola areas of interest and expertise lay in gender, water and sanitation and governance. Dr Aditya Bastola has also been actively involved on research coordination at the South Asia level of climate change adaptation and gender. Dr. Aditya Bastola is of Nepalese nationality and is currently handling water and sanitation projects, regional research studies and managing networks. At SaciWATERs, he currently handling water and sanitation projects, regional research studies and managing networks. Cap-Net UNDP would like to wish best of luck to Dr. Aditya Bastola and we are looking forward to a great partnership in the field of water capacity development. Dr. Aditya Bastola can be contacted via email.

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